Michael, who came out as gay in 1998, was an active LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a 1991 duet with Elton John, was also a transatlantic number one. 1 (1990) was released which included the Billboard Hot 100 number one "Praying for Time". Three years after the release of Faith, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. It won Album of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards. Four singles from the album, "Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael's debut solo album Faith was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart, and staying at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks.
Michael's first solo single "Careless Whisper" reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. The band's first two albums, Fantastic (1983) and Make It Big (1984), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. He was widely known for his success in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wham! singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas" and solo singles such as "Careless Whisper" and "Faith". He achieved seven number one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. Michael has sold over 115 million records worldwide making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. In 2013, Heart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2006, Ann Wilson was listed as one of the "Top Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time" by Hit Parader magazine. Heart was ranked number 57 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". They have had top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s. To date, Heart has sold over 35 million records worldwide, including over 22.5 million in album sales in the U.S. In the summer of 2019, Heart ended their 2016 acrimonious break-up by launching their "Love Alive" tour. Heart disbanded in 1998, then resumed performing in 2002. Their popularity declined in the early 1980s but in 1985, Heart launched a successful comeback which continued into the 1990s, releasing numerous hard-rock songs and ballads. Heart rose to fame in the mid-1970s with music influenced by hard rock and heavy metal, as well as folk music. Heart first found success when its members moved to Canada, in part to avoid the draft, then later in the United States, and ultimately worldwide. Over Heart's history, it has had three primary lineups. Since 1973 the vocalists for Heart have been sisters Ann Wilson (lead vocals, flute, guitar) (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy Wilson (vocals, guitar, mandolin) (born March 16, 1954). It evolved from an existing band, White Heart. Heart is an American rock band formed in 1970 in Seattle by Steve Fossen, Roger Fisher, David Belzer (keys), and Jeff Johnson (drums).
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