Michael was lead vocalist and primary songwriter and played keyboards, while Ridgeley played guitar and performed backing vocals. Career Īfter years of playing in various music groups, most notably The Executive, Michael and Ridgeley formed the duo Wham! in 1981. When George Michael enrolled at school, Ridgeley volunteered to take him under his wing. His mother was a schoolteacher at Bushey Heath Primary School while his father worked for Canon. Ridgeley grew up in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and attended Bushey Meads School. Ridgeley was born in Windlesham, Surrey, England, to parents Jennifer John (née Dunlop) and Alberto Mario Zacharia (who later changed his surname to Ridgeley) his mother is Scottish and his father is of Italian/Egyptian descent.
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