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
Andreas Panayiotou (businessman) Andreas Panayiotou (businessman) Andreas Panayiotou (born 1965/1966) is a British property developer, the founder of Ability Group, and once the UK's largest private landlord, until he sold up in 2006/07 and moved into hotels. Andreas Panayiotou was born in London, the son of Cypriot parents. He never really learnt to read and left school aged 14 without any qualifications. He was kicked out for punching his PE teacher, and went on to become the Essex under-16 amateur middleweight boxing champion. He started working for his father, before buying an Islington house, converting it into flats, and building one of the