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Wham! is tagged as: 80s, pop, british, new wave, dance

Wham! (often written WHAM!) was a pop band formed in 1981. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with another band.
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley met at Bushey Meads School in Watford, England. At first, they performed in a short-lived rock and roll band called The Executive. They then changed their name and signed with Innervision Records. Soon after a legal victory over Innervision, the duo was signed to CBS, Columbia Records in the United States and Canada and Epic Records for the rest of the world.
Further information: Artist development deal |Michael took on the majority of roles and responsibilities within the band— composer, singer, producer, and occasional instrumentalist— but the contribution of Ridgeley as the group’s image specialist and spokesman was crucial to the band’s initial success. Ridgeley convinced a reluctant George that Wham! needed to change their image and sound frequently, from the leather-clad moody singers of “Bad Boys” and “Young Guns (Go For It!)” to the more fashionable pop superstars of “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.”
Still teenagers, they promoted themselves as hedonistic youngsters, proud to live a carefree life without work or commitment....
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Top 10 Wham! Songs
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Last Christmas
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Club Tropicana
Everything She Wants
Freedom
I'm Your Man
Careless Whisper
The Edge Of Heaven
Young Guns (Go For It!)
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Top 10 Wham! Albums
The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
Last Christmas
The Final
Make It Big
Twenty Five
The Best Of Wham!
Fantastic
If You Were There/The Best Of Wham
Music From the Edge of Heaven
Final
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