When Last Christmas was still ringing everywhere to welcome Christmas, it was also the time George Michael quietly passed away.

George Michael in 1984, when `Last Christmas` first became famous.

Last Christmas by Wham!

For George Michael, the song has many similarities to his life.

When the famous singer passed away from heart failure on December 25, once again, the paradox happened to the famous song.

MV ‘Last Christmas’ by the band Wham!

George Michael was born in London, England in 1963. After a peaceful childhood, George met Andrew Ridgeley in high school and together they dreamed of becoming a singer.

After the album The Edge of Heaven (1986) – which topped the UK music charts, Wham!

In nearly 40 years of career, George Michael has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, had seven songs top the British music charts and eight songs topped the Billboard Hot 100. The 53-year-old singer and songwriter also

The singer had an illustrious career after leaving Wham!

The bright spots in his career don’t seem to be able to obscure the dark corners in George Michael’s life.

George fell in love with Anselmo Feleppa – a Brazilian fashion designer – in 1991. After six months of dating, Anselmo Feleppa discovered he was infected with HIV.

The big shock in his life pushed George Michael to collapse and turn to alcohol and drugs to forget.

George Michael filled the void with his close relationship with Kenny Goss – a former flight attendant – since 1996. Things got out of control when George Michael was arrested for having homosexual relations with a police officer in a public restroom.

The male singer has faced many health problems in recent years, including a lung disease that forced him to spend a month in a hospital in Vienna, Austria in 2011. In 2013, George Michael suffered a head injury when he fell off his bike.

The last years of his life were tumultuous when George Michael was repeatedly arrested for drug-related crimes.

In the last days of his life, singer Careless Whisper stayed away from the public and was said to be heavily addicted to cocaine.

From now on, every Christmas, every time the song Last Christmas is played, people will remember the sadness of the day the famous singer passed away.

Minh Anh