Last Christmas！威猛乐队主唱乔治迈克尔去世

Singer-songwriter George Michael has died at the age of 53. The death of the former Wham! Star, who went on to a long solo career, was announced by his publicist.

（英国）前威猛乐队成员，随后单飞的创作歌手乔治·迈克尔去世，享年53岁，他的经纪人确认了这一消息。

Michael died peacefully at his home in Goring, Oxfordshire, U.K., according to a statement, which gave no further details.

声明中称，迈克尔在他英国牛津郡的家中安祥地辞世，但并未透露更多的细节。

The star was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, of Greek origin, in north London.He sold more than 100 million albums, with Wham! single hits including “Club Tropicana,” “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” and “Everything She Wants.” “Last Christmas” has re-entered the charts for many years.

乔治·迈克尔本名乔治斯·基里亚科斯·帕纳约托(Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou)，出生于英国北部，英国希腊裔创作歌手。作为威猛乐队出道，他的专辑拥有1亿多张的专辑销量成绩。演唱的热门单曲包括《热带俱乐部》、《在你走之前叫醒我》和《她想要的一切》。《去年圣诞节》已成为每年圣诞节必播歌曲。

The full publicist statement today said: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period. The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage.”No cause of death is confirmed and police said there were no suspicious circumstances.

在今天公关发表的声明全文中称：“是的，我们深爱的儿子、兄弟和朋友乔治已于圣诞节期间在家中平静去世，这令我们非常悲伤。在这困难和悲痛的时刻，他的家人希望自己的隐私得到尊重，近阶段不会发表进一步评论。”死亡原因尚未确认，警方称没有可疑线索。