Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work in the 1980s as a member of the musical duo Wham!.\n', '

Ridgeley was born in Windlesham, Surrey, England. His parents are 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 and Egyptian descents. Ridgeley grew up in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and attended Bushey Meads School. His mother was a schoolteacher at Bushey Heath Primary School and his father worked for Canon. When George Michael was enrolled at the school, Ridgeley volunteered to take him under his wing.\n', '

After years of playing in various music groups, the most notable being the Executive, Michael and Ridgeley formed Wham! They then approached various record labels with a homemade tape (which took 10 minutes to record in Ridgeley\'s living room) and signed with Innervision Records. The band left Innervision after the first album and signed with CBS.\n', '

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