By Kirsty Mccormack

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Last year he found himself critically ill in hospital but tonight George Michael proved that he was back to his very best.

The 49-year-old took to the stage at the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony and gave a fantastic performance that the crowd certainly enjoyed.

Singing with a hoard of backing singers, George belted out his well-known hit Faith and appeared to be enjoying the experience thoroughly.

Back to his best: George Michael owns the stage as he performs at the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony

Back to his best: George Michael owns the stage as he performs at the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony

Wearing a pair of jeans, a leather jacket and a large skull buckle belt, the Wham star accompanied his vocals with non-stop dance moves.

He completed his look with a pair of dark sunglasses as he covered the entirety of the stage and took in the crowd.

It was certainly a triumphant return to the UK stage for George with tonight being his first performance since his near fatal bout of pneumonia which forced him to cancel his Symphonica tour late last year.

Hands up! The singer began his performance by singing Freedom

Hands up! The singer began his performance by singing Freedom

Smart guy: The British guy chose to wear a leather jacket, dark jeans and a shiny skull buckle belt

Smart guy: The British guy chose to wear a leather jacket, dark jeans and a shiny skull buckle belt

Loving it! The crowd certainly enjoyed George's singing and dancing

Loving it! The crowd certainly enjoyed George's singing and dancing

Following his near-fatal experience, George penned his latest single, White Light, which he also sang tonight while continuing with his impressive dance moves.

Another impressive performance came from Annie Lennox who stood out at the stadium as she arrived aboard a ship.

Wearing a black and red basque and a trailing netted skirt, the blonde singer completed her look with smokey eye make-up as she sang to the crowd.

Comeback: George performed Freedom as well as his new single White Light

Comeback: George performed Freedom as well as his new single White Light

Different look: Annie Lennox made her way to the centre of the stadium on a large pirate-esque ship

Different look: Annie Lennox made her way to the centre of the stadium on a large pirate-esque ship

Wowing the crowd: The blonde singer wore a black and red basque and heavy eye make-up

Wowing the crowd: The blonde singer wore a black and red basque and heavy eye make-up


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bit awkward

Awesome! Absolutely bloody awesome :):):) #proudtobebritish!

George was EXCELLENT!!!!

Lovely to see him, his voice is as good as ever.

Freedom? Not in England....!

To be honest I thought he was terrible

outstanding performance

Good god DM who does your articles! George sang Freedom as it says in the title , not faith as it says in the editorial! Give me a job I'll do it right! X

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