I had a very surface understanding of Wham! as a band. I had seen those white T-shirts with the letters on them, and knew the music vaguely, only because you couldn’t escape it.

In 1984 Wham! were a band riding high. Following the success of their debut album Fantastic in 1983, the band went on to Make It Big with an album of the same name in 1984 and a global tour ...

The pop duo Wham! was only around for four years, but its songs have lasted decades. Chris Smith's Netflix documentary tells its history from the viewpoints of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

Lodged in the heart of town, the stately Walliserhof is where the band stayed when they were filming, and the hotel has gift-wrapped a number of Wham! themed activities to make this year’s ...

Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley has opened up about his relationship with George Michael after the band ended in 1986. Ridgeley and Michael achieved worldwide success and stardom as pop duo Wham! in ...

Wham! held the mid-1980s in a vice grip with their inescapable charm, head-turning moves, and irresistible songs. ... Behind the Band Name: Wham! By. Alli Patton. July 1, 2023 11:30 am.

Band member Andrew says there is still "an incompleteness" without George, on the BBC Two's documentary 'Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped'. "To lose such a dear friend, when you have a particular ...

It's the Christmas game you probably already lost Last weekend, a DJ caused a stir in Britain after playing the hit Wham! song "Last Christmas" at a soccer game in front of about 60,000 people ...

Wham! music and fashion shaped the 1980s, but it was their music manager, not the band who struck that first deal with Fila. Skip to main content. Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Expand Search Collapse Search.

Wham!'s "Last Christmas" was awarded the U.K.'s Christmas Number One this week, 39 years after the song’s release.

WHAM! found fame in the 1980s and quickly became one of the world’s top pop bands. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley made up the iconic duo — and they’re still topping charts 40 years … ...

The 1984 perennial favourite, penned by George Michael, has topped the charts before, but never in the last week before Christmas. It was denied the top spot in 1984 by Band Aid.