Jack Panos, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, is the father of singer and composer George Michael. Kyriacos Panayiotou is another name for Jack Panos.
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Quick Facts
| Name | Jack Panos |
| Famous as | George Michael’s father |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1936 |
| Spouse | Lesley Panayiotou |
| Children | George Michael, Yioda Panayiotou, Melanie Panayiotou |
| Occupation | Restauranter |
Jack Panos Age & Early Life
Kyriacos Panayiotou is also known by the name Jack Panos, with “Jack” being his nickname. He arrived in England in the 1950s as a Greek Cypriot restaurateur. His full name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou. Growing up, he lived in England with his parents and siblings, belonging to the white ethnicity and practicing Christianity.
In terms of education, Jack Panos attended a local High School for his schooling. Details about his higher education are currently undisclosed.
Jack Panos Height & Weight
Jack Panos’s height and weight are unknown; He has lovely warm brown eyes and Black locks. There is no information on his chest-waist-hip measurements, dress size, shoe size, biceps, etc.
Jack Panos’s Net Worth
How much is Jack Panos’s net worth? The net worth of Jack is unknown. On the other hand, his wealthy son George Michaels is estimated to be worth $200 million as of February 2024.
Career(George Michael)
Michael launched his solo career with the release of “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” in early 1987, a duet with the legendary Aretha Franklin. This collaboration was a dream come true for Michael, allowing him to perform alongside one of his favorite artists. Upon its release, the song swiftly rose to the top of both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.
This marked Michael’s third consecutive solo number one hit in the UK, following 1984’s Careless Whisper” (originally from the Wham! album “Make It Big”) and 1986’s “A Different Corner.
Notably, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” was also the first song Michael had performed as a solo artist that he did not write himself. The co-writer, Simon Climie, was relatively unknown at the time but later gained fame as a musician with the band Climie Fisher in 1988.
The duet earned Michael and Aretha Franklin a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Performance – Duo or Group with Vocal, solidifying its status as a memorable and successful collaboration.
Jack Panos Wife & Marriage
Jack Panos’s wife is Lesley Panayiotou. Lesley, formerly known as Lesley Angold Panayiotou, was a former dancer and the mother of George Michael and his sisters, Yioda and Melanie.
Born in 1937 in Highgate Cemetery, London, UK, Lesley was the daughter of George James Harrison and Daisy Angold. Jack Panos and Lesley Panayiotou tied the knot in Pancras, Middlesex, in 1958.
