喬治·邁克爾逝世 西方流行樂來華的先驅
George Michael, the creamy-voiced English songwriter who sold tens of millions of albums as a member of the duo Wham! and on his own, was found dead on Sunday at his home in Goring in Oxfordshire, England.
英國歌手兼詞曲作者、威猛樂隊(Wham!)成員喬治•邁克爾(George Michael)週日在英國牛津郡戈林村的家中去世，喬治•邁克爾曾售出數千萬張專輯。
He was 53.
享年53歲。
A police statement said: Thames Valley Police were called to a property in Goring-on-Thames shortly before 2 p.m. Christmas Day.
一份警察聲明稱：聖誕節當日下午兩點前，泰晤士河谷警察被呼叫至戈林一處住宅。
Sadly, a 53-year-old man was confirmed deceased at the scene.
很不幸，當場一名53歲的男子被確認死亡。
At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
現階段死因未明，但沒有可疑之處。
Mr Michael’s manager, Michael Lippman, told The Hollywood Reporter that Mr Michael had died of heart failure in bed, lying peacefully.
邁克爾的經紀人，邁克爾•李普曼(Michael Lippman)告訴《好萊塢報道》(Hollywood Reporter)稱邁克爾平靜地躺在牀上，因心臟衰竭去世。
It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period, his publicist Connie Filippello said in a statement.
他的發言人在一則聲明中表示，帶着深切的悲傷，在此證實我們備受愛戴的兒子、兄弟和朋友于聖誕節期間在家中平靜地離世。
The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time.
在這個艱難和令人傷感的時候，他的家人希望大家能夠尊重他們的隱私，
There will be no further comment at this stage.
目前不予其他置評。
Mr Michael was one of pop’s reigning stars in the 1980s and ’90s — first as a handsome, smiling teen-pop idol making lighthearted singles like Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go with Wham!,
邁克爾是上世紀八、九十年代流行樂世界耀眼的明星，最初是作爲俊俏、滿面笑容的青少年流行偶像，在威猛樂隊時期的作品大多爲《Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go》這樣的輕鬆愉快的歌曲。
then arriving as a grown-up pop sex symbol with his 1987 album Faith.
但他後期成長爲流行樂壇性感偶像，於1987年推出專輯《Faith》（信仰）。
I never minded being thought of as a pop star, Mr Michael told GQ in 2004.
我不介意別人當我是流行歌星，邁克爾2004年接受《GQ》採訪時說。
People have always thought I wanted to be seen as a serious musician, but I didn’t,
人們總是認爲我希望被當作一個嚴肅音樂人看待，但我不希望那樣。
I just wanted people to know that I was absolutely serious about pop music.
我只想讓人們知道，我對流行音樂嚴肅極了。
