August 13, 1984
Wham!’s second UK #1 hit single, Freedom, is released. The video features footage from the band’s ground-breaking 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group. They played 2 concerts: the in Beijing in front of 12,000 people, and the second in front of 5,000 in Canton. Read More
October 23, 1984
Wham!’s second album, MAKE IT BIG, is released and climbs to the top of the UK and US album charts. Read More
November 24, 1984
George participates in the recording of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. The all-star Band Aid charity recording raises £8 million to fight the famine in Ethiopia, and the song reaches #1 in the charts. Read More
December 10, 1984
The double-sided single Everything She Wants / Last Christmas is released. It peaks at #2 in the UK and #1 in the US. Read More