Wham! star and solo artist famous for hits including Last Christmas, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Careless Whisper sold more than 100m albums • Full report: George Michael, pop superstar, dies at 53 • Obituary: Britain’s biggest pop star of the 80s • George Michael – a life in pictures • Share your tributes and memories • His songs were more than simple tales of lust and longing 6.21am GMT Thanks to Mel for her efforts and thanks to you for reading. There are still a huge amount of tributes being paid to George Michael on social media. Here are two typical of hundreds: The world & mine has lost our George Michael, the most beautiful songwriter & "singing Greek" who gave us his honesty and valued his fans. Elton John, George Michael & Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away - 1986 ... https://t.co/mG5YBDhLke I thought I had fallen in love with a woman a couple of times. Then I fell in love with a man, and realised that none of those things had been love. I had my very first relationship at 27 because I really had not actually come to terms with my sexuality until I was 24. I lost my partner to HIV then it took about three years to grieve; then after that I lost my mother. I felt almost like I was cursed. 5.33am GMT Thanks for sharing your tributes and memories to GEORGE MICHAEL. To recap: God didn't give it, you did my old friend. Cleft with grief. A xx https://t.co/yPzbB3rDGE Continue reading...
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