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 Tombras Georgios Tombras Georgios Tombras (, translit. "Georgios Tombras") was a Greek military officer who became a guerrilla leader in the Macedonian Struggle in the early 20th century under the "nom de guerre" Roupakias (Ρουπακιάς). Georgios Tombras was born in the then mostly Greek-speaking Asia Minor city of Kydonies (also known as Aivali, present-day Ayvalık). He was commissioned a lieutenant and served in the Greek Army as a pharmacist. He went to Macedonia in 1905 as a secretary in the detachment of Stavros Rigas ("Captain Kavodoros"), later he was with rebel Georgios Katechakis ("Captain Rouvas") in Kastoria. In September 1906 he