Michael's Favourites
In 1999 a radio station asked celebrities for their favourite songs.
At that time Michael listed the following ten (in no particular order)!
- Ricky Martin - Livin' la vida loca
One of Cathy's favourites then
- Tom Jones - Delilah
- Bette Midler - Stay with me lonely
Most amazing live performance
- Abba - The winner takes it all
Chucked by girl-friend, he thought they'd sing it only for him!
- Carly Simon - Nobody does it better
Best Bond-movie - "The spy who loved me"
- Les Misérables - One day more
First big break, includes good and bad memories
- John Farnham - You're the voice
Best Rock vocal performance on a recording!
- Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher man
He just loves her voice
- Garth Brooks - If tomorrow never comes
Cathy and Michael's song, whilst he was performing on Broadway in 1990
- Barbra Streisand - The way we were
The first piece of music he ever bought!
Following is a list of Michael's favourite things. Some are taken from the Fan Club fact sheet (with kind permission of
Gill and Maureen from the Fan Club), others were taken from interviews.
Colour |
blue |
Food |
Sushi |
Least favourite food |
Roast Pork |
Drink |
Sea Breeze (cocktail made of vodka and cranberry juice), Single Malt |
Least favourite Drink |
Tequila |
Song |
River by Joni Mitchell |
Musicals |
Les Mis, Gypsy, Blood Brothers, West Side Story |
TV programme |
Coronation Street, Eastenders (and taken from an interview: Emmerdale), Big Brother, Pop Idol |
Singer |
Uncle Tom. Regarding interviews and his song-choice among his all-time favourite singers are Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Brian Kennedy. |
Car |
Benton, Astin Martin DB7 |
Favourite Charity |
Research into Ovarian Cancer (ROC)
Prince's Trust
Terrence Higgins Trust
Save the Children |
Clothes |
Gap, Gucci, Donna Karan, Armani |
Hobbies |
collecting graphic novels, collecting Single Malt, country-walking (all taken from his Who is Who entry), Sleeping, driving, partying |
Pets |
Tibetan Terriers Freddie and Ollie |
After Shave |
Joe Malone, Donna Karan, CK Be, Gucci Envy |
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