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Michael
Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana on August 19, 1958. Michael's father, Joe
Jackson, worked as a crane operator at a steel mill. Both of Michael's parents
loved music. His dad played guitar for an R & B band and his mother sang
and played the piano. Growing up, all of the Jackson children were encouraged
to study music
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The three older
brothers (Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine) formed a band called the Jackson
Brothers. Michael and his brother Marlon joined the band in 1964. Soon, the
family realized that Michael was a gifted singer and dancer. At just eight
years old, Michael began to sing lead vocals along with his older brother
Jermaine.
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Joe Jackson
realized that his children were very talented. He felt that they could become
successful in music. They changed the name of the band to the Jackson 5 and
began playing all around town. Then they began touring the Midwest where they
played in bars and clubs. They won several talent shows and began to gain a
name for themselves.
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While still
singing with the Jackson 5, Michael had a number of solo albums. At first his
solo career didn't take off, but he did have a few hit songs including
"Ben" and "Got to Be There." However, in 1978 Michael met
music producer Quincy Jones while working on the set of the movie The Wiz. He
broke away from the family band and worked on his first "grown up"
album. In 1979, Michael released the album Off the Wall
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Michael
wanted to follow up Off the Wall with an even bigger album. This was going to
be quite the task. He worked with Quincy Jones again and in late 1982 released
the album Thriller. The album was a huge success. It had seven top ten singles
and won eight Grammy awards. Eventually, Thriller would become the best selling
album of all time. Michael had now become the biggest star in the music
industry.
Although Michael's career peaked with the Thriller album, he released
several more successful albums including Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory:
Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995), and Invincible (2001).
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Michael died of a heart attack on June 25, 2009. He was fifty
years old. The heart attack was likely caused by drugs he was taking to help
him sleep.
Interesting Facts about Michael
Jackson
ü He was the best selling artist in the
United States for 2009, the year of his death. Around 35 million of his albums
were sold worldwide in the 12 months after he died.
ü He had two pet llamas on his ranch called Lola
and Louis.
ü The album Thriller was number one on
the Billboard Chart for 37 weeks.
ü He purchased the rights to the
Beetles catalogue in 1985 for $47 million.
ü His skin doctor said that his skin
tone changed because he had a disease called vitiligo.
ü He was burned when his hair caught
fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.
source: http://www.ducksters.com/biography/entertainers/michael_jackson.php
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