乔治·迈克尔逝世 西方流行乐来华的先驱
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.
英国歌手兼词曲作者、威猛乐队(Wham!)成员乔治•迈克尔(George Michael)周日在英国牛津郡戈林村的家中去世，乔治•迈克尔曾售出数千万张专辑。
He was 53.
享年53岁。
A police statement said: Thames Valley Police were called to a property in Goring-on-Thames shortly before 2 p.m. Christmas Day.
一份警察声明称：圣诞节当日下午两点前，泰晤士河谷警察被呼叫至戈林一处住宅。
Sadly, a 53-year-old man was confirmed deceased at the scene.
很不幸，当场一名53岁的男子被确认死亡。
At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
现阶段死因未明，但没有可疑之处。
Mr Michael’s manager, Michael Lippman, told The Hollywood Reporter that Mr Michael had died of heart failure in bed, lying peacefully.
迈克尔的经纪人，迈克尔•李普曼(Michael Lippman)告诉《好莱坞报道》(Hollywood Reporter)称迈克尔平静地躺在床上，因心脏衰竭去世。
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.
他的发言人在一则声明中表示，带着深切的悲伤，在此证实我们备受爱戴的儿子、兄弟和朋友于圣诞节期间在家中平静地离世。
The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time.
在这个艰难和令人伤感的时候，他的家人希望大家能够尊重他们的隐私，
There will be no further comment at this stage.
目前不予其他置评。
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!,
迈克尔是上世纪八、九十年代流行乐世界耀眼的明星，最初是作为俊俏、满面笑容的青少年流行偶像，在威猛乐队时期的作品大多为《Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go》这样的轻松愉快的歌曲。
then arriving as a grown-up pop sex symbol with his 1987 album Faith.
但他后期成长为流行乐坛性感偶像，于1987年推出专辑《Faith》（信仰）。
I never minded being thought of as a pop star, Mr Michael told GQ in 2004.
我不介意别人当我是流行歌星，迈克尔2004年接受《GQ》采访时说。
People have always thought I wanted to be seen as a serious musician, but I didn’t,
人们总是认为我希望被当作一个严肃音乐人看待，但我不希望那样。
I just wanted people to know that I was absolutely serious about pop music.
我只想让人们知道，我对流行音乐严肃极了。
