Michael performing in the late 1980s |
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Nominations | 56 |
George Michael (1963–2016) was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer, who was in the pop duo Wham! before starting a career as a solo pop musician. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, and had ten albums reach the Billboard 200. During his career as a solo musician, Michael released five studio albums: Faith (1987), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), Songs from the Last Century (1999), and Patience (2004).
Michael received recognition in the United Kingdom, winning three awards from five nominations at the BRIT Awards; two of those awards were for "Best British Male" in 1988 and again in 1997. He also found success at the MTV Video Music Awards, receiving four awards from 15 nominations, including "Best Direction in a Video" for the song "Father Figure" in 1988. Michael's debut album Faith won multiple awards, including "Favorite Album (Soul/R&B)" from the American Music Awards and "Album of the Year" from the Grammy Awards. Overall, Michael received 19 awards from 56 nominations.
On October 20, 2016, it was announced that Michael was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.
The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Michael received three awards from five nominations.
The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Michael received three awards from eight nominations.