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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
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
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

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