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On top of their boyish good looks, charm, and undeniable talent, Wham! was also well known for being the first Western group invited to perform in communist China. The two performed at the Workers' Gymnasium in front of 15,000 people, a major feat at the time for Western artists. According to rumors, the duo received the invitation after a clever campaign from their manager, Simon Napier-Bell, that portrayed Wham! as a wholesome pop group, and Queen, who they were competing against, as salacious as flamboyant. The performance inspired the documentary film "Wham! in China: Foreign Skies." During the late 1980s, Michael had a relationship with make-up artist Kathy Jeung, who was regarded for a time as his artistic "muse" and who appeared in the " I Want Your Sex" video. [165] Michael later said that she had been his "only bona fide" girlfriend, and that she knew of his bisexuality. [160] In 2016, Jeung reacted to Michael's death by calling him a "true friend" with whom she had spent "some of the best time of [her] life". [166]Sander L. Gilman Diseases & diagnoses: the second age of biology p.50. Transaction Publishers, 2010 British pop star George Michael, who had Jewish roots, dies at 53". JTA Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017 . Retrieved 21 August 2017. George Michael in 'first' Carpool Karaoke". BBC. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016 . Retrieved 22 June 2018.

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Having charted at number two upon its release in 1984 (behind Band Aid's " Do They Know It's Christmas?" which Michael also performed in), "Last Christmas" finally reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart on New Year's Day 2021 (chart week ending date 7 January 2021), more than 36 years after its initial release. [140] Andrew Ridgeley said the chart placing was "a testament to its timeless appeal and charm", adding: "It is a fitting tribute to George's song-writing genius... he would have been immensely proud and utterly thrilled." [140] The period of 36 years taken to reach number one was a UK chart record, which would be surpassed by Kate Bush with " Running Up That Hill" in June 2022 which took 37 years. [141] Posthumous releases Despite knowing he wanted to pursue music at an early age, Michael didn't make his desires known to his father right away. In an interview with Event Magazine before his death, Michael said, "Funnily enough, my father always used to say that he didn't think I could sing." His father was known to be distant and cold and had difficulties accepting his son's sexual identity as he got older.