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The Top 15 Wham! Songs That Will Instantly Transport You Back to the 1980s

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1981, two talented 18-year-old friends from England, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, burst onto the music scene with a ...
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“WHAM!”: The 6 biggest revelations from Netflix’s documentary on the ’80s pop duo

When childhood best friends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley first dipped their toes into the music scene, they didn’t have much luck. Even when they formed their famed musical pop duo, Wham!, ...
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Netflix ‘Wham!’ Documentary Explores George Michael’s Struggle as Closeted Gay Pop Star in the ’80s and the Hit Duo’s Rise and Breakup

Whamania went global in the 1980s. The British pop duo became one of the bestselling groups of all time with songs like “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Careless Whisper.” Now, a new documentary ...
Decider

WHAM! : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Wham! was never going to be middle-aged. This Netflix documentary, directed by Chris Smith (Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened) and featuring extensive first-person narration from Andrew ...
Los Angeles Times

Relive the whirlwind that was ‘Wham!’ from the inside out

Pop music had one of its all-time best years in 1984, when Prince, Van Halen, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner and Madonna all topped the Billboard singles charts. Then, as the year came to an end, a U.K.
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Why Andrew Ridgeley let George Michael walk away from Wham!: 'I couldn't be resentful of my best friend'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wham!'s Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael at the peak of their '80s fame. (Photo: Netflix) Class of 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ...
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'80s Pop Icon Dethrones Wham! 22 Years After Her Last No. 1 Single

It’s beginning to look a lot like a very Merry Christmas for Kylie Minogue. The 1980s pop queen has bested Wham!’s perennial holiday favorite “Last Christmas” to take the top spot of the U.K. singles ...
The New York Times

The Story of ‘Wham!’ Comes From an Unlikely Source

The director Chris Smith was not a fan of the ’80s pop band when he decided to take on the project about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. By Farah Nayeri Two young Londoners — one of Greek Cypriot ...
Metro Weekly

‘Wham!’ Review: By George

Wham! George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley — Photo: Courtesy of Netflix READ THIS STORY IN THE MAGAZINE Where in the world is Andrew Ridgeley? Forever one half of Wham!, one of the best-selling pop duos ...
Stereogum

The Number Ones: Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”

How many people saw the "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video and assumed that George Michael and Andrew Ridgely, the two members of Wham!, were grinning evangelical anti-abortion activists? It seemed ...
CNN

Deon Estus, bassist for Wham!, has died

Deon Estus, a singer and musician who played bass guitar for the ’80s pop group Wham!, has died, according to a post on his Twitter page. He was 65. “It is with real sadness I post that Deon Estus ...