Last Christmas’’s position as the biggest-selling single in UK chart history not to reach Number One (it was beaten by Band Aid’s ‘ Do They Know It’s Christmas’ – which also featured George Michael) used to piss George off. Would he have been happy that it finally topped the charts in 2020? Hopefully George is smiling now. His song, "Last Christmas" finally made it to #1 this past Christmas 2020...thirty-six years after its initial release! This was something they had both hoped for. doet niet moeilijk als George na 2 albums de stekker uit Wham! trekt en voor een solocarrière kiest. In Wham! George and Me, Andrew Ridgeley tells the story of Wham! - from the day they met to that iconic final concert. For the first time, he reveals what it was like being at the centre of a pop hurricane and talks of his love for and friendship with George. It's a story only he can tell.

It does change the dynamic of a friendship, but the lovely thing is all four of us have always been friends. I was best friends with George until he passed away and Andrew and Pepsi are like family to me, so you don’t hear that from many bands that they still all love each other." When is the Wham! documentary out? I really like the Gwen Stefani version of ‘ Last Christmas’ and the Seether version of ‘ Careless Whisper’”Eames, Tom (29 June 2023). "Wham documentary is 'a story of friendship': Director Chris Smith reveals how he made the Netflix film". Smooth Radio . Retrieved 1 July 2023. Being a huge Wham fan I was eager to read a first hand account of how two young men, best friends growing up in grade school went on to become the pop sensation that was a part of my early teen years and still is. CORRECT. After revealing he was a fan of “chap-hop”, the current Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Community intoned some of the lyrics of ‘ Wham Rap!’ – ironically about joblessness under a Conservative government – to cringes from the kids. Ide, Wendy (25 June 2023). "Wham! review – the truth behind the mahogany tans and catchy songs". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 June 2023. The Wham! star charts his treasured friendship with George Michael, from their meeting at school in 1975 to George's untimely death in 2016. The duo left a legacy of pop classics from the exuberant Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go to the evergreen Last Christmas, and Ridgeley's enthusiasm for life in a chart-topping band is as infectious as their music Daily Mirror

It is 1975, Watford, and two teenagers, George and Andrew, meet for the first time. Bonding over their love for singing, song writing and pop music, together they set out to follow an impossible dream. doet bij het tweede album van Wham! een stap terug door George alle tekst en muziek te laten schrijven, iets waar hij later spijt van heeft. Top 10 By Country: Weekly Top 10 lists of the most watched TV and films in countries around the world (UK)". Netflix. 9 July 2023 . Retrieved 15 July 2023. Wendy Ide from The Guardian gave the film 4 stars out of 5, said "The film, which creates a dialogue between recent interviews with Ridgeley and older archive recordings of Michael, pays tribute to the close bond between the two Bushey Meads school friends who found themselves living the dream." [39] Speaking of Christmas, you and George used to go carolling with a blow-up sex-doll. What was the reaction from residents opening their doors?Bursting with youthful exuberance and joyful energy, sparkling and effervescent, WHAM!, GEORGE MICHAEL AND ME is an absolute delight! I was never a rabid WHAM! fan - my mother was! - but some songs were irresistible, particularly Careless Whisper and the infectious and Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go). But there was always the question: "What did Andrew do, really?". It turns out that without Andrew Ridgeley, there would have been no WHAM!. Countless artists including Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have all covered Wham!. Any favourite versions? Eames, Tom (29 June 2023). "Wham documentary is 'a story of friendship': Director Chris Smith reveals how he made the Netflix film". Smooth Radio . Retrieved 2 July 2023. neemt George (hij noemt hem Jok, een afkorting van zijn Griekse naam Georgios) op sleeptouw als hij op zijn eerste schooldag verlegen het lokaal in schuifelt.