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 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