Pop superstar George Michael (53) dies of suspected of heart failure

Pop superstar George Michael died of suspected heart failure at the age of 53. He had shot to fame as the front man of Wham! in the 1980s and passed away peacefully at his home in Oxfordshire. His manager has said that the cause of his death was heart failure.,br> The police have said that at this stage the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious and, a post-mortem will be undertaken to establish the cause.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 26 December 2016.

George Michael's real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou and his hits included Club Tropicana, I'm Your Man, Freedom and Last Christmas as a part of Wham! As a solo artist his UK number ones included Careless Whisper, Jesus To A Child and Fastlove and, he sold more than 100 million albums throughout a career that spanned nearly four decades.
Sir Elton John said he was "in deep shock" at Michael's death. The two of them had collaborated on a rendition of Elton's classic Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, released in 1992.
Incidentally, Michael gave away huge sums to charity, including all the royalties from the 1996 number one Jesus to a Child.


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