Grammy Award Wins and Nominations

George Michael has received a number of nominations and wins from the Grammy Awards, presented by The Recording Academy of the United States.

GRAMMY BIOGRAPHY:

• Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25, 1963, in London, England. Died Dec. 25, 2016
• George Michael first broke through with the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley. Their 1984 album, Make It Big, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned three No. 1 singles: “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Careless Whisper” and “Everything She Wants.” As a solo artist, Michael scored his first No. 1 hit with “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” a duet with Aretha Franklin. His debut solo album, 1987’s Faith, hit No. 1.
• The singer/songwriter won his first career GRAMMY for 1987 for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with Franklin.
• Did you know? Michael earned 10 No. 1 hits throughout his career, including four — “Faith,” “Father Figure,” “One More Try,” and “Monkey” — from Faith.
• Adele performed “Fastlove” in tribute to Michael on the 59th GRAMMY Awards in 2017.
• Michael supported a variety of charities throughout his career, including the AIDS charity Sidaction, Red Hot Organization and Childline.

(Retrieved from Grammy.com website on Jan. 14, 2019)

NOMINATIONS: 9

Best Short Form Music Video

• 7th Annual Grammy Awards (2004)
• Flawless

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• 43rd Annual Grammy Awards (2000)
• Songs From The Last Century (Album)

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• 35th Annual Grammy Awards (1992)
• Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Single)

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

• 34th Annual Grammy Awards (1991)
• Freedom 90 (Single)

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

• 31st Annual Grammy Awards (1988)
• Father Figure (Single)

Best Music Video, Long Form

• 28th Annual Grammy Awards (1985)
• Wham! The Video (Video)

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• 27th Annual Grammy Awards (1984)
• Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Single)

WINS: 2

Gloria Estefan and Quincy Jones accept the GRAMMY for Album Of The Year on behalf of George Michael at the 31st GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 22, 1989, in Los Angeles.

Album of the Year

• 31st Annual Grammy Awards (1988)
• Faith

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1987)
• I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

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