David Austin (singer)
Introduction '''David Austin''' (born '''David Mortimer''') 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. 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 but did not chart.A third single, "Love While You Can" was released only in Japan. This also featured uncredited vocals by Michael.Formerly busking partners, 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".
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