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Topic: George Michael

British singer-songwriter George Michael, London, 2nd April 1987. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

The timeless impact of "Father Figure"

Nardos Haile
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in "WHAM!" (Photo courtesy of Netflix)

6 biggest Wham! documentary revelations

Joy Saha
Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael of Wham! perform on stage in London, 1984. (Photo by Phil Dent/Redferns/Getty Images)

The soulful revenge of "Last Christmas"

Annie Zaleski
George Michael (AP/Petr David Josek)

"Faith" is 30

Annie Zaleski
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Adele reacts before restarting a performance tribute to George Michael at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles/invision/ap)

MESFIN FEKADU

2017's music milestones

Annie Zaleski

corden mourns michael

Brendan Gauthier
Cover detail of Wham! "Fantastic"

We were all "Young Guns" then

Tony Fletcher
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George Michael at Wembley Stadium, June 11, 1988. (AP/Gillian Allen)

Queer guide for straight guys

David Masciotra
(Getty/Evert Elzinga/Wikicommon)

2016: Elegy for a year of loss
(Getty/Evert Ezlinga)

Wham! bam thank you ma'am

Mary Elizabeth Williams
George Michael performs at "Concert of Hope" to mark World AIDS Day, 1993 (AP)

Farewell, George Michael

Annie Zaleski
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George Michael of Wham! dies

Alli Joseph

George Michael made me go wild

David Crabb
Beastie Boys, Madonna (Reuters/Richard Chung/AP)

Gen X: We had the best music

Eve Epstein
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