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I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think there is still better work inside me.

George Michael

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George Michael
Age: 53 †
Born: 1963
Born: June 25
Died: 2016
Died: December 25
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Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
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