George Michael's funeral. George Michael will be buried next to his mother. Fadi Fawaz did not receive an invitation to the funeral. A brief excursion into the biography

When you turn on the TV, you can see that famous singers and pop artists often appear on air. Some people know how to perform their own songs, others, on the contrary, do not know how, but are well promoted. The first category of people included George Michael. He was, indeed, a distinguished artist, whose name is on everyone’s lips. His pleasant voice harmoniously combined with a beautiful smile, which many girls were delighted with. His albums have sold millions of copies. The popularity grew every day. But it just so happened that at the age of 53, the talented performer left us, leaving a mark on Earth in the form of his beautiful songs. But few people know where George Michael was buried.

A brief excursion into the biography

Yorgos Kyriakos Panayiotou, aka George Michael, was born in London in June 1963. His father was an immigrant from Cyprus, and his mother was a native Englishwoman. At the age of fifteen, the future pop artist met the equally talented soloist Andrew Ridgeley. The guys communicated for several years. They, as George himself says, were best friends: Andrew was always responsible for George, and he, on the contrary, got into all sorts of trouble. At the age of eighteen, friends, like many teenagers, decide to start their own music group. George came up with the name for it - The Executives. For several years the guys tried to become famous musicians, but their listeners were only local guys.

Then, in the mid-eighties, friends realized that their name did not inspire confidence. Consequently, the group was renamed Wham! The main goal their songs preached hedonism, the essence of which is that only happiness and pleasure are the highest blessings of humanity. They promoted the same idea in their own music videos for the song Wham Rap! and Young Guns. Unfortunately, the musical duo did not last long - in 1986 the guys had a fight and the group fell apart.

After several weeks of reflection, George Michael declares that he does not want to stop there and intends to continue performing. Only one already. The subject matter of the texts changed a little - now they were more serious, adult in nature. At the end of October 1987, George's first album entitled Faith appeared, which immediately earned wild popularity. Within a few months, the album sold sixteen million copies. Even one famous American magazine called this album the best-selling in the USA.

The next album comes out in the ninetieth year of the last century. Unfortunately, sales were not as high as the previous creation. But I still managed to earn a lot. IN small sales George blamed Sony, who were doing the promotion. There was even trial, which ended not in favor of the singer. Then he flatly refused to release any compositions until the contract between him and Sony expired.

Three months after mysterious death the artist was buried. Only the closest people were at the ceremony...

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The artist’s family did not want to talk about the date of the ceremony. His sisters and nephews wanted a private farewell for George Michael. Actually, they succeeded: because there were no crowds of fans in the cemetery. But I couldn’t get rid of the paparazzi.

The artist's funeral took place 3 months after his mysterious death. He was interred in Highgate Cemetery. George Michael was buried next to his mother's grave.

Near the cemetery, paparazzi photographed many of the artist’s close people. For example, Fadi's boyfriend Fawaz: it was he who discovered the artist's body in his house on Christmas. His ex-lover Kenny Goss also arrived to say goodbye to Michael.

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Paparazzi photographed Kate Moss, singer Andrew Ridgeley, with whom George Michael began his career, and others.

Let us remind you that for three months experts looked into the reasons for the artist’s departure. But as they reported, Michael's death was natural, and there is no reason to think that an attacker had a hand in it. Experts also concluded that George Michael's heart and liver were significantly damaged. That's why he died.

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Let us remember that the artist’s ex-boyfriend, stylist Fadi Fawaz, suddenly spoke out on this matter.

“The truth is out there somewhere. All the nasty comments and press reports were cruel and unfair. Now I hope to get true love", wrote Fadi.

Let us remember that it was Fadi who was the singer’s boyfriend for the last few years. He discovered George Michael's body when he went to his house on Christmas Day, December 25th. However, as others argue, lately George Michael and Fadi have split up. The stylist came to the artist’s home to reconcile and renew the relationship. But it was already too late...

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Let us remember that a year and a half ago famous singer underwent expensive treatment in a Swiss clinic. He was getting rid of drug addiction. But he didn’t overcome it.

The artist has repeatedly admitted that smoking marijuana makes him adequate and happy. Moreover: even many of his relatives believed that Michael died precisely because of drug abuse.

George Michael will be buried in Highgate Cemetery, North London, next to his beloved mother.

The musician's mother, Leslie, died 20 years ago, in 1997. As it turned out, George Michael long ago bought a plot next to her grave in order to rest next to his mother.

“Leslie was everything to Michael, so it makes sense that they would be together from now on,” an anonymous source told the newspaper. Mirror. According to him, Michael always considered Mother's Day important holiday. “He loved her very much and spent a lot of time talking to her. Her grave held a special place in his heart,” the source added.

Currently, the cemetery is guarded by police around the clock in order to protect it from vandals or particularly zealous admirers of the musician. George's family does not announce the date of the funeral for fear of disrupting the funeral ceremony. According to some reports, the funeral will take place this week. Although some argue that this has already happened in secret from everyone.

George Michael's fortune is estimated at £105 million and will be divided between his relatives and charitable organizations. So, the musician's 55-year-old sister, Melanie Panayiotou, will inherit his 10 million ft mansion in North London. George's second sister, 57-year-old Yioda Panayiotou, will also receive a significant portion of his money. Most funds will be transferred to charities, dealing with the problems that worried the musician.

Fadi Fawaz, who was George Michael's partner in recent years his life, he was not invited to the funeral. Fawaz also does not know anything about the date of his funeral.

At the same time, Fadi said that he had recently received a letter from one of George’s family members. It said: “In this photo we clearly see the love George had for Fadi. Unfortunately, some of us, including myself, were too judgmental and perhaps cruel towards George Fadi's lover. And this would certainly grieve George's soul. We are all different, each of us grieves in our own way.”

The letter also claimed that harsh remarks from the musician's relatives towards Fadi "prevented him from grieving with dignity," and if George could see the emotional ordeal Fadi had to endure because of the newspapers and social media, "he would return to correct the mistakes."

Previously, Andros Georgiou, Michael's cousin, stated that Fadi Fawaz was not the musician's real boyfriend and would not be invited to the funeral because George's family hated him.

According to the forensic examination, which lasted for several months, the death of George Michael was caused by cardiomyopathy combined with myocardial inflammation and fatty infiltration of the liver.

The body of George Michael, who died last December, has finally been laid to rest, much to the relief of his loved ones. The burial ceremony took place yesterday and was private. The media found out about it after it was held.

Funeral in strict secrecy

Fearing the excitement that the burial of the legendary George Michael would certainly cause among his million-strong army of fans, the relatives of the singer, who died suddenly three months ago at the age of 54 at home in the English county of Oxfordshire, held the funeral in secret.

Rumors that George's father intends to take his son's body to the island of Crete were not confirmed. Place final resting place The musician became Highgate Cemetery in north London, where the artist’s mother Leslie is buried.

The western sector of the cemetery, where Michael's grave is located, is closed to the public. A total of 16 limousines crossed the cemetery cordon; the singer’s body was brought not in a hearse, but in a private ambulance, the Western press writes.

At the funeral, which for the sake of secrecy took place in the late afternoon, the relatives and closest friends of the deceased were present, among whom were Andrew Ridgely, Kate Moss, Pepsi DeMac, Jerry Halliwell, Martin Kemp and others.

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Persona non grata

As for the former partners of the singer, who was gay, his relatives invited his ex-boyfriend Kenny Goss to the funeral in advance, but did not notify his last lover Michael Fadi Fawaz, who, by the way, was the first to discover the dead artist, about their plans.

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Fadi, who was snapped by paparazzi walking calmly in Regent's Park at midday, found out about the funeral ceremony at the last minute. Having urgently got ready, the hairdresser got into a taxi and rushed to his lover’s funeral, having time for both the burial and the wake.

In a dream from heart failure at the end of last year. According to Greek traditions, the singer was supposed to be buried within a week. However, police in Oxfordshire, where the singer lived and died, saw something suspicious in the sudden death and began an investigation into the matter, the site reports

After the singer's friends and relatives were interviewed, they were awaiting the coroner's report. Until the beginning of March, they could not put an end to this matter. However, the media recently announced official reason death of George Michael. According to Oxfordshire's senior coroner, Darren Salter, the singer died of natural causes. “The cause of the singer’s death was “cardiomyopathy along with myocardial inflammation,” as well as “fatty infiltration of the liver.” Salter said that further investigation will lead nowhere and no new data will appear, writes Joinfomedia journalist Natalia Harutyunyan.

Judging by the coroner's words, the relatives will be able to bury the singer in March. As previously reported, there will be two separate ceremonies. One - for fans - where a farewell to George Michael will take place. And the second - in a narrow circle - for the singer’s relatives and closest friends.

The singer's sisters, with whom Michael was very close, took upon themselves to organize the funeral. They will be assisted by Kyriakos Panayiotou, George Michael's father. Since the singer has Greek roots, the funeral itself will take place taking into account all the details and nuances that are observed by the Greek Orthodox.

The singer took care of the funeral site itself in advance. His closeness and love for his mother was widely known. After she passed away, George Michael purchased a plot in Highgate Cemetery in London, where his mother was buried, in order to be closer to her.

Relatives and friends are expected at the funeral. Among them is singer Elton John, with whom they collaborated on the song “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me.”