{"id":29999,"date":"2021-11-23T16:59:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=29999"},"modified":"2021-11-23T16:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:59:35","slug":"abc-news-superstar-series-chronicles-life-and-career-of-legendary-pop-star-george-michael-one-of-the-most-successful-artists-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/23\/abc-news-superstar-series-chronicles-life-and-career-of-legendary-pop-star-george-michael-one-of-the-most-successful-artists-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News&#8217; &#8220;Superstar&#8221; Series Chronicles Life and Career of Legendary Pop Star George Michael, One of the Most Successful Artists of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30000\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/George-Michael.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1312\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/George-Michael.webp 1312w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/George-Michael-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/George-Michael-1024x761.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/George-Michael-768x571.webp 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/George-Michael-750x557.webp 750w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/George-Michael-1140x847.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" \/>&#8216;<strong><em>Superstar: George Michael<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; Airs Tuesday, November 30, @ 10PM EST, on ABC<br \/>\nABC News&#8217; &#8220;<em>Superstar<\/em>&#8221; series will chronicle the life and career of legendary pop star George Michael and paint a portrait of one of the most successful artists of all time, who sold over 100 million records worldwide. &#8220;<em>Superstar: George Michael<\/em>&#8221; reports on how he reinvented himself from a teenage heartthrob in Wham!, to a global superstar with his solo album &#8220;Faith,&#8221; and later to groundbreaking artist boldly paving a path for future stars. 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