From the NME.
A nine-metre mural of George Michael is set to be unveiled in the London borough of Brent next month, in the neighbourhood where the late singer grew up.
British artist Dawn Mellor has been commissioned to create a permanent painting of the singer in Kingsbury, which is set to celebrate his iconic life and career.
It will be unveiled during Brent Borough of Culture 2020, accompanied by a programme of activities and learning programmes taking place at the local schools Michael attended.
The painting will form part of Studio Voltaire elsewhere, a series of ambitious artworks set to be unveiled throughout London, as The Guardian reports.
Mellor has previously painted portraits of The Queen and Karl Lagerfeld, but the new commission marks the Manchester artist’s first permanent public piece.
In January, Michael was among the new additions to The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, a book that compiles the life stories of the most influential people in British history.
New entries are only allowed to be added following their death, with all of 2020’s additions having died in 2016. Michael joined the likes of Sir George Martin and David Bowie in bringing the total number of articles in the dictionary to 61,411, which covers the lives of 63,693 people.
Michael is recognised for his “phenomenally successful pop group Wham!,” and for “a solo career which saw him top the UK singles and album charts seven times each and sell more than 80 million records worldwide
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- George Michael - Careless Whisper (Extended Mix) - P/S - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 30-Apr-2024 12:55)on May 2, 2024 at 6:34 pm
GEORGE MICHAEL Careless Whisper (1984 UK 12" single featuring the Extended Mix & Instrumental Version of his classic hit, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light ringwear and a few light edge creases but the vinyl displays minimal signs ofplay TA4603)
- George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £28.99, $36.24, €33.92 (New Item) (arrived 09-Apr-2024 13:31)on May 2, 2024 at 6:34 pm
GEORGE MICHAEL Listen Without Prejudice (2017 UK/EU 10-track LP pressed on 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl. The long-awaited reissue of George's 1990 second solo album featuring the singles Praying For Time, Freedom 90, Waiting For That Dayand Cowboys And Angels. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Essential)
- George Michael - Star People - Blue / White Labels - UK - 12" vinyl - Promo - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2024 12:44)on May 2, 2024 at 6:34 pm
GEORGE MICHAEL Star People (1997 UK 2-track promotional vinyl 12" with custom blue & white printed labels, includes the Healy, Amos, Koglin Club and Supernova Dub remixes, plain card die-cut sleeve 12AE003)
- George Michael - The Strangest Thing '97 + PR - UK - 12" vinyl - Promo - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2024 13:21)on May 2, 2024 at 6:34 pm
GEORGE MICHAEL The Strangest Thing '97 (1997 UK 2-track white label promotional vinyl 12", including Loop Ratz Mix and Dub Version, custom title stickered die-cut sleeve with a one page press release VSTDJ1663)
- George Michael - Star People (Forthright Remixes) - UK - 12" vinyl - Promo - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2024 13:24)on May 2, 2024 at 6:34 pm
GEORGE MICHAEL Star People (Forthright Remixes) (1997 UK DJ promotional vinyl 12" for the single release, including Forthright Remix Club and Forthright Remix Dub mixes of the title track, plain die-cut sleeve 12AE004)
Lovely to read that George Michael is being permanently recognised with the Dawn Mellor commission. Just hope its far more about George than it is about Dawn – with all due respect to her. I’ve long believed his worldwide record sales have never been truly acknowledged in Britain – he was huge in America.
APHD.