George Michael, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25, 1963, in London, launched his music career in the 1980s as a band member of Wham! with childhood friend Andrew Ridgeley, and released ...

as George Michael – who he refers to by his childhood nickname ‘Yog' – is sadly no longer with us. "We had a wonderful time and recreating those scenes felt like yesterday," he says.

Tis the season to listen to George Michael. This time of year, it feels like the late British musician is always playing in a never-ending loop in our minds because of the song "Last Christmas ...