Date 26/12/2016 - News People
In a year that's seen so many great performers - such as David Bowie, Prince, and Leonard Cohen - pass away, the loss of singer George Michael on Sunday seems to have struck a nerve at the end of a tumultuous 2016. Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, Michaels died of heart failure on Christmas Day at the age of 53, and tributes immediately poured out for the influential pop star over social media.
