Singer George Michael Dead at 53

In a statement, Goss, who went out with Michael from 1996 to 2009, said he was heartbroken at the news.

Michael’s publicist confirmed that the iconic singer passed away “peacefully”.

When I saw your Calendar cover today about George Michael, “the reluctant pop star”, my first reaction was he should thank the good Lord every morning when he wakes up to have all that he has.

Andrew said: “Me, his loved ones, his friends, the world of music, the world at large. George Michael secretly phoned the next day and gave her the £15k”, game show host Richard Osmond tweeted.

Some of Michael’s fans and friends paid tribute to him on social media, including Ellen DeGeneres, who called him a “brilliant talent”. “Your music will stay with us forever”. I’ve never told anyone, he asked we didn’t. George Michael knew this. From Faith to finding his Freedom on his LastChristmas. She captioned it, “Farewell My Friend!”

Opening up to Oprah in his first United States interview in a decade, the Wham!-star-turned solo artist spoke candidly about his sexuality. “Can 2016 F**k Off NOW?”

In recent years, he was rarely seen in public, hitting the headlines more often for a series of freakish accidents, some linked to drugs, than for his music. A lot of us owe him an unpayable debt.”Sir Elton John paid tribute on Instagram, saying: “I am in deep shock”.

The Grammy-winning pop star donated all of the royalties from his group Wham!’s single “Last Christmas/Everything She Wants” to Ethiopian starvation relief, according to the site.

Not to mention the one thing which could be said to have secured Michael’s place in the pop firmament: a Christmas single which raised money for charity, went to No.1 and has become a staple of the season in the 31 years since, Last Christmas. His solo career began after leaving Wham! and releasing his chart-topping album, Faith, which sold over 25 million copies worldwide and whose melodically-infectious and highly danceable tracks can still be heard regularly at dance clubs worldwide. The singer said that it was his first relationship in his life as he had not come to terms with his sexuality until the age of 24.

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