Michael Jackson

>> Birth name : Michael Joseph Jackson
>> Born : August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana,United States
>> Died : June 25, 2009 (aged 50)Los Angeles, California,United States
>> Genre(s) : Pop, R&B, rock, soul
>> Occupation(s) : Singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger,dancer, choreographer, actor, author,businessman, financier
>> Honorific Titles : King of pop

>> Instrument(s) : Vocals, multiple instruments, percussion
>> Voice type(s) : Falsetto, tenor
>> Years active : 1967–2009
>> Label(s) : Motown, Epic
>> Associated acts : The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
>> Website : MichaelJackson.com



Life, music career and death :

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his début to the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1969, and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, his 1982 album Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time and four other solo studio albums are also among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).

In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller — widely credited with transforming the music video from a promotional tool into an art form — helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists. While Jackson was a member of Generation Jones, he had an impact on multiple generations.

Jackson donated and raised millions of dollars for beneficial causes through his foundation, charity singles and support of 39 charities. Other aspects of his personal life, including his changing appearance and behavior, generated significant controversy, damaging his public image. Though he was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993, the criminal investigation was closed due to lack of evidence and Jackson was not charged. The singer had experienced health concerns since the early 1990s and conflicting reports regarding the state of his finances since the late 1990s. Jackson married twice and fathered three children, all of which caused further controversy. In 2005, Jackson was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges.

One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records — including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career — more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era and the sale of 750 million records worldwide. Jackson's highly publicized personal life, coupled with his successful career, made him a part of popular culture for almost four decades. Jackson died on June 25, 2009, aged 50. The specific cause of death is yet to be determined. Before his death, Jackson had announced a 50 date sell-out This Is It comeback tour, in London, England.

1958–1975: Early life and The Jackson 5

Top row from left to right: Marlon, Jackie.Bottom row from left to right: Tito, Michael, Jermaine


1975–1981: Move to Epic and Off the Wall

1982–1985: Thriller, Motown 25, We Are the World and business career

Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame,set in 1984


1986–1990: Tabloids, appearance, Bad, autobiography and films



Jackson wore a gold-plated military style jacket with belt in the Bad era.

1991–1993: Dangerous and Super Bowl XXVII

1993–1994: Sexual abuse accusations and marriage

1995–1999: HIStory, second marriage and fatherhood

One of many identical statues, positioned throughout Europe to promote HIStory. The statue illustrates the singer's flamboyant clothing and hair style, influenced by military imagery.


2000–2002: Label dispute, Invincible and third child

2003–2007: Documentary, trial and business ventures

2008–2009: Milestones, real estate, planned return to live performance

Neverland Ranch was Jackson's permanent residence from 1988 to 2005. Pictured is an aerial shot of the theme park area of the property

2009: Death

On June 25, 2009, Jackson collapsed at a rented home in Holmby Hills in Los Angeles. Attempts at resuscitating him by his personal physician were unsuccessful. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics received a 911 call at 12:21 pm (PDT) and arrived nine minutes later at Jackson's location. He was reportedly not breathing and CPR was performed. Resuscitation efforts continued both en route to the UCLA Medical Center, and for an hour further after arriving at approximately 1:14 pm (20:14 UTC). He was noted to have already been in cardiac arrest by the paramedics who attended his house. Jackson was pronounced dead at about 2:26 pm local time (21:26 UTC). Many news organizations were generally very cautious about the initial reports of his death.

The cause of death has not been determined. The case was transferred to the Los Angeles coroner for investigation. Jackson's body was transported by helicopter from UCLA to the LA Coroner's offices in Boyle Heights. The autopsy was scheduled for Friday, June 26, 2009. A final verdict on Michael Jackson's autopsy is only possible after the toxicology test results are confirmed, which could take six to eight weeks. It has been reported that police are searching for Michael Jackson's personal doctor, currently missing, after the star's family suggested he died because of a drug overdose of Demerol, a synthetic opioid similar to morphine.

Jackson's death caused a large-scale outpouring of grief among fans, as they gathered outside the UCLA Medical Center and his Holmby Hills home. Fans also gathered in New York City outside the Apollo Theater and in Detroit outside Hitsville U.S. , the old Motown headquarters now the Motown Museum, where fans created a shrine.

News of Jackson's death spread quickly online, causing many websites to experience technical difficulties under the unanticipated swell of users. Google announced technical difficulties after a sudden swell in searches for "Michael Jackson" led the company to believe it was under attack from hackers, while social networking site Twitter reported a crash after record numbers of users used the site to spread the news of Jackson's death. Wikipedia experienced technical difficulties, and crashed at 3:15 PDT reportedly due to excessive edits and user overload.

In the hours following Jackson's death, his record sales increased dramatically. His album Thriller climbed to number one on the American iTunes music chart, while another eight have made it into the top 40. In the UK, where Jackson would have performed in less than three weeks, his albums occupied 14 of the top 20 places on the Amazon.co.uk sales chart with Off The Wall topping the chart. As of 1:14 PM Central Time on June 26, 9 of his albums are on the American iTunes Top 10 chart, including Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, and 3 compilations. In the UK iTunes store on June 26, thirty-nine of Jackson's songs were in the Top 100 best selling songs list, in addition to four Jackson 5 songs. 8 of his albums took over the top ten downloaded albums and the top 5 video downloads were all Michael Jackson videos. Along with this he also entered into the top top ten single downloads with "Man in the Mirror" It has been confirmed that all fans with tickets to his comeback tour in London will be offered a full refund, although only if they are not of third party ownership.

Less than four months before Jackson's death one of his biographers, Ian Halperin, revealed that Jackson had a secret library of over 100 unreleased songs which he planned to release after his death to support his children.

Discography :

Got to Be There (1972)
Ben (1972)
Music and Me (1973)
Forever, Michael (1975)
Off the Wall (1979)
Thriller (1982)
Bad (1987)
Dangerous (1991)
HIStory (1995) (one disc greatest hits album, one disc new studio album)
Invincible (2001)

List of Michael's expensive music videos :

Michael Jackson holds the record for the most expensive video ever made, "Scream", a duet with sister Janet Jackson.

Song Title : "Scream"
Director : Mark Romanek
Original Air Date : June 13,1995
Production Costs : $ 7,000,000+

Song Title : "Bad"
Director : Martin Scorsese
Original Air Date : June 1987
Production Costs : $ 2,200,000+

Song Title : "Black or White"
Director : John Landis
Original Air Date : November 1991
Production Costs : $ 1,500,000

Song Title : "Remember the Time"
Director : John Singleton
Original Air Date: 1992
Production Costs : $ 1,200,000+

Song Title : "Thriller"
Director : John Landis
Original Air Date : 1983
Production Costs : $ 800,000

Filmography :

Year -------------- Film ------------ Role

1978 ------------ The Wiz --------- Scarecrow
1986 ----------- Captain EO ------- Captain EO
1988 ---------- Moonwalker ----- Michael Jackson
1997 ------------- Ghosts ------- Maestro/Mayor
2002 --------- Men in Black II --- Agent M
2004 --------- Miss Cast Away --- Agent MJ

Awards :

Major Awards ------------------------ Wins

American Music Awards --------------- 22
Billboard Awards ---------------------- 40
BRIT Awards --------------------------- 7
Golden Globe Awards ------------------- 1
Grammy Awards ---------------------- 19
Guinness World Records --------------- 13
MTV Awards -------------------------- 13
NAACP Image Awards ----------------- 14
RIAA Awards -------------------------- 56
World Music Awards ------------------- 12

Totals : Major awards won 197

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