English singer-songwriter Boy George has recently become the victim of a death hoax.
Besides music, Boy George is also a DJ, fashion designer, mixed media artist, record producer, and photographer. George is perhaps most famous for being the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club.
Culture Club was part of the New Romantic and Sophisti-Pop movement, which took hold of the UK during the late 1970s to early 1980s.
A distinct, flamboyant fashion sense defined the cultural movement, and Boy George, with his extravagant hairstyle, colorful outfits, and androgynous appearance, fit the bill perfectly.
The Culture Club hit the scene in 1982 with their debut album “Kissing to be Clever,” Within a year, they were the biggest things in British pop music due to their aforementioned hits.
He became the face of the budding New Wave scene, but their success wouldn’t last because of his heroin addiction and subsequent heroin possession, which led to his imprisonment and breakup of the band.
Here Are Some Quick Facts About Boy George
| 61 |
| $50 Million |
| Singer, Musician |
| British |
| Pop, New Wave, Soft Rock |
| Vocals, turntables |
| Culture Club |
| 1979 – Present |
Is Boy George Dead Or Still Alive?
Boy George is still alive and continuing his solo career, which has lasted decades longer than the Culture Club.
Following the band’s dissolution in 1986, due in part to the underperformance of the band’s third and fourth albums, Boy George entered treatment for his addiction to heroin and, within a year, released his first solo album, Sold, which was a huge success in Europe and spawned a number 1 hit in the UK with Everything I Own, and other minor hits.
Sadly, because of his drug arrests, George could not enter the United States for a couple of years and would never see success in Ame ica again. George would release eight solo albums, with the latest released in 2013.
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He would also go on to make another band called Jesus Loves You, active from 1989 to 1992, but only released one album called The Mart r Mantras.
The Culture Club would reunite twice- once in 1999 to make Don’t Mind If I Do, and again in 2018, dubbed Boy George & Culture Club, to make an album called Life.
Boy George’s Death Hoax Debunked
News of Boy George’s death spread like wildfire on Twitter seemingly out of nowhere.
Fans clamored to official news sources to find out if the beloved 80’s singer had passed away or not, and luckily, the singer is alive and well.
A factor that helped ease news of the singer’s death spread is that Boy George has been reserved for the last decade, only appearing sporadically here and there in interviews and guest spots on TV.
This can be attributed to an assault, and false imprisonment charge levied against Boy George on December 5, 2008, when the singer was convicted for the April 2007 assault and false imprisonment of Norwegian model and male escort Aud n Carlsen. Carlsen had initially stood for a photography session with George.
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George’s legal team blamed the effects of his long-term drug use as the reason behind his erratic and harmful behavior, which the team has used for many of his crimes, which the court took into consideration and sentenced the singer to be imprisoned for fifteen months.
However, he seemed serious about his remorse for the crime and was given an early release after four months on May 11, 2009, on the condition that he wear an ankle monitor and submit to a curfew for the rest of his sentence.
What Is Boy George’s Real Name? A Look Into His Early Life
Pop singer Boy George’s real name is George Alan O’Dowd, born on June 14, 1961.
George was born at Barnehurst Hospital in Kent, England, and raised in Woolwich. Boy George was the second child among five children born to Jerry O’Dowd and Dinah O’Dowd, both builders.
George came from a working-class Irish Catholic family, his father was of Irish descent while his mother was born in Dublin.
According to the singer, his family history was akin to a sad Irish song, with such instances as his maternal grandmother being placed in an Industrial School, the early 20th-century version of an orphanage, despite being outside the family home, his great uncle being executed by the British, his father being a physically and mentally abusive person, and his youngest brother Gerald being a person with schizophrenia who killed his wife.