"Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away, this year, to save me from tears, I'll give it someone special".

Everyone is familiar with this song and everyone knows the legendary singer of this song, "George Michael" but unfortunately he couldn't celebrate last year's Christmas as he passed away peacefully in his home on Christmas Eve, 2016.  

George had an adventurous life, involving massive success, a tragic love story, his confession of being gay, a death in the family and so on.

However, the most tragic moments of his life were the last days spent with his first lover, Anselmo Feleppa.

Anselmo Feleppa: True love of George Michael

Struggling with his confusing sexuality, George Michael had not felt the amazing feelings of love until he met the handsome Brazillian designer, Anselmo Feleppa.

George told People.com that he spotted Anselmo among the crowds when he was performing on stage during one of his concerts.

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Soon after that George at the age of 27, met Anselmo backstage and they fell for each other deep and hard, instantly in 1993.

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He also told the sources: "“It’s very hard to be proud of your sexuality when it hasn’t given you any joy, but once you have found somebody you really love it’s not so tough and Anselmo was the one who really showed me how to live and relax and enjoy my life."

Anselmo was George Michael's greatest love which unfortunately could not promise a happy ending.

Feleppa died due to AIDS

After secretly dating for six months, Feleppa went back to Brazil where he was diagnosed with HIV positive. This tragic news shattered the "Careless Whisper" hit-maker, George.

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He told that he could not even share this painful experience with his family as they didn't even know about his sexuality.

Eventually, Anselmo's health condition worsen and he got terminally ill and later died from AID's related brain hemorrhage.

Feleppa’s death caused Michael to suffer in an emotional turmoil causing him enter a state of depression, which he described as “a deep black hole.”

To tribute his lost lover, George Michael wrote the number one single "Jesus To a Child" which was a big hit.

Mirro.co.uk reported that George Michael stated that the never wanted to feel that depth of emotion as it was so painful and he wanted Anselmo in heaven to be proud of the album "Older" which was released in 1996.

Source: Mirror.co.uk

Tragic Death of George Michael

After moving on from the heart-rending demise of his mother and his lover, Anselmo, George had finally moved on with his life. Living a secret life hiding his sexuality, all through his teenage, caught in

Living a secret life hiding his sexuality, all through his teenage, caught in drugs and public sexual act scandals, George's life tells one hell of a story.

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This legendary singer died peacefully at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire at the age of 53. He was in a relationship with his partner Fadi Fawaz who first found out that George was no more when he tried to wake him up on the cold Christmas Eve's morning.

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The exact cause of death has not been revealed yet but according to his manager Michael Lippman, George died due to "heart failure".

Here's a video of George Michael performing live on one of the episodes of American Idol

The death of this soulful singer has left the entire world mourning and many celebs paid tribute to the talented singer.

Well, we too with heavy heart wish his soul to rest in peace and although he's not physically present, his soulful songs will always remind us of him.

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