Wham! was a British pop music group that rose to fame in 1982. Formed in London, the duo included George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, who drew upon musical influences in funk and soul and styled themselves as peers to the disaffected Generation X youth. Their second studio album Make It Big debut in 1984 and was a global smash hit, topping the charts in both the UK and the United States. MTV fueled the frenzy and brought Wham! to popularity as part of the Second British Invasion with music videos for“Everything She Wants” and“Careless Whisper.”