George Michael 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 seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one songs on the
Georgios Panagiotopoulos (politician) Georgios Panagiotopoulos (politician) Georgios Panagiotopoulos (born 1 January 1930) is a Greek lawyer and politician. The son of politician Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, a former MP of the People's Party, Georgios Panagiotopoulos was born in Kavala. After he completed his law studies at the University of Athens, he returned to his hometown and started a career as a lawyer. Immediately after the dictatorship, he became involved in politics. In the first elections in 1974, he was elected MP from Kavala under the banner of the New Democracy party and was appointed undersecretary of Commerce (1974–1977). Reelected MP in 1977, he was appointed