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George Michael spent the first ten years of his career turning himself into a pop icon. He then spent the next decade apparently trying to undo his superstar status in order to be true to himself.

"Everybody wants to be a star," says George. "I certainly did.

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And I worked hard to get it, but I was miserable, and I don't want to feel that way again."

George Michael's early life

The son of Greek Cypriot immigrants, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou was born June 25, 1963, in Finchley, North London.

In 1979, a 16-year-old George hooked up with schoolmate Andrew Ridgely to form ska outfit The Executives but, inspired by the British dance scene, it wasn't long before the pair recorded a club-oriented demo as Wham!

Wham!

The tape, which included soon-to-be hits such as 'Wham! Rap' and 'Careless Whisper', led to a record deal in 1982. The duo's first LP, Fantastic put the image-savvy young guns o