Jack Panos: Facts About George Michael's Father

Jack Panos is the father of singer and songwriter, George Michael born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou. Jack Panos is also known as Kyriacos Panayiotou. His nickname is “Jack”. He was a Greek Cypriot restaurateur who emigrated to England in the 1950s. His famous son, George Michael is best known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance as well as visual presentation. He married Lesley Panayiotou who was an English dancer and fathered George Michael, Yioda Panayiotou, and Melanie Panayiotou.

Jack Panos: Profile Summary

Jack Panos hasn’t disclosed much about himself. Details of his actual age, parents’ identity, educational qualifications, and others are not available. According to sources, he was born in the year 1936 in Patricia, Karpasia, Cyprus. Jack Panos was married to Lesley Angold, born Harrison. Unfortunately, his wife passed away in the year 1997 and was buried at Highgate Cemetery West. She worked as a dancer.

Who Is Jack Panos’ Wife?

Jack Panos married Lesley Panayiotou. She was a former dancer and the mother of the star, George Michael, and his two sisters Yioda and Melanie. She was also called Lesley Angold Panayiotou.

Jack Panos’ partner was born in 1937 at Highgate Cemetery, London, the UK to her parents George James Harrison and Daisy Angold. Jack Panos and Lesley Panayiotou got married in 1958 in Pancras, Middlesex.

Their family and friends were present at their wedding ceremony. Lesley was married at the age of 20 years per some sources. The couple is the parents of George Michael, Yioda Panayiotou, and Melanie Panayiotou.

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Is Jack Panos’ Wife Dead Or Alive?

Sadly, Jack Panos’ wife is dead. Lesley Angold Harrison Panayiotou died on February 26, 1997. She is said to have died of cancer. She died at age 58 in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom. She was laid to rest at Highgate Cemetery West in north London.

Who Is Jack Panos’ Son?

Jack Panos fathered George Michael. His son was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963 in East Finchley, London. George Michael is one of the world’s most popular and successful artists of his generation. George burst onto the music scene in the early 1980s as part of Wham!.

Wham! is a notable English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981 and George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were its members. The duo was one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986.

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George Michael also embarked on a solo career. His first solo single, “Careless Whisper”, reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. He achieved seven number-one singles in the UK and eight number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

He sold over 120 million records worldwide and as a solo artist, he sold more than 80 million records, and sold a further 30 million records with Wham!. His songs ‘A Different Corner’, ‘Praying for Time’, ‘Fastlove’, ‘Faith’, ‘Father Figure’, just to name a few.

Jack Panos’ son George dropped his five studio albums: Faith, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, Older, Songs from the Last Century, and Patience. He released several hits including the live album Symphonica.

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Where Is Jack Panos’ Son Now?

Jack Panos’ son is no more part of the living. He died at his home in Goring-on-Thames in the early hours of Christmas Day morning. He died in the year 2016, at the age of 53 years. He was found dead in bed, by his partner Fadi Fawaz. He died from a dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and a fatty liver attributed to a senior coroner in Oxfordshire. There was a delay in finding out what killed him.

He was buried on March 29, 2017, in a private ceremony. He was laid to rest at Highgate Cemetery in north London, near his mother’s grave and his sister Melanie who also passed away three years later was buried on the other side as well. He was commemorated with a mural in his native borough of Brent, in 2020.

Also, an unofficial memorial garden was made for him outside his old home in Highgate. The site, in a private square that he had owned, was tended to by fans, until its removal in the summer of 2018. He was paid tribute by a lot of people including Elton John who emotionally addressed the audience in Las Vegas on 28 December.

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Singer Adele also paid tribute to her performance of a slowed-down version of “Fastlove” at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017. Coldplay also leads singer Chris Martin to “A Different Corner” at the 2017 Brit Awards. Moreover, George Michael’s close friend, former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell, also released a charity single, “Angels in Chains”, a tribute to him, to raise money for Childline.

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