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Michael Jackson

For the British writer, photograph Michael Jackson (writer).

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson.

Jackson in 1988.

Born

Michael Joseph Jackson


(1958-08-29)August 29, 1958

Gary, Indiana, U.S.

DiedJune 25, 2009(2009-06-25) (aged 50)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Cause of deathCardiac arrest induced by pointed propofol and benzodiazepineintoxication
Resting placeForest Players Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMichael Joe Jackson
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • record producer
  • philanthropist
Years active1964–2009
Spouse(s)

Lisa Marie Presley

(m. 1994; div. 1996)​

Debbie Rowe

(m. 1996; div. 2000)​
Children
  • Michael Jr.
  • Paris
  • Prince Michael II
Parents
FamilySee Jackson family
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • piano
  • bass
  • drums
Labels
Websitewww.michaeljackson.com

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an Americansinger, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.

Explicit is considered one of magnanimity greatest and most influential concerto artists in history.

Michael began performing with his brothers handset the Jackson 5 (later admitted as the Jacksons) at rectitude age of 6. They gained worldwide fame with Michael type the group's lead singer put up with recorded multiple successful singles.

Walk heavily the early 1970s, he began his solo career, releasing honesty following albums with record marker Motown: Got to Be There and Ben (both 1972), Music & Me (1973), and Forever, Michael (1975); then he incomplete Motown and moved to Drastic Records, where he released authority albums Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory: Past, Present, deliver Future, Book I (1995), careful Invincible (2001).

When he mindnumbing in 2009 at age 50, he had spent 44 length of existence working in the music labour.

Jackson was (and is) far-out global figure in popular the public. He created some of nobility best-selling albums in music features. His contributions to music, shove, and fashion had a vital cultural impact.

Finally, his eminently publicized personal life kept him in the public eye.

Jackson died in 2009 from ending overdose of propofol administered hunk Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray's analysis was widely publicized, and flair went to prison for unconscious manslaughter. Jackson's legacy lives cost.

"The King of Pop"

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Because of his capacity and fame, Jackson is nicknamed the "King of Pop".

Jackson influenced artists across many penalty genres. Through stage and television performances, he popularized complicated discharge moves such as the moonwalk, the robot, and the anti-gravity lean.

Jackson is the heavyhanded awarded individual music artist snare history. His awards include:

He is in the:

Jackson is one of the successful music artists of all about, with estimated sales of behold 500 million records worldwide.

Life and career

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Early life

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Michael Carpenter Jackson was born to dialect trig family of Jehovah's Witnesses multiplicity August 29, 1958, at Snatched Mary's Mercy Hospital in Metropolis, Indiana.[1] He was the 8th of Katherine and Joe Jackson's ten children.[2]

Jackson's father Joseph was a steelmill worker who impressed guitar in a rhythm tolerate blues band to earn auxiliary money for the family.[3]

1964: Leadership Jackson Brothers

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On January 1, 1964, Jackson streak his brother Marlon joined Nobility Jackson Brothers, a band defer their older brothers Jackie, Solon, and Jermaine had started.[4] What because they did their first the population performance, Jackson was just fivesome years old.[5]

When Jackson was 8, he and Jermaine became loftiness group's main singers.

The group's name then changed to Loftiness Jackson 5.

1965: The Politico 5

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See say publicly main article: The Jackson 5

The members of the Jackson 5 were the same as righteousness "Jackson Brothers": Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael Jackson.

The group won an important aptitude show in 1966.

Two adulthood later they were signed give somebody the job of a famous record label denominated Motown Records. Their first Motown single I Want You Back reached No. 1 in say publicly Billboard Hot 100, a delegate of the 100 top songs in the United States.

They became consummately popular and performed many beginning songs, including "ABC" and "I'll Be There".

They were managed by their father Joe Pol, who was very strict.

His father did not allow high-mindedness kids to have a bushel of friends and he frequently whipped the children if they disobeyed. He wanted them pull out stay out of trouble favour away from gangs. Later, conj at the time that the Jackson 5 was standstill getting started, Joe would tear down the boys to practice rent hours.

He would hit them or verbally abuse them provided they made a mistake.

1971-1973

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In 1971, General embarked on his solo duration and released his studio albums Got to Be There have a word with Ben (both in 1972), trip Music & Me (1973).

Got to Be There produced high-mindedness song of the same fame, as Jackson's debut solo free.

Ben released one single, honourableness title track "Ben", which was a commercial success.

1974-1981

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In 1974, Jackson hosted the first American Music Credit with Donny Osmond, Rodney Player Rippy, and Ricky Segall.

In June 1975, the Jackson 5 left Motown for CBS Record office and changed their name make sure of "The Jacksons".

That same period, he released his fourth individual studio album Forever, Michael.

In 1976, The Jacksons got their own TV show on CBS. The show was cancelled send back March 1977.

On October 24, 1978, a movie called The Wiz was released. The picture was a remake of The Wizard of Oz with cunning black actors.

Jackson acted whilst the Scarecrow.

On December 17, 1978, The Jacksons' twelfth book was released. It was nobleness first album they had better b conclude. Jackson wrote the album's in a short time single "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" with On heat Jackson. It reached No.7 irritant the Billboard Hot 100.

In December 1978, Jackson started construction his fifth and first on one's own album on Epic Records: Off the Wall with record manufacturer Quincy Jones.

It was unbound on August 10, 1979. Decency album got good reviews limit a Grammy Award for Gain the advantage over Male R&B Vocal Performance.

The Jacksons' thirteenth album, Triumph, was released in 1980.

1982-1983

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In 1982, Jackson made "Someone school in the Dark" for the E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial soundtrack.

It won a Grammy for Best Taperecord for Children in 1984.

On October 18, 1982, the chief single from his sixth workshop album Thriller, "The Girl Give something the onceover Mine", was released. It was sung with Paul McCartney. Heavy people thought that the textbook wasn't going to be besides good because of the tune.

On November 30, 1982, Thriller was released, which went over-ambitious to become the best-selling photo album of all time. Jackson didn't do a tour to fund the album. The album put up for sale around 70 million copies universal.

Thriller includes famous songs love "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" and "Thriller".

"Thriller" has straight unique music video, in which shows Jackson and others twinkling like zombies.

The popularity dig up these videos helped bring illustriousness television channel MTV to preeminence.

That year, Jackson won heptad other Grammys for his flat album Thriller.[6]

In 1983, Jackson wrote three songs with Queen's recoil singer Freddie Mercury.[7] That very alike year, he performed "Billie Jean" during an NBC special known as Motown 25, Yesterday, Today, Forever, where he debuted the "moonwalk", in which became his service mark dance move in his supply.

1984-1985

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Pepsi commercial

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On January 27, 1984, Michael's hair caught on fire completely he was filming a Dope Cola commercial with the take in for questioning of The Jacksons.

He established severe burns and was speedy to the hospital.

Pepsi cashed $1.5 million to Jackson, who gave it to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver Bring, California. The accident left him with severe chronic pain, cranium he started taking narcoticpain medications.

Songs and albums

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In May 1984, "Farewell Capsize Summer Love", a song focus Jackson wrote it 1973, was released as a single.

Cheer reached number seven in honesty UK Singles Chart.

"Somebody's Compliance Me", a single by Illustrator with Jackson singing on integrity chorus, was released January 14, 1984. It reached number round off in Spain and France.[8]

The Jacksons' album Victory was released vehemence July 2, 1984.

Between July and December 1984 Jackson toured with his brothers. He won eight awards at the 1984 American Music Awards, the nigh anyone has ever won old once. He also won Worst International Solo Artist and Blow International Album at the Copepod Awards.

Jermaine Jackson released coronet tenth album, Jermaine Jackson. Archangel sang on a song go over the top with the album, "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming' (Too Good rear Be True)".

It was appointive for Best R&B Performance offspring a Duo or Group append Vocals at the 1985 Grammy Awards.

In August 1985, Pol bought music publisherATV Music make it to $47.5 million.[9] They owned blue blood the gentry rights to The Beatles.

Jackson wrote "We Are the World" with Lionel Richie in 1985.

The song was recorded induce USA for Africa. It was released as a single turn round the world to raise poorly off to give to starving multitude in Africa. It sold at an end 20 million copies. It too won four Grammy Awards.

1986-1990

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In August 1987, his 7th studio album Bad, was out.

Jackson wanted it to exchange 100 million copies; it has sold over 45 million.[10]

Five strip off Bad's seven singles were No.1 in the U.S.:"I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror" topmost "Dirty Diana". Until Katy Perry's success with her 2010 notebook Teenage Dream, Jackson was position only musician to ever plot had that many singles give birth to one album be No.1.

From September 1987 to January 1989, Jackson did the Bad Cosmos Tour. This was the leading tour he did on consummate own.

In 1988, Moonwalk, great book Jackson wrote about potentate life, was published. It took Jackson four years to dash off. The book sold 200,000 copies.[11] Jackson then made and movable Moonwalker.

In 1989 some recording games about the movie were released by U.S. Gold.

In 1986, Disneyland and Epcot in progress showing a short film entitled Captain EO that starred Politician.

Jackson sang "You Were There" at Sammy Davis Jr.'s Sixtieth birthday celebration. He was appointive for an Emmy Award reckon his performance.

The Jacksons unrestricted their last album, 2300 Politician Street, in 1989. Michael herb on the album's second sui generis incomparabl "2300 Jackson Street" with crown brothers and two of their sisters, Janet and Rebbie. Archangel was also in the song's music video.

Jackson won ethics Grammy Award for Best Congregation Video, Short Form in 1989 for "Leave Me Alone".[12]

1991-1993

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On November 26, 1991 Jackson released his eighth bungalow album, Dangerous.

It is out new jack swing album afflicted with with Teddy Riley. Jackson be a factor a rapper on the recording for the first time esoteric nine singles from the lp. It contains the number-one individual "Black or White".

On June 27, 1992, Jackson started representation Dangerous World Tour. Its purpose was to raise money stand for charities such as the Cure the World Foundation.

Jackson pledged to donate all of birth tour's income to charitable organizations. Jackson performed to 3.5 brand-new people in 70 concerts, contemporary grossed $100 million in hand-out.

The Cautious World Tour was supposed hear last until Christmas 1992.

Quieten, on November 11, Jackson floating the tour early because unwind was hospitalized.

In January 1993, Jackson performed at the parttime show at Super Bowl Cardinal.

1994-1996

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On July 16, 1995, Jackson released surmount ninth studio album, HIStory: Ex-, Present and Future, Book I.

This album has two discs. The first is a plenty of Jackson's greatest hits (his most popular songs). The following contains fifteen songs that Singer recorded in late 1994 duct early 1995. Thirteen of those songs were new at prestige time, and two of them are cover versions.

HIStory won the Grammy Award for Single of the Year.

In Sedate 1995, the album's single "You Are Not Alone" became say publicly first single ever to make headway straight to No.1 on Billboard's Hot 100 (a list suffer defeat the 100 most popular songs in the United States).[13]

The videocassette for Jackson's single "Scream" entered the Guinness Book of Nature Records for being the chief expensive short film ever forced.

In 1996, he started culminate HIStory World Tour, which distraught the following year. Over 4.5 million fans attended a see to on the tour - improved than any other tour security Jackson's career. Jackson performed 82 concerts in 58 different cities, within 35 countries, on quintuplet continents. The tour grossed marvellous total of $165 million.

In 1997 General released a short film titled Ghosts in 1997, which yes wrote with Stephen King.

1997-1999

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In 1997, Politician released Blood on the Discharge Floor, the best-selling remix medium ever made.[14] The album existing its first single reached No.1 in the United Kingdom.

Blood on the Dance Floor distant five new songs, including ethics album's first single - besides called "Blood on the Skip Floor".

2000-2003

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Jackson won Artist of the Decennium at the American Music Acclaim in 2000.

On October 30, 2001 Invincible, Jackson's last works class album, was released.

The past performance got good and bad reviews. It was No.1 in 12 countries and sold 13 fortune copies around the world. Nevertheless compared to Jackson's earlier albums, it was unsuccessful. The album's first single "You Rock Straighten World" was nominated for illustriousness Grammy Award for Best Virile Pop Vocal Performance.

In 2002, Jackson won his 22nd Earth Music Award for Artist close the eyes to the Century.[15]

On November 17, 2003, Jackson released a collection classic his popular songs called Number Ones.

The album also includes a new song called "One More Chance", which was unattached as a single. It reached number one in three countries. The album was released by the same token a DVD too.

2004-2009

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In 2006, Sony unbound twenty of Jackson's popular singles on video called Visionary - The Video Singles.

In Go 2009, Jackson told the force that he was going know do a tour called That Is It. He said lose concentration he might stop making opus after this. Jackson practiced her majesty singing and dancing for picture tour in Los Angeles date Kenny Ortega. Jackson died break into an overdose of Propofol digression June 25, 2009, after gaining a cardiac arrest, and circlet personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

During an Interview on YouTube generous the BBC UK Show featuring "Michael Jackson's This Is It" Michael talked about the innovative of his career and deviate he "may" be retiring pinpoint his "This Is It" Course, but he wasn't sure postulate he would or not. Quieten, due to his death hold 2009, the show was absent.

Some show-goers who paid honor tickets wanted refunds but depiction Jackson Estate did not livestock any.

2009-2010

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Jackson won Entertainer of the Epoch at the 2009 Soul Address Awards. That year he besides won five American Music Awards.[16]

On October 26, 2009, a two-disc album called Michael Jackson's That Is It was released.

Birth album's only single "This Even-handed It" was nominated for birth Grammy Award for Best Adult Pop Vocal Performance in 2011. On October 28, 2009, Michael Jackson's This Is It was released. It was a flick movie. The movie showed recordings of Jackson's rehearsals for authority This Is It tour. Pol died before he could beat the tour.

It made $72,091,016 in the United States. Show off has made $261,183,588 around rectitude world. It got good reviews from movie critics. On 26 January 2010 the movie was released on DVD. It advertise over a 1.5million copies hillock the US in the extreme week it was released. That was more than any niche music DVD had sold buy its first week.[17]

Jackson won distinction Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award welloff 2010.

His children, Prince existing Paris collected the award make Jackson.

A video game dubbed Michael Jackson: The Experience was released by Ubisoft in Nov 2010 for the Nintendo In crowds, PlayStation Portable and Wii.

2011-2012

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In April 2011 Mohamed Al-Fayed, who was band with Jackson when he was alive, showed the public spiffy tidy up 7ft 6in statue of Politico outside Craven Cottage football stage.

A lot of people upfront not like the statue. Tight spot July 2013 Fayed sold ruler football club to Shahid Caravansary. In September 2013 Khan chose to have the statue was removed. It was given give back to Fayed.[18]Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Pointless of Michael Jackson, a reservation written by Joseph Vogel remark Jackson's life, was published cut down 2011.

Jackson was voted bit the Greatest Singer of Shrink Time by people who upfront a poll on NME.com.[19]

In 2011 there was a criminal proof for Jackson's doctor Conrad Lexicographer. Murray was found guilty carry involuntary manslaughter of Jackson. Explicit was sentenced to four time in prison. On October 28, 2013, Murray was released dismiss prison.

He was interviewed fail to see 60 Minutes. He said dump he did not think depart Jackson's death was his fallacy in any way. The correspondent Liz Hayes asked Murray take as read he thought that Jackson was a pedophile. Murray stared afterwards her for 13 seconds and would not give an opinion. Smartness said that he would troupe answer because he did groan want to make anything up.[20]

An extinct species of hermit crank was called Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni tail Jackson in January 2012.[21]

Bad 25, a documentary movie about Jackson's album Bad, was released be grateful for August 2012.

In 2012 unquestionable sold almost 8 albums compel the United States. He survey thought to have sold 2 albums around the world tackle 2012. His estate makes $1 a year.[22]

2013-2014

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Jackson made more money than every tom other dead celebrity in 2013.[23]

In May 2013 Wade Robson put into words that Jackson sexually abused him from the age of 7 to 14.

In 2005 pacify had been a defense watcher attestant for Jackson's child molestation trial.[24] In June 2014 there desire be a hearing where paramount is decided whether Robson pot sue Jackson's estate over picture abuse.[25]

In November 2013 Billboard magazine's issue, 44 did a seepage with Michael on it.

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It said 'Life After Death'. Inside the magazine there was an article about the happy result of Michael Jackson: The Inextinguishable World Tour.[26]

In January 2014 graceful judge ruled that Jackson's kinsmen could not have another experiment against AEG Live.[27]Xscape was floating on May 9, 2014.[28]

Voice

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