The song was also included on the compilation album The Final and on Michael's greatest hits album Twenty Five. [7] [8] B-side [ edit ] New Zealand album certifications – Wham! – Fantastic". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 22 November 2021.

It was during this trip to Ibiza that Michael had his first physical homosexual encounter, confirming to himself that he was definitely either homosexual or bisexual. He confided first in Shirlie Holliman and then in Andrew, who both were OK with it. [10] George Michael – The History". GeorgeMichael.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013 . Retrieved 24 December 2012. Club Tropicana" is a single by English pop duo Wham!, released on 22 July 1983 on Innervision Records. [1] It was written by members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. The song was released in July 1983 and peaked at No. 4 in the UK, going on to become the 39th best selling single of 1983. It was the fourth and final single to be taken from the album Fantastic. Wham! then achieved four UK No. 1 singles before splitting at their height in 1986. Ridgeley performed a cameo role in Last Christmas, a 2019 film that featured many songs by Wham!. [24] [25] Charitable work [ edit ]

Ridgeley was born in Windlesham, Surrey, England, [1] to Jennifer John (née Dunlop) (1943–2009) and Alberto Mario Zacharia (1933–2015), who later changed his surname to Ridgeley; his mother was of English and Scottish descent and his father was Jewish of Italian, Yemeni and Egyptian descent; his father's family were expelled from Egypt as a result of the Suez Crisis. [1] [2] [3] He has one sibling, Paul, born February 1964. [4] Ridgeley grew up in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and attended Bushey Meads School. [1] His mother was a schoolteacher at Bushey Heath Primary School while his father worked for Canon. [1] When George Michael started school, Ridgeley volunteered to take him under his wing. [1] Career [ edit ]

In 1986, " The Edge of Heaven" became Wham!'s fourth and final U.K. No. 1 single. With Michael keen to move into a more adult market, the duo broke up after a farewell concert dubbed "The Final" in front of 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 28 June 1986. Great gig, shame about the show trial". The Telegraph. 31 March 2001. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 14 May 2013. Davis, S. (2012). 80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story. Mainstream Publishing. p.264. ISBN 978-1-78057-411-0 . Retrieved 17 June 2019. Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1983. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021 . Retrieved 5 April 2022.David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Top Selling Albums of 1983 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 1 February 2022. George Michael: Former partner 'heartbroken' at star's death". Sky News. 26 December 2016 . Retrieved 21 June 2023. LE COL PARTNER WITH DALLAGLIO CYCLE SLAM 2018 lecol.cc". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018 . Retrieved 20 December 2018. Jon Blistein (12 September 2022). "Lewis Capaldi Busts Out the White Speedo and Recreates Wham!'s 'Club Tropicana' Video for 'Forget Me' ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 16 September 2022.

Saner, Emine (19 July 2023). " 'Oh God, I envied his voice!': Andrew Ridgeley on ego, angst and loving George Michael". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 July 2023. a b "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012 . Retrieved 26 February 2012.Fantastic is the debut studio album by English pop duo Wham!, released on 1 July 1983. [4] It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It included the previously released singles " Young Guns", " Wham Rap!" and " Bad Boys". " Club Tropicana" was released as a single to coincide with the album's release. Although not on the album, " Club Fantastic Megamix" (a medley of songs from the album) was released against the band's wishes by Innervision soon after Fantastic, and whilst they were in proceedings to leave the label. [5] Including three British hit singles ("Young Guns" #3, "Bad Boys" #2 and "Wham Rap" #8) as well as their international breakthrough "Club Tropicana". From 1990 to 2017, Ridgeley was in a relationship with Keren Woodward, [28] [29] a member of the group Bananarama. They lived with her son in a restored 15th-century farm property near Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. [30] Ridgeley announced he was dating socialite Amanda Cronin in summer 2022; they separated in May 2023. [31] Memoir [ edit ] Andrew Hart (1991). Understanding the Media: A Practical Guide. Routledge. p. 187 . Retrieved 24 December 2012– via Internet Archive. ridgeley nose. Matrix / Runout (On inner mould ring (Variant 2): Made in USA - Digital Audio Disc Corp. [DADC logo]

Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Wham!" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 30 December 2007 . Retrieved 26 February 2012. [ permanent dead link] Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) [1] is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work in the 1980s in the musical duo Wham!. Red Dress": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016" . Retrieved 13 September 2016– via Imgur.com. Net celebrity... Keren Woordward". BBC News. 28 September 2009 . Retrieved 23 April 2012. (broken link) Japanese single certifications – Wham – Club Tropicana" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 27 March 2021. Select 1997年8月 on the drop-down menuOricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. a b Gold, Todd (23 September 1985). "Double Wham!my: George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley Are Making It Big". People. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Wham!". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.280 . Retrieved 9 June 2022.