Trivia

George Michael is of Greek Cypriot descent; Andrew Ridgeley is of Egyptian-Italian origin.

Because of the Band Aid single 'Do They Know It's Christmas' (1984) reaching No. 1, the Wham! single 'Last Christmas / Everything She Want' was the highest-selling single to peak at the No. 2 spot.

Wham scored three No. 1 hits in America: 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go', 'Careless Whisper', and 'Everything She Wants' - three No.1 records in a row (1984).

'Careless Whisper' (1984) was written by both George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They were just 17 and (George) initially came up with the saxophone riff on the back of a No. 32 bus. It reached No. 1 in 17 countries and certified Platinum.

First western pop group to tour China (1985).

Members were George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley.

Wham! were known as Wham! UK in the United States (for a short time) because their name conflicted with another US band.

Wham! achieved the following chart hits in the United Kingdom: (singles) 'Young Guns (Go for It!)' No.3, 'Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)' No. 8, 'Bad Boys' No.2, 'Club Tropicana' (No.4), 'Club Fantastic Megamix' No.15, 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' No. 1, 'Careless Whisper' No.1, 'Freedom' No.1, 'Everything She Wants/Last Christmas' No.2, 'I'm Your Man' No.1, 'The Edge of Heaven' No.1. (albums) 'Fantastic' No.1, 'Make It Big' No.1, 'The Final' No.2, 'The Best of Wham! ... If You were There' (No.4).

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley produced 2 certified 'Gold' videos while with Wham!: 'Wham! The Video' (1984) and 'Wham! In China: Foreign Skies' (1986).