Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958-2009) · United States · Musicians · Died at 50
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Something wrong?The propulsive global dominance came from making visual spectacle inseparable from pop music itself - the moonwalk, the lean, the videos that turned MTV into a cultural force - and from sales figures that still stand as records decades later.
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XscapeAlbum released after his death13 May 2014, 2014 album by Michael JacksonEpic RecordsLove Never Felt So GoodSingle released after his death2 May 2014, 2014 single by Michael Jackson2014Epic Records2011Hollywood TonightSingle released after his death21 February 2011, singleEpic Records2010
MichaelAlbum released after his death10 December 2010, 2010 posthumous compilation album by Michael JacksonEpic RecordsOpen on SpotifyHold My HandSingle released after his deathDecember 2010, 2010 single by Michael Jackson and Akon2010Epic RecordsWith AkonGrammy Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2009Michael Jackson's This Is ItDocumentary about him25 October 2009, 2009 film by Michael Jackson, Kenny OrtegaIMDbThis Is ItSingle released after his death17 October 2009, Michael Jackson song2009Epic RecordsWith The Jackson 5Died25 June 200920087evenAlbum2001“I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone.”In their words1 November 2001On pop groups like N'Sync, as quoted in interview in TV Guide (1 November 2001)Rock and Roll Hall of FameAward
InvincibleAlbum, 20011996Grammy Award for Best Music VideoAward1995HIStory LIFEstyle Promo CDAlbumHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book IAlbum, 19951993“Do not judge a person, Do not pass a judgement on anyone unless you've talked to them one-on-one. I don't care what the story is...OK, number one.”In their words10 February 1993 interview with Oprah WinfreyEcho Pop Award for the Best International Rock/Pop Male ArtistAward1992“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”In their wordsDancing the Dream (1992), also used in his funeral invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson" inOfficer of the National Order of MeritAward1991“Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the Creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on.”In their words"The Dance" - from inlay sleeve of Dangerous (1991)DangerousAlbum, 19911988Medal of the City of ParisAward1987“Like the old Indian proverb says, do not judge a man until you've walked 2 moons in his moccasins.”In their words12 October 1987Handwritten note published in People (12 October 1987)
BadAlbum, 19871986Grammy Award for Song of the YearAward1984Grammy Award for Best Album for ChildrenAwardGrammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceAwardGrammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal PerformanceAwardGrammy Award for Best R&B SongAwardGrammy Award for Record of the YearAwardStar on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1983“I wake up from dreams and go, 'Wow, put this down on paper.' The whole thing is strange. You hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face.”In their words17 February 1983 "Michael Jackson - Life in the magical kingdom" - Rolling Stone1982
ThrillerAlbum1980Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal PerformanceAward1979
Off the WallAlbum1975
Forever, MichaelAlbum1973
Music & MeAlbum1972
BenAlbum
Got to Be ThereAlbum, 19721958Born29 August 1958Also in Deutsch
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Jackson's childhood home in Gary, Indiana, in 2014![Jackson (center) as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1972. The group were among the first African American performers to attain a large following.[31]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/The_Jackson_5_1972.JPG/1280px-The_Jackson_5_1972.JPG)
Jackson (center) as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1972. The group were among the first African American performers to attain a large following.[31]
Jackson (left) and Quincy Jones (right) appear with Diana Ross on her upcoming special, Diana, in March 1981.
Jackson at the 26th Grammy Awards, where he won eight awards, breaking the record for the most wins in a single night
Jackson performing with the Jacksons in Los Angeles during the Victory Tour in 1984
Jackson with his pet chimpanzee Bubbles in 1986
Jackson (center) performing a dance sequence to "The Way You Make Me Feel" at the Bad World Tour in 1988In their own words 10
, I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone.
Michael Jackson: There's a time for this, and this you should not do. You should not go out and say, 'Oh he's Jacko'. I'm not a "Jacko".
Do not judge a person, Do not pass a judgement on anyone unless you've talked to them one-on-one. I don't care what the story is...OK, number one.
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The eighth child of the Jackson family, he fronted the Jackson 5 at six and went solo with Off the Wall in 1979. Thriller arrived in 1982 and became the best-selling album in history; its videos for "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" redefined the medium and broke racial barriers on television. Bad in 1987 spun five US number-one singles, a first. From the mid-1980s onward, scrutiny over his appearance and personal life intensified; he was accused of child abuse in 1993, which did not lead to charges, and acquitted of further allegations in 2005. He died in June 2009 from a propofol overdose while rehearsing for a comeback tour, leaving over 500 million records sold, 13 Grammys, and an estimated $500 million in charitable donations.
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