George Michael- Net Worth, Money and More
Net Worth: $ 90 Million
George Michael was born on 25 June 1963 in East Finchley, London, England. His birth name is Georgies Kyriacos Panagiotou. He is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known as the blue-eyed soul singer. His singing is famous all over the world. He received a lot of appreciation and rewards from all over the world and he rose to superstardom during 1980s and 1990s and is one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Not only is this, he has sold over 100 million copies of his records which is really a big achievement for his career in the year 2010. In the year 1987, his solo debut album Faith was released who alone, 20 million copies has been sold worldwide. Moreover, he has garnered seven number one singles in the UK on the billboard Hot 100 and eight number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Also, in the year 2008, he was ranked by the Billboard magazine at the 40th position as the most successful artist on the Billboard Got 100 Top All-Time Artist list. He also won numerous other awards in the field of singing and won three Brit awards throughout his career. Not only is this, he also won Best British Male award twice, four MTV Video Music award and three American Music awards and also the most important one two Grammy awards. In the year 2004, Radio Academy named him as the most played artist on the British audio in the period of 1984-2004.
Life:
He was born to Kyriacos Panayiotou, who was a Cypriot restrauner and changed his name to Jack Panis , later on he moved to England in 1990s and mother, Lesly Angold who was an English Dancer. Talking about his education life, he attended Kingsbury High School and later attended the Bushey Meads School in the neighboring town of Bushy when his family moved to Radlett, Hertfordshire. At a very young age, he got involved in music and played in DJ, schools and clubs also.
House:
George Michael is a very rich personality of the era. His net worth is $90 million. He owns very luxurious home called Whale Beach house which is located in the Palm Beach in Australia. This plush home is worth $6,000,000 and has stunning features, the extraordinary features include five bedrooms, five full and two half bathrooms. Not only is this, it also has an expensive deck and gourmet kitchen, lap pool, glass walls and many more. Moreover, he also owns a another luxurious home, Victorian corner which is located in South Kensington which is worth $8.25 million and is also named ax Goldman Sachs Alley which is one of the expensive houses in Britain. It is spread in across 4250 square feet area and has beautiful features which include gorgeous garden and furnished furniture. Interiors are really unique and pretty.
Philanthropy:
George Michael is a very good hearted man and likes to invest his money in good causes. He contribute to various organizations, first one in the list is Gross-Michael Foundation which was founded by him only, along with Kenny Goss in the year 2007. The foundations aims at effective contributions to Dalla’s flourishing artistic community and increasing the public’s familiarity with the emerging British artists. Moreover, Since its inception the organization has awarded over $50,000 in scholarships to the arts and music students. Next one on the list is Red Cross organization which is devoted to bring a spark of hope and respite to the people who have witnessed disasters. Not only is this, the foundation informs the general public about the diverse techniques to counter emergencies in a better and controlled manner. Apart from these organizations, he is also active in Meals on Wheels Association of America which is abbreviated as MOWAA, resenting US people who offer meal services to the hungry and the foundation works to achieve its goal of physical, nutritional, social and economic enhancement of vulnerable Americans. He is involved in Elton John AIDS Foundation which is really doing a good job and accumulate funds to encourage the revolutionary HIV prevention programs, provide superior health care services to those suffering from the disease, and creating ample public services to eliminate the disgrace and prejudice connected with AIDS. The foundation till now has managed to collect $225 million for the HIV prevention programs running around the sphere.
Personality:
George Michele is the icon of brands and his personality is very rich going. He seems to be in Ray-Ban RB 3211 sunglasses which looks cool on him and is really an expensive brand. He was also spotted in Gucci 2785 during the finale of American Idol Season 7. Gucci is a luxurious and expensive brand today and is known as the symbol of status and wealth. The elegant design, fancy material and classy styles contribute to this dreamy sunglass. He also spotted in Nike products like cap and T-shirts. Apart from the brands, he also loves to drive automobiles. He owns a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano which is an exotic sports car that has latest front engine and 12 cylinder. Ferrari claims that this sports car can reach from zero speed to 60mph in just 3.7 seconds.
