George Michael was still technically in Wham! when he first went solo. That came on a 1984 single with a perplexing sax solo.

Remember When George Michael Went Solo in 1984, Two Years Before Wham! Broke Up?

USA Today: 'The Life of a Showgirl' songwriters revealed. Some Swifties ask 'Who is George Michael?'

Swifties have left George Michael hanging on like a yo-yo over his posthumous work on "The Life of a Showgirl." The late singer and former "Wham!" frontman is credited as a songwriter on "Father ...

'The Life of a Showgirl' songwriters revealed. Some Swifties ask 'Who is George Michael?'

Yahoo: George Michael’s Estate Responds to His Credit on Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘Father Figure’

George Michael’s Estate Responds to His Credit on Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘Father Figure’

MSN: George Michael Estate Thanks Taylor Swift for Incorporating ‘Father Figure' into ‘The Life of a Showgirl': ‘We Had No Hesitation in Agreeing to This'

The George Michael estate thanked Taylor Swift on Thursday for interpolating the English record producer's 1987 hit "Father Figure" into her highly anticipated 12th studio album, "The Life of a ...

George Michael Estate Thanks Taylor Swift for Incorporating ‘Father Figure' into ‘The Life of a Showgirl': ‘We Had No Hesitation in Agreeing to This'

The Hollywood Reporter: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ to Feature an “Interpolation” of George Michael’s ‘Father Figure’

“When we heard the track we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists and we know George would have felt the same,” they said in a statement. By McKinley Franklin ...