Diana Princess of Wales instructed George Michael that his tune You Have Been Liked was one in every of her favourites, says singer Shirlie Holliman.
The observe featured on the late singer’s third studio album Older, which is being celebrated 25 years on from its first launch in 1996 with a two half documentary exploring the report’s success.
The BBC Radio 2 documentary, Older At 25, incorporates a host of well-known faces and associates of the pop star – who replicate on recollections, his affect on the world of music and reveal particulars about his life and profession.
The singer died on Christmas Day in 2016 on the age of 53 (Max Nash/PA)
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Talking within the documentary, the star’s shut good friend and Wham! backing singer Holliman, stated: “I do keep in mind George calling me and telling me that Princess Diana referred to as him, and she or he stated it was one in every of her favorite songs.
“And I feel in a method that was therapeutic for him as properly and gave him that satisfaction that finally a songwriter, after pouring your coronary heart out, you need that.
“You wish to know that individuals admire it. You wish to know that individuals perceive that.”
The pop star was shut associates with Diana and attended her funeral in 1997 alongside fellow musician Sir Elton John
Sir Elton John and George Michael attend Diana, Princess of Wales’ funeral (Adam Butler/PA)
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Bananarama band members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward additionally mirrored on the “hilarious instances” they’d have with Michael within the documentary, recalling how there can be “impromptu events and kitchen discos” the place the singer would play his personal music, together with unreleased materials.
Dallin and Woodward additionally spoke about Michael’s “heartache” when his associate Anselmo Feleppa died, which impressed the melancholic tribute tune Jesus To A Baby from the album Older.
Elsewhere within the documentary, international celebrity Ed Sheeran described the affect the late singer had on the music trade.
He stated: “In 1996 when Older got here out, I used to be 5 years previous. I feel George Michael is among the greatest songwriters that England has produced and he’s only a incredible performer, incredible songwriter.
“As a stay performer, he was tremendous fascinating, I liked watching movies of him all all through his profession. He’s unimaginable.
“I feel George has influenced just about anybody that’s in music often because it’s kind of travelled via the generations, however it’s an incredible nice loss to the music trade.”
Fellow musicians replicate on the affect George Michael had on the music trade inside the documentary (Yui Mok/PA)
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Michael died on Christmas Day in 2016 on the age of 53.
The documentary, which is narrated by Spice Woman Melanie C, additionally options comic Matt Lucas, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, screenwriter Russell T Davies, singer Stevie Marvel and plenty of extra stars.
Melanie C stated: “George’s songwriting expertise had been second to none, as we will hear after we take heed to Older, an unimaginable physique of labor.
“I used to be fortunate sufficient to fulfill George a lot of instances and I’m thrilled to have the ability to inform the story of Older via the eyes of his fellow musicians, in addition to associates.”
George Michael – Older at 25 will air on BBC Radio 2 from 9-10pm, January 1-2 2022 and on BBC Sounds for 30 days afterwards.
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