George Michael (including two in the traditionally-black Soul/R&B category), and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations. George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. He was widely known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit Wham! singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas" and solo albums such as "Faith" (1987) and "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" (1990). Michael achieved
Georgios Tsontos as MP for Florina Prefecture in 1932-33 and for Kastoria Prefecture in 1933-35. He died in Athens in 1942. Georgios Tsontos Georgios Tsontos () (1871 – 1942) also known with the "nom de guerre" Kapetan Vardas (Καπετάν Βάρδας), was a Greek general and politician. Georgios Tsontos was born in Sfakia, Crete, in 1871. His father Charalambos had been a rebel leader during the Cretan Revolt (1866–69) against the Ottoman Empire, and was assassinated in Athens in 1874. Georgios entered the Hellenic Army Academy in 1888, graduating in 1893 as an Artillery Second Lieutenant. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, he