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Shirley Holliman was the fourth child of five, born to Arthur and Margaret Holliman and raised on a council estate in Bushey, near Watford, Hertfordshire. [1] Holliman intended to train as a horse riding instructor, [2] but after she developed hay fever at the age of 18 and with nothing else to do, her then-boyfriend Andrew Ridgeley suggested she come and dance while he and his friend George ...
Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) [1] is an English musician, best known for his work in the 1980s in the musical duo Wham! consisting of Ridgeley and George Michael. Associated with the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US, [ 2 ] they were one of the most successful pop acts during the 1980s, selling more than 30 million ...
Andrew Ridgeley has admitted he “regrets” wearing tiny shorts alongside his Wham! bandmate George Michael in the 1984 video for their pop hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”. The 60-year-old ...
Ridgeley would frequently run into Mark Dean from Innervision Records at the Three Crowns Public House in Bushey Heath Hertfordshire, and hand him the band's demo tape. [12] In February 1982, Dean met with Michael and Ridgeley and offered them a recording deal. "I'm going to offer Wham! a deal with my new label Innervision," Dean said.
A new Netflix doc delves into the meteoric, athleisure-wearing careers of Andrew Ridgeley and the late George Michael, better known as '80s pop stars Wham!
Andrew Ridgeley is speaking about his longtime friend and Wham! bandmate George Michael as Netflix drops a new documentary about the successful ’80s pop duo.
Andrew Ridgeley believes George Michael would have loved to see the lasting impression "Last Christmas" has left.. In a recent interview with Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast, the musician — one ...
On Top of the Pops, Michael mimed the vocals to his Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley, who acted the part of the teenage bridegroom-in-waiting. They were flanked by backing singers Dee C Lee and Shirlie Holliman. The original recording does not feature the voices of Lee or Holliman but that of American backing singer Lynda Hayes. [4] [5]