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David Austin (singer)
David Austin (born David Mortimer[1]) is a British singer and songwriter, who released the single "Turn to Gold", co-written with George Michael in 1984. It reached No. 68 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The single featured backing vocals from Michael, who called Austin his best friend in the documentary film, A Different Story. His follow-up single, "This Boy Loves the Sun", was released in the late summer of 1984[3] but did not chart.[4] A third single, "Love While You Can" was released only in Japan. This also featured uncredited vocals by Michael.[5] Formerly busking partners,[6] Austin and Michael's joint work included the download-only single "John and Elvis Are Dead", their biggest hit "You Have Been Loved" and "Look at Your Hands" from the album Faith. "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" was a Christmas single released by Michael and Austin together on 14 December 2009. He appears as a guitarist in Wham!'s video for the song "The Edge of Heaven". References
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