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Wham! were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981 consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They were one of the most successful pop acts during the 1980s, selling more than 30 million ce
Wham! in 1984. Top to bottom: Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael
A meeting between Ridgeley and Mark Dean at the Three Crowns Public House (pictured) in Bushey Heath led to Wham! signing a recording deal with Innervision Records.
Michael (left) and Ridgeley (right), c. 1984–1985
The original Wembley Stadium (pictured in 2002) in London was the venue for Wham!'s farewell concert, the Final, which attracted 72,000 fans.
Fantastic (Wham! album)
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Fantastic is the debut studio album by the English pop duo Wham!, released on 1 July 1983 by Innervision Records. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It included the previously released sing
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…proceeds from the single going to charity. Influenced by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham!'s 1983 debut album, Fantastic, addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem and teen angst over adulthood. Their second studio album, Make It Big, in 1984 was a worldwide…
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