made an eye-watering £55,000 per day from beyond the grave in 2023. The Wham! frontman famously died at the age of 53 on Day in 2016, but that hasn’t stopped the star from raking in the cash. According to a coroner’s investigation, the beloved songwriter – who would have turned 61 this week – died after suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.
It’s fair to say he is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, with his sales approximated to be between 100 – 125million records worldwide. The singer’s company Nobby’s Hobbies Holding Limited Account reported a staggering £20million pre-tax profit on a £23.8million turnover.
These figures have taken into account several lucrative projects over the past 12 months which came to an end in 2023. At first glance, the company pocketed £20.6million in publishing income, £2.
5million in record royalties, and an additional £600,000 in sales. In 2022, created a hugely successful documentary about the band Wham! he started in and the film Freedom Uncut. In September of that year, he also reached number two in the music charts after his 1996 album Older was remastered and expanded.
This skyrocketed the record’s already huge sales figures as fans fought to grab a copy online. In December 2023, almost 40 years after the album was first released, George spent more than a month at number one when Wham!’s hit single Last Christmas finally topped the festive charts. Fellow bandmate Andrew R.