What is George Michael?
{{Infobox person | name = George Michael | image = George Michael.jpeg | image_caption = Michael in 1988 | birth_name = Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou | birth_date = {{birth date|1963|6|25|df=y}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|12|25|1963|6|25|df=y}} | death_place = [[Goring-on-Thames]], [[Oxfordshire]], England | birth_place = [[East Finchley]], [[London]], [[England]] | death_cause = [[Cardiomyopathy]] and [[myocarditis]] caused by [[fatty liver disease]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/autopsy-george-michaels-cause-of-death-inconclusive-w458442 |title=Autopsy: George Michael's Cause of Death 'Inconclusive' |first=Ryan |last=Reed |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=30 December 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231013632/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/autopsy-george-michaels-cause-of-death-inconclusive-w458442 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | resting_place = [[Highgate cemetery]] | occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[Record producer]] | years_active = 1981–2016 | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |background = solo_singer |Instrument = [[Singer|Vocals]]<br />[[Piano]]<br />[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]]<br />[[Guitar]]<br />[[Bass guitar]]<br />[[drumkit|Drums]]<br />[[Percussion]] |Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<br />[[Pop rock]]<br />[[Dance pop]]<br />[[R&B]]<br />[[Jazz]]<br />[[Blue Eyed Soul]] |Label = [[Columbia Records]], [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Sony Music]] |Associated_acts = [[Wham!]] |URL = [https://www.georgemichael.com/ www.georgemichael.com] }} }} '''Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou''' (25 June 1963 &ndash; 25 December 2016), known professionally as '''George Michael''', was an [[English people|English]] [[singer-songwriter]], and record producer. He is regarded as one of the greatest cultural icons of