Police have confirmed that several ambulances came to George Michael's home at dawn on Christmas Day after a call. It was 13.42:24 a.m. on December XNUMX.
When millions of people celebrated Christmas Eve as a family, George Michael said goodbye to us forever.
The cause of death
At first, the cause of death was unknown. It was stated that health services They did not find any suspicious substances in the singer's home.
Shortly after, different media have confirmed that George Michael's death was due to a heart failure, without specifying at the moment what could have caused this failure. The singer's manager, Michael Lippman, has confirmed that the death was due to heart failure.
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The statement announcing the death of George Michael confirmed that there was passed away "in peace during the Christmas period." From the outset, the family requested respect for their privacy in this "difficult moment."
Tokens of love and appreciation
As the doors of George Michael's residences in Oxfordshire and London filled of bouquets of flowers and messages of condolences, the artist's family has made a new statement in which they are grateful for all the support that they have received after the singer's death.
In a statement sent to the press, it was said:
"George's family and close friends have been touched beyond words by the incredible outpouring of love for him in the hours and days after his death."
The statement ended by saying:
«For someone whose life was ultimately dedicated to music and love for his family, friends, his fans and the world in general, there could be no more fitting tribute than the many, many kind words that have been said and the numerous reproductions that their discs have received ».
Cast of George Michael's estate
After the funerals and the mourning will begin the inheritance distribution process. In total, an estimated $ 120 million They will be distributed among his godchildren, his closest family, charities and his partner, the hairdresser Fadi Fawaz.
The generosity of the artist
Proceeds from the 1996 song "Jesus to a Child" went to the Childline organization. The founder of the organization stated that Michael had donated millions of dollars, and he didn't want anyone outside the organization to know how much he had given.
In the wake of George Michael's death, they have become acquainted news about the many donations the singer made throughout his life. Amounts of all kinds. Dj Mick Brown has said that when he ran charity drives at Easter, George called year after year with a donation of £ 100.000.
Other UK organizations They have also stated that received solidarity donations from the musician, periodically.
There are also anecdotes about George Michael's donations. It is said that, on one occasion, offered about fifteen thousand pounds to a woman so that she could undergo a fertilization treatment in vitro.
According to the testimony of a person who was in a coffee shop, George Michael gave a check for £ 25.000 to a woman with whom he struck up a conversation over coffee. It seems that he was moved by the woman's debts. The check was given to the waitress, to be given to the woman when he left.
George Michael, whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, was a rich man with an estimated fortune between 70 and 100 million pounds sterling between assets, real estate and cash.
Although on a personal level it seems that he did not find the happiness he was looking for, he had the generosity of take advantage of his fortune to make other people happy thanks to an altruism that he wanted to keep a secret. After his death, all the details are being known.
A musical career with lights and shadows
George Michael rose to fame for your participation in the group Wham! It was the beginning of the 80's. There he would reach some commercial milestones, with songs like “Wake Me Up Before Yo Go-Go”.
Then would come a successful solo stage. During 1987 he would publish his best-selling album, "Faith". In this work we learned about themes that placed George Michael at the top of the pop scene, such as “I Want Your Sex ".
Over four decades, George Michael sold more than 100 million records. His close environment has told that in recent months he was working on a new album.
Personal problems
Parallel to the musical successes, personal problems began. At a very young age it began his addiction to drugs and his confrontation with the recording world.
A In the late 90s, George Michael's music no longer met commercial or artistic expectations, despite some hit song.
His public image was badly damaged when he was arrested in 1998 in a public restroom in Beverly Hills for "lewd acts." It seems that a plainclothes policeman set him up so that the whole world knew about the singer's homosexuality.
This last episode would be parodied in the video clip of the song “Outside”, included in the album “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Best of George Michael”.
The last years of his life
In 2011, George Michael would be about to die, after suffering from severe pneumonia on a visit to Vienna, the Austrian capital. After being hospitalized for several days, he recognized that he owed his life to the doctors.
After this incident, the musician tried to recover a deteriorated health for years for his continuous forays into the world of drugs.
In recent years it has been seen involved in different controversies, in line with his whole life, for his lifestyle and sexual condition. The latest works have not been well received by the public and critics.
For the year that is about to enter, 2017, He was working on a new music project with famed producer Naughty Boy.
His philosophy of life
George Michael has been famous for defending his way of thinking. He defended sex in public places, his love of cannabis and openly recounted his experiences with various drugs, such as crack.
One of his phrases sums up his philosophy of life and his way of thinking: I don't even see those things as a weakness anymore. I am just like that.