Profile
Michael Jackson
Singer
Male
Born
Aug 29, 1958
Hometown
Gary, Indiana
Died
Jun 25, 2009
Death Place
California
Genres
Pop music + Dance...
Instruments
Beatbox + Singing...
Performed With
Akon + The Jackso...
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, child molester and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records.… Read More
Photos
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Romance
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Deborah Jeanne RoweMarried 1996 - 1999
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Lisa Marie Presley LockwoodMarried 1994 - 1996
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Shana MangatalDated 1990 - 1994
Family
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Michael Jackson
d.2009
parents
siblings
children
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Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr.Son, Age 16
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Paris-Michael Katherine JacksonDaughter, Age 15
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Prince Michael Jackson IISon, Age 11
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News + Updates
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Michael Jackson Autopsy Reveals SecretCNN - 13 days ago
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Van Halen On Michael Jackson: Sweet GuyCNN - 13 days ago
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First Week Of Jackson Trial Previews Massive CaseHuffington Post - May 05, 2013
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Michael Jackson Doctor Had Huge Debts, Detective SaysFox News - May 01, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1958
Birth
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, the eighth of ten children in an African American working-class family who lived in a small 3-room house in Gary, Indiana, an industrial city near Chicago.
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The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
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1967
8 Years Old
The Jackson 5 recorded several songs, including "Big Boy", for the local record label Steeltown in 1967, before signing with Motown Records in 1968.
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TEENAGE
1972
13 Years Old
Between 1972 and 1975, Michael released four solo studio albums with Motown, among them Got to Be There and Ben, released as part of the Jackson 5 franchise, and producing successful singles such as "Got to Be There", "Ben", and a remake of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin".
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Although they scored several top 40 hits, including the top 5 disco single "Dancing Machine" and the top 20 hit "I Am Love", the Jackson 5 left Motown in 1975.
1978
19 Years Old
In 1978, he starred as the scarecrow in the musical, The Wiz, a box-office disaster.
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TWENTIES
The album won also another Grammy for Best Engineered Recording – Non Classical in 1984, awarding Bruce Swedien for his work.
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In May 1985, Jackson's team walked away from talks after having spent over $1 million on four months of due diligence and on the negotiations.
In 1986, "We Are the World" won four Grammys (one for Jackson for Song of the Year).
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THIRTIES
In January 1993, Jackson made a memorable appearance at the halftime show at Super Bowl XXVII.
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On January 1, 1994, Jackson's insurance carrier settled with the Chandlers out of court for $22 million.
Michael Joseph Jackson Jr (commonly known as Prince) was born on February 13, 1997; his sister Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson was born a year later on April 3, 1998.
FORTIES
In 2002, Michael Jackson won his 22nd American Music Award for Artist of the Century.
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The program was broadcast in March 2003 as Living with Michael Jackson, and painted an extraordinarily unflattering portrait of the singer.
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In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury found him not guilty on all counts.
Jackson agreed to a Sony-backed refinancing deal in April 2006, although the exact details were not made public.
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In the spring of 2007, Jackson and Sony teamed up to buy yet another music publishing company: Famous Music LLC, formerly owned by Viacom.
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However, in 2008, Jackson and Sony released Thriller 25 to mark the 25th anniversary of the original Thriller.
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FIFTIES
In March 2009, Jackson held a press conference at London's O2 Arena and announced a series of comeback concerts titled This Is It.
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