1.0Where Hope Liveshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/foreverinourheartsWesley Baineshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/foreverinourhearts/author/wbainesPop Superstar George Michael Dies at 53rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="r0mRUSbHOQ"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/foreverinourhearts/2016/12/pop-superstar-george-michael.html">Pop Superstar George Michael Dies at 53</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/foreverinourhearts/2016/12/pop-superstar-george-michael.html/embed#?secret=r0mRUSbHOQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Pop Superstar George Michael Dies at 53” — Where Hope Lives" data-secret="r0mRUSbHOQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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British singer, songwriter, and pop superstar, George Michael, passed away in his home in Oxfordshire, England on December 25th at 53 years old. His manager, Michael Lippman, has stated that the star died of heart failure. George Michael—whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou—was born in London to Greek Cypriot parents, and found fame in…