List of awards and nominations received by George Michael

George Michael awards and nominations
Michael performing in 1988

George Michael (1963–2016)[1] was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He sold an estimated 125 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, and had ten albums reach the Billboard 200.[2] During his career as a solo musician, Michael released five studio albums: Faith (1987), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), Songs from the Last Century (1999), and Patience (2004).

Michael received recognition in the United Kingdom, winning 5 awards from 24 nominations at the BRIT Awards; two of those awards were for "Best British Male" in 1988 and again in 1997. He also found success at the MTV Video Music Awards, receiving 4 awards from 16 nominations, including "Best Direction in a Video" for the song "Father Figure" in 1988. Michael's debut album Faith won multiple awards, including "Favorite Album (Soul/R&B)" from the American Music Awards and "Album of the Year" from the Grammy Awards.

On 20 October 2016, it was announced that Michael was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.[3] In 2023 Michael was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[4][5] He is also an inductee of the UK Music Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ "Ex-Wham! singer George Michael Dies". BBC Online. 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Billboard albums". allmusic. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  3. ^ "SongHall - Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2017 Nominees For Induction Announced". 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ Chris Willman (2023). "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reveals Class of 2023: Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine and More". www.variety.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ Devon Ivie. "Kate Bush and Willie Nelson Among 2023 Rock Hall of Fame Inductees". www.vulture.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.