George Michael died 5 years ago, but he still pays for the Christmas lights in an English neighborhood

George Michael died five years ago, but among the accounts he made clear on Earth was paying anonymously for Christmas lights in a residential neighborhood in England, a country that saw him born and died at 53 years of age.

The late singer paid anonymously for the Highgate Christmas tree and was the fair’s largest private sponsor before his death on Christmas Day 2016 (December 25). “Hamhigh.co.uk”.

Highgate is a residential area in North London, distinguished by its tree lined with cozy tea rooms, gastropubs and elegant 18th century buildings.

“George Michael was our secret benefactor for many years and he loved Christmas lights. Fortunately his heirs also know how much he loved the lights and they continue to support us even after his death,” said Chris Underhill of the Prickett & Ellis real estate agents quoted by Hamhigh.

George Michael rose to stardom with the group WHAM! and he enjoyed a long and award-winning solo career in which he was surrounded by controversy. The artist passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at the age of 53.

Michael died at his home in Goring, England and caught the entertainment world by surprise because there was no news that he was ill.

The interpreter’s manager, Michael Loppman, said that the cause of death was heart failure.

Michael enjoyed immense popularity in the early stages of his career as a teen idol, with hits such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Young Guns (Go For It)” and “Freedom.”

As a soloist, he developed into a more serious singer-songwriter, praised by critics for his enormous vocal range. He sold more than 100 million albums globally, won multiple Grammy and American Music Awards, and recorded duets with such legends as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Luciano Pavarotti, and Elton John.

During his career, his drug use and taste for risky sex led him to frequent confrontations with judicial authorities, the most famous case being when he was arrested in 1998 in Los Angeles for public indecency. However, he managed to turn the incident around by turning it into material for a popular song in which he made fun of his behavior, and the admission of his homosexuality at the time made him even more popular with his followers.

Michael, with enormous appeal and mastery of the stage, formed the group WHAM! with his school friend Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. With the help of MTV, the colorful duet crossed the Atlantic to gain popularity in the United States, with Michael, as the lead singer, usually the center of attention.

He began his solo career shortly before WHAM! Disintegrated with the release of his super hit single “Careless Whisper,” which made the transition smooth. Critics generally saw his WHAM! Songs. as throwaway catchy pop music and his solo efforts got much better reviews.

His first solo album “Faith” from 1987, It sold more than 20 million copies, and enjoyed several hit singles including the vulgar song “I Want Your Sex,” which received immeasurable help from a provocative video that was widely broadcast on MTV.

The song was controversial not only because of its explicit nature, but also because it was seen as encouraging of casual sex and promiscuity at a time when the AIDS epidemic was deepening.

Michael and his representatives tried to compress this point of view by writing a new song, “Explore Monogamy”.

At that time, Michael had not disclosed his homosexuality, and much of his success was based on his sexual attractiveness among young women. His appearance was rough and provocative, his skinny jeans, tight shirts, black fur jackets, his stubble, and his videos pushed the accepted boundaries, with many models in lingerie competing on screen for Michael’s attention.

But Michael’s situation abruptly changed in 1998 when he was arrested for indecent conduct in a public bathroom in Los Angeles after he was spotted by an undercover cop.

The arrest received international press attention, and it appeared for a brief time that it would put his status as a top-notch pop recording artist at risk.

But instead of making excuses for his behavior, he featured a song and video, “Outside,” which shed light on the charges against him and in which he mocked the Los Angeles police who arrested him.

Like all his efforts at that time, his sales were prodigious and helped him put the incident behind him. The arrest also prompted him to speak openly about his sexual orientation.