British pop star George Michael died on Sunday, December 25, 2016 . The musician, who shot to fame with the 1980s duo Wham!, was 53 years old. Michael Putland/Getty Images

Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael of Wham! perform on stage in 1985. The duo met at Bushey Meads School, in 1976, according to Michael's website. Michael Putland/Getty Images

George Michael of Wham! performs at the Live Aid concert in London in 1985. PA/PA Wire/PA Wire/AP

Michael and Ridgeley pose for a photo at the Great Wall of China in 1985, during Wham!'s historic visit as the first-ever Western pop band to perform in the communist country. Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket/Getty Images

Michael blow-dries his hair while on Wham!'s 1985 world tour. The band made stops in the UK, Japan, Australia, and China. Michael Putland/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Michael accepts Wham!'s award for favorite pop/rock band group at the American Music Awards in January 1986. ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images

Wham! performs its final show in front of 72,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium on June 28, 1986. Michael later went on to have a successful solo career. Michael Putland/Getty Images

Michael performs during his "Faith World Tour," his first as a solo artist, in 1988. Michael Putland/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Michael at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images

George Michael, left, and Paul McCartney perform together at the "Live 8 London" concert on July 2, 2005 in London. Live 8/Getty Images

George Michael, left, with his partner Kenny Goss at a reception after the Japan premiere of his autobiographical movie "George Michael: A Different Story," in December 2005. In 1998, Michael told CNN in an exclusive interview that he was gay. YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images

Singer George Michael, center, is surrounded by press and police on August 24, 2010 in London, after leaving a courthouse. Michael pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and possessing cannabis after he crashed his car into a photo processing shop in London the month before. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Michael gives a press conference announcing details for a new tour on May 11, 2011, at The Royal Opera House in London. Caroline True/Getty Images

Michael performs at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games. Rowan Griffiths/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images