Michael Joseph Jackson was born on the 29th of August 1958 in
Gary, Indiana. His mother, Katherine Esther Scruse, and his father, Joseph Walter
"Joe" Jackson.
He was the 7th of nine children. (brothers: Sigmund "Jackie", Toriano "Tito", Jermaine, Marlon, Steven "Randy", and sisters Rebbie, Janet and La-Toya Jackson.
Michael Jackson began his musical career at the age
of 5 as the lead singer of the Jackson 5 who formed in 1964. He
was an American recording artist,
entertainer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop,
Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His
contribution to music, dance and fashion, along with a much publicized personal
life, made him a global figure in popular culture
for over four decades.
In these early years the Jackson 5, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and
lead singer Michael played local clubs and bars in Gary Indiana and moving
further afield as there talents grew and they could compete in bigger
competitions. And he began his solo career in 1971.
Through stage
performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of dance
techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound
and vocal style have influenced numerous hip hop,
pop,
contemporary R&B and rock
artists.
In 1968 the Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers discovered the
Jackson five and from there they got an audition for Berry Gordy of Motown
Records. The Jackson 5 signed for Motown and moved to California. Their first 4
singles, "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You
Save", and "I'll Be There" all made US No1 hits. The Jackson 5
recorded 14 albums and Michael recorded 4 solo albums with Motown.
The Jackson 5 stayed with Motown until 1976, wanting more
artistic freedom they felt they had to move on and signed up with Epic. The
group name Jackson 5 had to be changed as it was owned by Motown, so they
reverted to The Jacksons as they had be known in the early days. Brother
Jermaine married Berry Gordy's daughter and stayed with Motown. Youngest
brother Randy joined in his place. The Jacksons had a number of hit records and
in total made 6 albums between the years of 1976 and 1984.
In 1982 Michael Jackson released the world's largest selling
album of all time, 'Thriller'. This album produced 7 hit singles, breaking yet again more
records, and went on to sell over 50 million copies worldwide.
Michael was keen to use music video or short films as he
called them to promote his singles from the album. He worked with the best
directors and producers, using the latest technology and special effects for
the hit song 'Billie Jean' The short film 'Thriller' used the latest make-up
artists technology combined with fantastic dancing and choreography, to produce
a 14 minutes video, with a start, a middle and an ending. So successful was
this video that 'The Making Of Michael Jackson's Thriller' became the world's
largest selling home video combined with soaring album sales. In 1983 Michael
performed the now legendary moonwalk for the first time on the 'Motown 25
years' anniversary show. This performance alone set Michael undoubtable into
the realm of a superstar.
In 1984 Michael won a record breaking 8 Grammy awards in one
night. The awards were for his work on the 'Thriller' album and his work on the
narrative for the 'ET Storybook'. On December 9th 1984 at the last concert of
the Jackson's Victory Tour, Michael announced he was splitting from the group
and going solo.
In 1987 Michael released his much awaited third solo album,
titled 'Bad', and lauched his record breaking first solo world tour.
1988, Michael wrote his first autobiography, Moonwalk, talking for the first
time on his childhood and his career. At the end of the 1980s Michael was named
'Artist Of The Decade' for his success off of his 'Thriller' and 'Bad' albums.
In 1991 Michael signed with Sony Music the largest ever
recording contract and released his fourth solo album, 'Dangerous'. He toured world again in 1992,
taking his concerts to countries that had never before been visited by a
pop/rock artist. Also Michael founded the 'Heal the World Foundation' to help improve the lives of
children across the world
In 1993, he was accused of child
sexual abuse, but the case was settled and no formal
charges were brought. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted
of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury
ruled him not guilty on all counts.
In 1994 Michael married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock
legend Elvis Presley. The marriage only lasted for 19 months, as they divorced
in 1996. In 1995 saw Michael release a fifth solo album, 'HIStory', which was a double album, first
half new material and second half half greatest hits. Michael toured again over
a legs covering a 2 year period. In between legs of the tour on November 14th
1996, Michael married for his second time to Debbie Rowe who was a nurse that
Michael had met in the treatment of his skin pigment disorder. Together they
had their first child Prince Michael Joseph Jackson was born on February 13
1997 and a daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson born on April 3rd 1998.
In 1997 Michael released the remix album 'Blood On The Dance Floor' which also contained 5 new song
linked with a 38min film "Ghosts". This film Michael played 5 roles
using the latest special effects and make up artistry, combined with his dance
and music.
In September, 2001 Michael celebrated his 30th anniversary
as a solo artist with two concerts to be held in New York, USA. Many artists
such as Whitney Houston, Usher, Destinys Child, Shaggy and many more performed
there own and Michael Jacksons past songs. Michael then reunited with all of
his brothers and performed there biggest hits. Michael then went onto perform
solo some of his biggest hits.
In October 2001 Michael released the album 'Invincible' releasing only 2 singles including
the big hit "You Rock My World". Shortly after the albums release
there were rumours of a rift with Sony Music and a clear lack of promotion of
the album. The second single "Cry" was released with a very poor
music video which did not feature Michael and no other singles were released.
In November 2003 a new single "One More Chance" was released as a
single and was also a track on new compilation album "Number Ones".
In March 2009, Michael announced a shock comeback tour at
the O2 Arena in London to start in July 2009, finally for 10 dates but the
total grew to a sold out 50 dates with over 750,000 tickets sold. All sold
tickets sold out within minutes of being released.
On June 25th 2009 Michael Jackson died suddenly of a
reported cardiac arrest. He was 50 years old. Before his
death, Jackson had reportedly been administered drugs such as propofol
and lorazepam.
The Los Angeles County Coroner
declared his death a homicide,
and his personal physician pleaded
not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter.
Jackson's death
triggered a global outpouring of grief, and as many as a billion people around
the world may have watched his public memorial service on
live television. In March 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a US$250 million deal with Jackson's estate
to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017, and to release
seven posthumous albums over the decade following his death.
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