When Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley first heard George ... Michael was a one-man band, playing a synthesizer, drum machine and sleigh bells in addition to singing all the vocals.

We explore three iconic 1980s bands that either broke up or seemingly disappeared within a decade of releasing their biggest ...

Instead of an announcement of Michael’s departure from Nomis, the press framed it as a departure from Wham! While, of course, the latter was true, Michael insisted the band never intended to ...

It's official: Wham!'s "Last Christmas" is the U.K.'s Christmas ... was beaten to the Christmas No. 1 spot at the time of release by Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ...

Phil Dent/Redferns/Getty This year, to save themselves from tears, thousands of people are avoiding listening to Wham!'s holiday classic "Last Christmas." It's not because they hate Christmas ...

Wham! has made Official Charts history by landing the Christmas No. 1 spot twice in a row. "Last Christmas" was blocked from the top of the charts by Band Aid's "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" ...

George Michael was an English singer-songwriter. He rose to fame in 1984 as part of the pop duo Wham! and the release of their first hit single, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." Michael launched his ...