the World lost a great musician when George Michael died 25. december 2016. And exactly three years later the family was hit by yet another great sorrow.
25. december in the year of the dead singer’s sister Melanie Panayiotou at the age of 55 years.
It writes several English media – including Sky News.
– We can confirm that Melanie tragically sudden death. We ask that the family’s privacy be respected at this sad time. There are no further comments, confirms the lawyer John Reid, who now manages the George Michaels musikfirmaer, to the media.
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Melanie Panayiotou, who worked as a hairdresser, was close to George Michael until his brother died three years ago.
She was found by her older sister Yioda, who called an ambulance, who could see that Melanie Panayiotou was dead.
Melanie (th.) together with the singer Pepsi Demarque in 2005. Photo: Chapman/Shutterstock
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a Few days before his death sent Melanie Panayiotou, along with the rest of the family a message out on George Michael’s website, in the occasion of årsdagens of his death again approached.
‘We will forget the bad and enjoy the good as much as we can in the coming year. 2019 has been difficult and hard for Georges hard-working team,’ wrote the family among other things in the message.
‘We remain – as always – as positive as possible, for it is, as Yog (George Michael’s nickname, red.) would have liked for all, and we hope for a peaceful 2020 (wow, 2020!) When you grow up with the Yog, it seemed so far away, but here we are – it is the future.’
It’s not been announced what Melanie Panayiotou died of. But the police inform Sky News that they do not see death as suspicious.
