UGeorge Michael waziwa futhi uthandwa abaningi ngenxa yamabhaladi akhe othando angaphelelwa yisikhathi. Ubuhle bezwi, ukubukeka okukhangayo, ubuhlakani obungenakuphikwa busize umculi ukuba ashiye uphawu olukhanyayo emlandweni womculo nasezinhliziyweni zezigidi "zabalandeli".
Iminyaka yokuqala kaGeorge Michael
U-Yorgos Kyriakos Panayiotou, owaziwa umhlaba wonke ngelikaGeorge Michael, wazalwa ngoJuni 25, 1963 eNgilandi, emndenini wabokufika abangamaGreki.
Kusukela esemncane, umfana wabonisa isithakazelo esikhulu ekudaleni nasekuculeni - wayehlala edansa, ecula futhi ejabulisa labo abaseduze kwakhe.
Umsebenzi wokuzilibazisa wobuciko washukumisela uGeorge ukuba akhe iqembu lomculo nomngane u-Andrew Ridgeley. I-duet yayibizwa ngokuthi i-Executives, futhi abangani baqala ukucula emaphathini ahlukene endawo, emakilabhini.
Naphezu komsebenzi oqhubekayo, ukuthuthukiswa kwezithombe zabo, ubuciko, impumelelo yayingajahi ukujabulisa i-duet. Ngemuva kwalokho, abaculi banquma ukushintsha kakhulu isithombe sabo kubantu abazethembayo nabahamba ngesitayela, bashisa izimpilo zabo. Igama lashintshwa laba ngu-Wham!, futhi uthando oluthandwayo lwalungakabiphi.
Amahithi angashadile aphumelele kwezohwebo emhlabeni wonke abhekwa njenge-Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, iculo lamaholide omnyaka omusha kanye noKhisimusi Odlule, ingoma ethandwayo ethi Careless Whisper.
Ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu yomsebenzi ohlangene wokudala, i-duo yahlukana, okwashukumisela uGeorge ukuba aqale umsebenzi okhanyayo we-solo.
Umsebenzi we-Solo we-Yorgos Kyriakos Panayiotou
Okuwukuphela kwenhloso yokudala yomculi wukusuka esithombeni somfana onganaki, aqale ukunqoba umhlaba ngamahithi angathi sína kakhulu navusa inkanuko.
Ngokushesha wathatha phezulu emashadini ngemva kokukhululwa kwe-albhamu yakhe yokuqala eyedwa ethi Faith (1987), lapho engazange asebenze njengomdlali kuphela, kodwa futhi njengomhleli nomdidiyeli.
I-albhamu ithole indondo ye-Grammy ehlonishwa kakhulu ekuqokweni kwe-albhamu Yonyaka. Izingoma zomculo zazingavamile kakhulu - inhlanganisela yezitayela ezahlukene, ezingahambelani; izinhlobonhlobo zesigqi nesitayela.
Isithombe somculi siye saba nesihluku kakhulu - i-jeans nejazi lesikhumba emzimbeni onqunu.
Irekhodi lesibili elithi Listen Without Prejudice, Umq. 1 yaduma ngenxa yengoma ethi Freedom'90, noma kunalokho, isiqeshana sevidiyo sale ngoma.
Le vidiyo idlale amamodeli ahamba phambili emhlabeni angaleso sikhathi: uNaomi Campbell, uLinda Evangelista, uCindy Crawford nabanye abaningi. Okuphezulu kwamashadi kunqotshwe ingoma ethi Ungavumeli Ilanga Lehlele Kimi, eyenziwe ngokuhlanganyela futhi yadalwa no-Elton John.
Ngalesi sikhathi, kwakungenakwenzeka ukuthola imiklomelo ehlonishwayo kanye nenjabulo yangaphambili, njengokukhululwa kwe-albhamu yokuqala. Isizathu salokhu kwakuyiphromo engasebenzi yekhwalithi ephansi evela ku-"mastodon" oqoshiwe we-Sony.
Lo mculi umemezele ukuduba inkampani yokuqopha ngendlela yokwenqaba ukukhipha ama-albhamu kuze kuphele inkontileka.
Ngokuhambisana nalokhu, kwaqala ukuqulwa kwamacala aphezulu, lapho uMichael anqoba khona, echitha ingxenye yeholo lakhe kukho.
Phakathi nenkathi yokuduba kokudala, izingoma zikaGeorge kancane kancane zalahlekelwa ukuthandwa kwazo kwangaphambili futhi zawa kancane kancane eshadini.
Ku-1996, usayine inkontileka nelebula le-European Virgin Records, ekhulula i-disc Older.
I-Melodic ishisa izikhotha ethi Jesus To A Child futhi uthando olusheshayo lukhuphuke kakhulu kumashadi ase-UK, lusiza ukwenza i-albhamu ibe yimpumelelo kwezohwebo.
Ukwehla kokuthengiswa kwama-albhamu nezingoma zomculi okwalandela kwavunyelwa ukuphuma kwakhe, isikhundla esivulekile esibheke ekuthambekeni kwezocansi okungekona okwendabuko.
Lo mcimbi awuzange ukuvimbele ukukhishwa kwe-albhamu ehlanganisiwe enezingoma ezihlaba umxhwele, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, equkethe ingoma ethi Ngaphandle enezimpikiswano mayelana nokuthambekela kobungqingili.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-1990, kwakhululwa irekhodi elinezinguqulo zekhava zamahithi ahlukahlukene we-Songs From The Last Century. Ngo-2002, Freeek! kanye neculo elithi Shoot the Dog, eligcwele ukubhuqa nokubhuqa maqondana nezazi zezombusazwe ezaqala ukulwa e-Iraq.
Eminyakeni eyalandela, umculi wahlanganyela ngenkuthalo emicimbini ehlukahlukene yekhonsathi, wakhulula i-albhamu yokulanda mahhala Ukubekezela.
Irekhodi lamashumi amabili nanhlanu, elinikezelwe ekugubheni iminyaka engu-25 yokusebenza kwakhe kwezomculo, lithumele lo mculi ohambweni olukhulu lokuzungeza umhlaba.
Iminyaka yokugcina kaGeorge Michael
U-2011 waphawula ukuqala kohambo oluhle kakhulu lwe-Symphonica, obekumele lumiswe ngenxa yesimo sezempilo esibucayi.
Lo mculi kwatholakala ukuthi unesifo esibi kakhulu senyumoniya, esidinga ukuxhunywa kumshini wokuphefumula.
Ehlobo lonyaka olandelayo, uMichael wakhulula amazwi okubonga kulabo abathandazela ukuba alulame, ingoma eyodwa ethi White Light. Ngo-August wonyaka ofanayo, wenza emcimbini wokuvula iMidlalo Yama-Olympic eLondon, ecula ingoma ethi Freedom.
Ngo-2013, ukuvakasha komhlaba kwabuyiselwa. Ngonyaka olandelayo, i-albhamu ebukhoma i-Symphonica yakhululwa namahithi omculi adlalwa bukhoma.
Lo mculi ushone eneminyaka engu-53 elele ngenxa yokwehluleka kwenhliziyo emzini wakhe.
Impilo yomuntu siqu yeciko
Lo mculi ubevuleleke emibuzweni mayelana nomculo wakhe ongajwayelekile. Ekuqaleni, wayelandela isiqondiso sokuthandana namantombazane.
Kamuva, lo mculi wazinqumela ukuthi uzizwa enothando nothando olukhulu ngamadoda, ngemuva kwalokho waphumela obala.
Ngenxa yokufa okungazelelwe kanye nokuzinikela kokuphila kwakhe emsebenzini wokudala, umculi wayengenaso isikhathi sokuqala umndeni.
UGeorge Mikhail wayebambe iqhaza emsebenzini wokupha - wanikela ngemali ku-AIDS and Cancer Foundation. Yonke imali etholwe engomeni ethi Jesus To a Child iye ku-Children and Adolescents Help Center.
UGeorge Michael wakhokhela ukwelashwa, i-IVF, izikweletu zabantu angabazi futhi wenza amakhonsathi amahhala nangahleliwe kulabo abadinga usizo.
