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Wham! (briefly known in the US as Wham! UK) were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981. [3] [4] The duo consisted of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986. [5] Wham! reunion rumours quashed by George Michael". ITV News. 20 June 2012 . Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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Rettenmund, Matthew (15 October 1996). Totally awesome 80s. St. Martin's Press. pp.60–. ISBN 978-0-312-14436-4 . Retrieved 6 May 2011. In 1986, " The Edge of Heaven" became Wham!'s fourth and final U.K. No. 1 single. With Michael keen to move into a more adult market, the duo broke up after a farewell concert dubbed "The Final" in front of 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 28 June 1986. Screen International film critic Fionnuala Halligan wrote "The quality is far above the norm for this type of memoir assemblage, even if the substance is full of air bubbles..." [37] Red Dress": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016" . Retrieved 13 September 2016– via Imgur.com. Ide, Wendy (25 June 2023). "Wham! review – the truth behind the mahogany tans and catchy songs". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 June 2023.

Top 10 By Country: Weekly Top 10 lists of the most watched TV and films in countries around the world (Denmark)". Netflix. 16 July 2023 . Retrieved 23 July 2023. In 1984, Ridgeley underwent surgery to have his septum straightened to improve his breathing after having broken his nose as a child of nine. [10] After photos were published in British newspapers showing Ridgeley's bandaged face, Wham!'s manager, Simon Napier-Bell, fabricated a story that the bandages were the result of Ridgeley having been hit in the nose in a nightclub. After days of tabloid headlines, the true reason was revealed. [11] Ridgeley in 1985The next single from the Wham! album was " Careless Whisper", but it featured only George Michael in the music video. In certain markets, the single was promoted as "Wham! featuring George Michael", and in other markets, including the UK, it was credited to George Michael as a solo act but, unlike any Wham! single except "Wham Rap!" and "Club Tropicana", it was also co-written with Andrew Ridgeley. The song, about a remorseful two-timer, had more emotional depth than previous releases. It reached No. 1, selling over 1.3 million copies in the UK. [23] "Careless Whisper" marked a new phase in Michael's career, as his label Columbia/Epic began to somewhat distance him from the group Wham!'s playboy image. Jon Blistein (12 September 2022). "Lewis Capaldi Busts Out the White Speedo and Recreates Wham!'s 'Club Tropicana' Video for 'Forget Me' ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 16 September 2022. It was directed by Chris Smith and relies primarily on rare archive footage and audio interviews by the duo, including television appearances, concert footage, private home video, behind-the-scenes outtakes, and family comments all linked together using scrapbooks created by Ridgeley's mother. [5] The Netflix film was co-produced by Ventureland / Passion Pictures, Nemperor Production, and Library Films with Altitude Film and Netflix serving as distributors. [6] [7] [8] Staff, MusicWeek (3 July 2023). "Andrew Ridgeley launches Wham!'s catalogue renaissance". Music Week . Retrieved 14 July 2023. Ridgeley performed a cameo role in Last Christmas, a 2019 film that featured many songs by Wham!. [24] [25] Charitable work [ edit ]

Wham! follow up with a reissue of "Wham Rap!" which becomes a hit charting at number 8 and "Bad Boys" at number 2. "Club Tropicana" see the duo fly to the Spanish island of Ibiza, their first music video shoot abroad. It was filmed at Pikes Hotel with Ridgeley describing it as being more in line with their intended image. The single becomes a chart success in Europe.

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Sibbles, Emma (18 June 2009). "Get it off your chest: The slogan T-shirt has a noble history". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 June 2019. Top-ten international albums on the Japanese Oricon Year-End Charts 1984". Archived from the original on 21 October 2007 . Retrieved 21 October 2007.Offiziellecharts.de – Wham! – Fantastic" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2022. a b c d e f "1963 – Andrew Ridgeley Born". Rttnews.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 24 December 2012.