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 Lassanis of Ypsilantis, Lassanis returned to Greece. In Greece he took part in the Greek revolution with Dimitrios Ypsilantis. After the establishment of the first Greek state he became general inspector of the army of eastern Greece, and in 1837 he became finance minister. He died at the age of 77, in 1870. Georgios Lassanis' mansion is preserved in a square of Kozani, which bears his name ("Plateia Lassani"), and it is used as the Municipal Map Library. In his honor, the municipality of Kozani holds a "Lassaneia festival" every August, with theatre, concerts, athletic events, etc. kozanh.gr Georgios Lassanis Georgios