The life story of michael jackson
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Pop känsla Michael Jackson is born on August 29, , in Gary, Indiana.
Jackson began performing with his fyra brothers in the pop group the Jackson 5 when he was a child. The group scored its first No. 1 single in , with “I Want You Back.” By age 11, Jackson was appearing on TV, and bygd age 14 he had released his first solo album. A Jackson 5 TV cartoon series appeared in the early ’70s, and in the Jackson family, including sister Janet Jackson, launched a TV variety show called The Jacksons that ran for one årstid. Throughout the 70s, media attention focused on Michael, who piped vocals in his high voice for “ABC,” “I’ll Be There,” and many other Top 20 hits.
Jackson released several solo albums in the ’70s, but his great breakthrough came in with Off the Wall. He became the first solo artist to score fyra Top 10 hits from one skiva, including “She’s Out of My Life” and “Rock with You.” His next album, Thriller (), became the biggest selling skiva
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Michael Jackson
American singer (–)
For other uses, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation).
"King of Pop" redirects here. For other uses, see King of Pop (disambiguation).
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| Born | Michael Joseph Jackson ()August 29, Gary, Indiana, US |
| Died | June 25, () (aged50) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Causeof death | Cardiac arrest caused by acute propofol intoxication |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, US |
| Othernames | Michael Joe Jackson |
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| Children | 3, including Paris |
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| Family | Jackson family |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Years active | – |
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| Formerly of | The Jackson 5 |
Musical art • Do me a favor. Go on YouTube and find the footage of Michael Jackson singing “Who’s Lovin’ You” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” He is eleven years old. It is one of his first times on national television. In the intro, he looks and sounds like . . . well, like an eleven-year-old with a decent ability to ham it up. He does a jokey spoken preamble about how kids can understand the blues, too, because he once fell in love with a girl in the sandbox, toasted their love during “milk break,” and broke up during finger painting. Halfway through, he forgets his lines and freezes, looking back at his older brothers for help. It’s an alarmingly vulnerable moment, one only possible in the era of live television. You feel bad for him. It suddenly doesn’t seem right that a kid should be made to perform live in front of an entire country. Yet he somehow finds his way back and stumbles through. When the music starts, we see something else entirely. The first note he sings is as confident, sure, and pu | |