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On May 21 and 22, the day of and after George Michael’s performance\u00a0on the season finale of “American Idol,” the #1 “Hot Trend<\/a>” on Google was the search for “George Michaels.” The hotness level was “Volcanic<\/a>.”\u00a0 Related search\u00a0phrases\u00a0were george michaels songs, how old is george michaels, george michaels age, george michael, george michaels lyrics, george michael, boy george, george michaels american idol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, “George Michael, American Idol” was “On Fire<\/a>” at #28 on May 21.  Related searches were: george michael, george michael aids, american idol, george michael hiv, george michael news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, “Praying for Time” came in as the #38 trend on May 21, with the “On Fire<\/a>” status. Related searches were praying for time lyrics, george michael, carrie underwood praying for time, george michael praying for time, pray for time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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