Andrew Ridgeley reveals George Michael's "eternal conflict" with fame, saying the Wham! singer created a character to fulfill his artistic destiny.

A new Wham! documentary explains the surprising motivation behind George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's historic 1985 trip to China.

Ridgeley and bandmate George Michael became the first Western pop act to perform in the Communist country ...

Four decades after he and George Michael became the first western pop act to tour the country, Ridgeley recalls silent gigs, awkward embassy receptions – and the ‘bloody ludicrous’ hiring of Lindsay A ...

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The British pop duo Wham! was the first Western act of its kind to play mainland China. This documentary reveals the hidden agenda of the shows.

LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Four decades ago, Wham! became the first Western pop act to perform in Communist China. It was a visit that shaped the band's trajectory but also left a legacy that members ...

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You can blame George Michael’s throat polyps. Back in April 1985, some pesky nodules on the Wham! heartthrob’s windpipe were ...

When childhood best friends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley first dipped their toes into the music scene, they didn’t have much luck. Even when they formed their famed musical pop duo, Wham!, ...

The duo’s groundbreaking 1985 tour reveals a strange collision of pop stardom and communism, a re-edit of Lindsay Anderson’s efforts that got him fired ...

The film chronicles what happened when in 1985 the musical duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley became the first Western pop group to perform in what was then isolated Communist China.