2016 keeps reaping...
QuoteEx-Wham! singer George Michael dies
Singer George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist has said.
The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have "passed away peacefully at home".
Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT.
Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.
Michael, who was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in north London, sold more than 100m albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades.
Earlier this month it was announced that producer and songwriter Naughty Boy was working with Michael on a new album.
In a statement, the star's publicist said: "It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period.
"The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage."
In 2011, Michael postponed a series of concerts after being taken to hospital for treatment for pneumonia.
After treatment in a Vienna hospital, he made a tearful appearance outside his London home and said it had been "touch and go" whether he lived.
Doctors were said to have performed a tracheotomy to keep his airways open and he was unconscious for some of his spell in hospital.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862 (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862)
What the fuck? Way too young. :(
Dafuq??????
2016 has no chill.
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Truly, it was his last Christmas.
Quote from: dps on December 25, 2016, 08:07:16 PM
Quote from: The Larch on December 25, 2016, 06:21:56 PM
2016 keeps reaping...
And it's still got a week left.
Rick Parfitt, one half of Status Quo, died yesterday:
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One of rock's most recognisable guitarists, Status Quo's Rick Parfitt, has died in hospital aged 68.
Full article here, but as yet no obituary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38428665 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38428665)
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Quote from: dps on December 25, 2016, 08:07:16 PM
Quote from: The Larch on December 25, 2016, 06:21:56 PM
2016 keeps reaping...
And it's still got a week left.
No shit, 2016 continues to try to erase the 1980s from existence even with one week left. Somebody get Sting and Madonna into continuity of government protocols.
Quote from: Scipio on December 25, 2016, 08:10:20 PM
Truly, it was his last Christmas.
He's never going to dance again.
Someone should have woken him up before he go-goes.
Wow those are pretty bad.
Whoa. :(
My youngest sister was a teen in the 80s and a huge Wham/George Michael fan. Back when we had only one TV, the weekly music video show was set to debut their latest video. She was looking forward to it for a week.
A few minutes before it was supposed to air our Dad switched to news. My sister was outraged and didn't talk to him for a week.
The video? Last Christmas. Little did we know that it would become one of the most overplayed songs of the season ever. :D
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Is the other guy in Wham OK?
Aside from Careless Whisper and Last Christmas, what are his best songs? :unsure:
Quote from: Monoriu on December 26, 2016, 07:34:07 PM
Aside from Careless Whisper and Last Christmas, what are his best songs? :unsure:
Faith, Freedom, Father Figure, Jesus to a Child are good ones.
Quote from: The Brain on December 26, 2016, 01:58:31 AM
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Is the other guy in Wham OK?
He is living just fine on his restored farm property with his wife, Keren Woodward from
Bananarama.
I once met the 'tache guy in Club Tropicana (he ran the Ibiza hotel where the video was made, and was friend of a friend). He had a pretty tragic story behind him; his son had been murdered while trying to sell the hotel to some scammers in the late 1990s.