George Michael the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. The 2005 documentary "A Different Story" covered his career and personal life. Michael's first tour in 15 years, the 25 Live tour, spanned three tours over the course of three years (2006, 2007, and 2008). He performed his final concert at London's Earls Court on 17 October 2012. In the early hours of 25 December 2016, Michael, aged 53, was found dead at his Oxfordshire home. A coroner's report attributed his death to natural causes. George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London on 25 June
Georgios as George of Cyprus, and latinized as "Georgius Cyprius"; similarly George Hamartolos (d. 867), George Maniakes (d. 1043), George Palaiologos (d. 1118). In the case of modern Greek individuals, the spelling "Georgios" may be retained, e.g. Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), Georgios Stanotas (1888–1965), Georgios Grivas (1897–1974), Georgios Alogoskoufis (b. 1955), Georgios Alexopoulos (b. 1977), etc. The modern Greek short form Γιώργος "Giorgos" is sometimes rendered "Yiorgos" or "Yorgos", as in Yiorgos Theotokas (1906–1966). Georgios Georgios (Γεώργιος ) is a Greek name derived from the word ("georgos", "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word is a compound of ("ge", "earth", "soil") and ("ergon", "task",