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George Michael at Philips Arena

Georgia Michael, the English hitmaker making his first North American tour in 17 years, stop at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Thursday night.

On his first North American tour in 17 years, George Michael made a stop at Philips Arena on Thursday night.

George Michael kicked off the glittery high-tech Philips show with 'I'm Your Man.'

George Michael sings 'Fastlove,' a 1996 single that was Michael's last Top 10 song in the U.S. The song rose to No. 1 in Britain.

George Michael has won three Grammys and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

The English singer rose to prominence as part of the duo Wham! formed with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981.

Once the heart-throb of millions of teen girls, George Michael left many of them dazed and confused when he went public in 1998 with news that he is gay. Shortly after that he made fun of it all with the single "Outside" as well as its video.

George Michael began to show his soul power when he teamed up with Stevie Wonder in 1985 on "Love's in Need of Love Today."

George Michael had a hand in introducing the world to today's model-media phenom, Tyra Banks, who was featured in the video for the single "Too Funky" in 1992.

George Michael indicated this will be his last stadium tour. "I don't want to do anything on this scale again. ... No more stadiums," he told USA Today. "I'd like to be the Tony Bennett of my generation."

George Michael showed he still has plenty of moves left during his performance at Philips Arena.

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On his first North American tour in 17 years, George Michael made a stop at Philips Arena on Thursday night.

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