2016 claims another star - Last Christmas

GEORGE MICHAEL has joined what seems an inordinately long list of premiership showbusiness personalities who died in 2016.

Tue, 27 Dec, 2016 - 00:00

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He died, on Christmas Day, of heart failure at the very early age of 53, four years younger than Prince who died in April.

Michael, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in Finchley, London, will always be associated with what might be described as the Princess Diana era of British pop culture.

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Columnists George Michael Place: Finchley, London Place: UK Person: George Michael Person: Prince Person: Michael Person: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou Person: Princess Diana Event: Christmas Day

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