George Michael: an unreleased film based on footage from his "The Faith Tour" will be released in cinemas

The film had disappeared. George Michael: The Faith Tour, a feature film based on the recordings of the singer's 1988 concerts, will finally be released in theaters. According to Deadline, which broke the news on March 10, the film, directed by the singer's longtime collaborators Andy Morahan and David Austin, is composed of footage shot at the Palais Omnisport Paris Bercy on May 30 and 31, 1988. This film accompanies the release of an 18-track album, including some previously unreleased songs, by the singer who passed away almost ten years ago. The album, produced by George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment will contain previously unreleased recordings by George Michael, as well as those of Wham!, the group he formed in the early 1980s with his friend Andrew Ridgeley. The Faith Tour was the tour George Michael undertook from February to October 1988, in support of his first solo album, Faith, released in 1987. Some dates of this tour were canceled, others postponed, due to George Michael's health problems. The singer was suffering from a throat cyst at the time. The tour ended in July 1989 in Spain, with three rescheduled concerts.

A short teaser

While several audio and video recordings of these concerts exist, notably in Rotterdam in April 1988, Paris, and Madrid, no DVD has ever been released. During these concerts, George Michael performed tracks from the album, including I Want Your Sex, Father Figure, and Faith, as well as Careless Whisper, his first solo song, and covers of Stevie Wonder's Lady Marmalade and Love's in Need of Love Today.

A short teaser for the film was unveiled this Tuesday. The release date has not yet been announced. Andy Morahan directed several music videos for George Michael, including "Father Figure" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (featuring Elton John). He also directed the concert film of his farewell tour, "George Michael: Live in London," in 2009. David Austin manages the estate of the singer, who died on December 25, 2016, at the age of 53. He directed the documentary "George Michael: Freedom," released in 2017. George Michael's songs, and in particular the Wham! hit "Last Christmas," still regularly appear on the music charts. After Wham! disbanded in 1986, he launched his solo career. After Faith, he releasedListen without prejudice(1990), Older(1996), Songs from the last Century (1999) and Patiencein 2004.