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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ellie Kemp

When did George Michael die and what happened?

Almost 40 years after Wham!'s final ever gig in 1986, a new Netflix documentary is taking a look at the duo's rise to mega-stardom.

Best friends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley took the globe by storm, selling more than 30 million records worldwide in just four years, including hits 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' and 'Last Christmas.' The documentary, titled Wham!, features unheard interviews and never-before-seen footage from George and Andrew's personal archives.

The pair were still teenagers when Wham! began to take off in 1982, having formed the duo while at school in Bushey, Hertfordshire. After their split just four years later in 1986, both singers went on to have solo careers.

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