Owing to the delay in determining the cause of death, Michael's funeral was held on 29 March 2017. In a private ceremony, he was buried at Highgate Cemetery in north London, on one side of his mother's grave. [256] His sister Melanie, who died after him three years to the day, is buried on the other side. [257] Aftermath Unofficial memorial garden outside Michael's home in Highgate, 29 July 2017 George Michael: 20 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018 . Retrieved 7 January 2018. a b Leonard, Charles (13 December 2019). "Shoot the Dog – George Michael". New Frame. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021 . Retrieved 20 March 2021. In 1996, Michael was voted Best British Male at the MTV Europe Music Awards and the Brit Awards; [94] [95] and at the British Academy's Ivor Novello Awards, he was awarded the title of Songwriter of the Year for the third time. [96] Michael performed a concert at Three Mills Studios, London, for MTV Unplugged. [97] It was his first long performance in years, and in the audience was Michael's mother, who died of cancer the following year. [98]

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Steele, Robert (2011). Careless Whispers: The Life & Career of George Michael. Omnibus Press. p.336. ISBN 978-0-85712-726-6. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 . Retrieved 28 August 2017. a b Johnson, Andrew (30 September 2007). "George Michael: Why I had to keep my homosexuality secret". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008 . Retrieved 15 February 2008. Rachel, Aroesti (14 December 2017). "Still saving us from tears: the inside story of Wham!'s Last Christmas". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017 . Retrieved 1 December 2020. George Michael's Style: Remembering His Top 5 Iconic Looks". Billboard. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021 . Retrieved 6 July 2021.George Michael Preferred Music to Fame. The Doc He Made Does, Too". New York Times. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022 . Retrieved 11 November 2022. In 2012, Michael entered a relationship with Fadi Fawaz, a Lebanese-Australian celebrity hairstylist and freelance photographer based in London. [180] [181] It was Fawaz who found Michael's body on Christmas morning 2016. [182] [183] Legal troubles George Michael released from prison". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010 . Retrieved 11 October 2010. On 26 October 2011, Michael cancelled a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London due to a viral infection. On 21 November, Vienna General Hospital admitted Michael after he complained of chest pains while at a hotel two hours before his performance at a venue there for his Symphonica Tour. Michael appeared to be "in good spirits" and responded well to treatment following his admission, but on 25 November hospital officials said that his condition had "worsened overnight". This development led to cancellations and postponements of Michael's remaining 2011 performances, which had been scheduled mainly for the United Kingdom. [208] The singer was later confirmed to have suffered from pneumonia and, until 1 December, was in an intensive care unit; at one point, he was comatose. On 21 December, the hospital discharged him. Michael told the press that he had undergone a tracheotomy, [209] that the staff at the hospital had saved his life, and that he would perform a free concert for them. [210] After waking from the coma, Michael had a temporary West Country accent, and there was concern he had developed foreign accent syndrome. [211]