Wham!

Summary

Wham! is a musical duo^[1]. Wham! ranks in the top 2% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,977 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Wham! is Young Guns (Go for It)^[3].
• A notable work attributed to Wham! is Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)^[4].
• A notable work attributed to Wham! is Bad Boys^[5].
• Wham!'s instance of is recorded as musical duo^[6].
• Wham!'s genre is pop music^[7].
• Wham!'s genre is new wave^[8].
• Wham!'s genre is blue-eyed soul^[9].
• Wham!'s record label is recorded as Epic Records^[10].
• Wham!'s record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[11].
• Wham!'s discography is recorded as Wham! discography^[12].
• Wham!'s Commons category is recorded as Wham!^[13].
• Wham!'s country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[14].
• Wham! comprises George Michael^[15].
• Wham! comprises Andrew Ridgeley^[16].
• 1981 marks the founding of Wham!^[17].
• Wham!'s location of formation is recorded as Bushey^[18].
• Wham!'s official website is recorded as https://wham.world/^[19].
• Wham!'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wham!^[20].
• Wham!'s topic has template is recorded as Template:Wham!^[21].
• Wham!'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wham!'}^[22].
• Wham!'s different from is recorded as Wham!^[23].
• Wham!'s start of work period is recorded as 1980^[24].
• Wham!'s end of work period is recorded as 1986^[25].
• Wham!'s member category is recorded as Category:Wham! members^[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1981^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1986^[30]

• Genre(s): christmas music, dance-pop, pop, synth-pop^[31]

• Community tags: christmas music, dance-pop, pop, queer, synth-pop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: d570bb31-b9ca-45a4-a2d9-11b186d9c159^[33]

Body

Founding

1981 marks the founding of Wham!^[17]. Wham!'s location of formation is recorded as Bushey^[18].

Identity

Wham!'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wham!'}^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wham! include Whamageddon^[34], a game^[35].

Why It Matters

Wham! ranks in the top 2% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,977 views/month).^[2] Wham! has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Wham! is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Wham! has been cited as an influence by Backstreet Boys^[38], a musical group^[39], founded in 1993^[40] and NSYNC^[41], a boy band^[42], founded in 1995^[43].

Entities named for Wham! include Whamageddon^[34], a game^[35].

FAQs

Who did Wham! influence?

Wham! has been cited as an influence by Backstreet Boys^[38] and NSYNC^[41].