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In 1981, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley decided to form a duo Wham! And it gives a fresh approach to British music, at the time of such bands as Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zeppelin and Queen. The Friends of Watford promoted the “Boy Band” genre, consisting of a musical group of young boys, usually physically attractive to others. Now they have launched their hit at Netflix.
Although the genre has been around since the 1960s, with The Osmonds and The Jackson 5, Wham! He revived it several years later, anticipating what would later become The Backstreet Boys and N’Sync. Undoubtedly, the duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley had a defining before and after in British pop music.
Wham! It was known as Wham! The UK is in the US, because there was already an American band with the same name. Although they had only been together for five years, the success was such that they crossed borders and became the first band to play a concert in China.
Wham! She will have her own documentary on Netflix
Andrew Ridgeley announced this news and commented that he himself is responsible for collecting hundreds of videos and archival materials to be able to realize this content, which will be published on the streaming platform on July 5. The band, which performs songs such as “Wake me up before you go go” or “I’m your man”, celebrates 40 years this year since the release of their first album, Fantastic, which reached number one in the UK.
The other member of the group Wham!George Michael died in 2016 of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Oxfordshire. After his split from Andrew Ridgeley in 1985, he had a very successful career, always working alone and never joining another group again.
For his part, Andrew Ridgley made some attempts to pursue music, but he did not enjoy the same success as his former partner, and he devoted himself to other fields, such as sports, surfing, working in motor racing, and acting. Plus, he’s a strong environmental advocate, because he had to stop surfing because of the water polluted by industrial waste.
