White Light

June 29, 2012

 

George wrote White Light to repay fans for their support during his hospitalisation for acute pneumonia. The song was released to radio on 29 June 2012 in order to commemorate the 30-year anniversary since his first single (co-written by Andrew Ridgeley) entered the British charts in 1982. Kate Moss starred in the video for the song.

 

A near-fatal bout of pneumonia

November 21, 2011

 

The tour could not have been going any better. Due to high demand for tickets extra shows were added. After forty-five dates, George  fell ill in the Austrian capital. Vienna General Hospital admitted him after he complained of chest pains. George suffered from pneumonia and was in intensive care until December 1st. He was discharged on December, 21st.

 

The Orchestral Tour

August 22, 2011

 

Symphonica opened at the Prague State Opera House. During this tour George Michael performed a carefully chosen selection of his own songs, spanning a remarkable 30-year career, as well as covers of some of his favourite songs from other artists, with music being re-worked and re-arranged for the orchestra that accompanied him.

In George’s word: “I’ve always wanted to sing with this kind of backing and really use my voice. There will be covers and there will be a lot of songs from my own history that people have never heard me sing before live; there’ll be songs from the album Songs From The Last Century, because I thought it was such a beautiful album, beautifully arranged and produced and those arrangements did deserve a wider audience.