The British singer George Michael, who rose to prominence in the eighties of the last century, died "quietly and peacefully in his home," according to what his agent confirmed.
Police said ambulances rushed to George Michael's home in Oxfordshire at 13.42:XNUMX GMT.
The police said that they are treating the matter as an unexpected death, but there is no and there are no suspicions.”
The singer’s agent said in a statement, “It is with great sadness that we confirm that our son,
Our brother and friend George passed away peacefully at his home on Christmas.”
He pointed out that "the family asks for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time, and therefore there will be no further comment on this issue."
Pneumonia
Born in North London, George Michael has sold more than 100 million albums during his career spanning more than four decades.
Michael rose to fame when he started singing with classmate Andrew Ridgeley in the duo Wham before releasing his solo albums, including his famous song Faith, which sold millions of copies, and Prejudice Listen Without.
Earlier this month, he announced a joint work between George Michael and the famous songwriter Notty Boy.
In 2011, Michael had to postpone several scheduled concerts due to pneumonia.
After receiving treatment in Vienna, the late singer said outside his home in London that it was a "phase and over".
Doctors said at the time that they had to perform a tracheostomy, and that he was unconscious most of the time he spent in the hospital.
Quoted from the British News Agency