An English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, Andrew Ridgeley. Andrew Ridgeley is best known for being a member of the massively successful 1980s band Wham! (with George Michael), which was responsible for such successes as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Careless Whisper.” Wham! has sold over 35 million records, and “Make It Big,” released in 1984, was the first album of the 1980s to feature three American #1 songs.
In the UK and the US, that album achieved platinum certification four times over. The albums “Fantastic” and “Music from the Edge of Heaven” were also released by the duo in 1983 and 1986, respectively, and Andrew’s solo album “Son of Albert” came out in 1990. Ridgeley started Bar 92 in England after leaving the music business, and in 2019 he released his autobiography, “Wham! George Michael & Me.”
Andrew Ridgeley Net Worth
Andrew Ridgeley Net Worth is $40 Million currently. In Windlesham, Surrey, England, on January 26, 1963, Andrew John Ridgeley was born. His father, Alberto, is of Italian and Egyptian ancestry, while his mother, Jennifer, is of Scottish ancestry. Alberto previously went by Zacharia, but he later changed it to Ridgeley. Alberto worked for Canon, and Jennifer was a primary school teacher in Bushey Heath.
The Wham! documentary is going to release on Netflix, the news was shared by Andrew on his Twitter account:
I am delighted to bring you the news that WHAM!, the documentary film, is available to stream on @NetflixUK
I hope for many of you, it’ll bring to life a golden era and the carefree joys of youth.
Let me know if you’ve watched it! pic.twitter.com/sBaYmoJGI4
— Andrew Ridgeley (@ajridgeley) July 5, 2023
Drummer Paul, Andrew’s younger brother, has performed on tour with Bananarama. George Michael was a classmate of Ridgeley’s at Bushey Meads School in Bushey, Hertfordshire. When George arrived at the school, Ridgeley took Michael under his wing, and the two played in a number of bands together, including The Executive, before becoming Wham! in 1981.
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Andrew Ridgeley’s Personal Life
In 1990, Andrew Ridgeley started dating Bananarama singer Keren Woodward. From 1990 until their breakup in 2017, they cohabitated in Wadebridge, Cornwall, in a 15th-century barn that had been converted.
According to reports, the pair made up in late 2019. Ridgeley has frequently participated in the Dallaglio Cycle Slam charity cycling ride. The occasion helps Dallaglio Rugby Works, an organization that “uses rugby to transform the aspirations of young people.”
In an effort to enhance his breathing, Andrew underwent surgery in 1984 to straighten his septum after breaking his nose when he was 9 years old. After George Michael’s dying, Ridgeley discussed it, saying, “I had only just sent him a message wishing him a good Christmas when I heard the news of his death on the afternoon of Christmas Day last year.
Even though I had already grieved a lot that day, that night after I had called our friends to tell them the terrible news, the overwhelming, eviscerating sensation of loss tore my legs out from under me, and I broke down sobbing on the deck and on my knees. Nothing could have prepared me for the kind of suffering George’s passing would cause.
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