Singer-songwriter George Michael dead at 53

He was 53. A police statement said: "Thames Valley Police were called to a property in Goring-on-Thames shortly before 2 p.m. Christmas Day. Sadly, a 53-year-old man was confirmed deceased at the scene. At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious."Michael's manager, Michael Lippman, told The Hollywood Reporter that he had died of heart failure "in bed, lying peacefully.""It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period," his publicist Connie Filippello said in a statement.