The Bio History of Michael Joseph Jackson began when
he was born on the 29th of August 1958 in Gary , Indiana . He was the 7th of
nine children . Michael began his musical career at the age of 5 as the lead
singer of Jackson 5 who formed in 1964 . In these early years the Jackson 5 :
Jackie , Jermaine , Tito , Marlon and lead singer Michael Jackson . Michael
played local clubs and bars in Gary Indiana and moving further afield as there
talents grew and they could complete in bigger competitions . From these early
days Michael would be at the same clubs as bg talented stars of there days ,
such as Jackie Wilson and would be learning from even back then .
In 1968 the Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers discovered
the Jackson five and from there they got an audition for Berry Gordy of Motown
Records. The Jackson 5 signed for Motown and moved to California. Their first 4
singles, "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You
Save", and "I'll Be There" all made US No1 hits. The Jackson 5
recorded 14 albums and Michael recorded 4 solo albums with Motown.
The Jackson 5 stayed with Motown until 1976, wanting
more artistic freedom they felt they had to move on and signed up with Epic.
The group name Jackson 5 had to be changed as it was owned by Motown, so they
reverted to The Jacksons as they had be known in the early days. Brother
Jermaine married Berry Gordy's daughter and stayed with Motown. Youngest
brother Randy joined in his place. The Jacksons had a number of hit records and
in total made 6 albums between the years of 1976 and 1984.
In 1977 Michael made his first film debut when he
starred in the musical 'The Wiz' playing Scarecrow with Diana Ross in the lead
role of Dorothy. It was at this time Michael met Quincy Jones who was doing the
score for the film.
Michael teamed up with Quincey Jones as his producer
for his first solo album with Epic Records. The album titled "Off The
Wall" was a big success around the world and the first ever album to
release a record breaking 4 No1 singles in the US.
In 1982 Michael Jackson released the world's largest
selling album of all time "Thriller" . This album produced 7 hit
singles, breaking yet again more records, and went on to sell over 50 million
copies worldwide. Michael was keen to use music video or short films as he
called them to promote his singles from the album. He worked with the best
directors and producers, using the latest technology and special effects for
the hit song 'Billie Jean' The short film 'Thriller' used the latest make-up
artists technolgy combined with fantastic dancing and cherography, to produce a
14 minute video, with a start, a middle and an ending. So successful was this
video that 'The Making Of Michael Jackson's Thriller' became the world's
largest selling home video combined with soaring album sales. In 1983 Michael
performed the now legendary moonwalk for the first time on the 'Motown 25
years' anniversary show. This performance alone set Michael undoubtable into
the realm of a superstar.
In 1984 Michael won a record breaking 8 Grammy awards
in one night. The awards were for his work on the 'Thriller' album and his work
on the narrative for the 'ET Storybook'.
On December 9th 1984 at the last concert of the
Jackson's Victory Tour, Michael announced he was splitting from the group and
going solo.
In 1987 Michael released his much awaited third solo
album, titled "Bad" and lauched his record breaking first solo
world tour. 1988, Michael wrote his first autobiography, Moonwalk, talking for
the first time on his childhood and his career. At the end of the 1980s Michael
was named 'Artist Of The Decade' for his success off of his 'Thriller' and
'Bad' albums.
In 1991 Michael signed with Sony Music the largest
ever recording contract and released his fourth solo album
"Dangerous" . He toured world again in 1992, taking his concerts
to countries that had never before been visited by a pop/rock artist. Also
Michael founded the "Heal The World Foundation" to help improve
the lives of children across the world.
In 1994 Michael married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter
of rock legend Elvis Presley. The marriage only lasted for 19 months, as they
divorced in 1996.
1995 saw Michael release a fifth solo album
"History" which was a double album, first half new material and
second half half greatest hits. Michael toured again over a legs covering a 2
year period. In between legs of the tour on November 14th 1996, Michael married
for his second time to Debbie Rowe who was a nurse that Michael had met in the
treatment of his skin pigment disorder. Together they had their first child
Prince Michael Joseph Jackson jr born on February 13 1997 and a daughter Paris
Michael Katherine Jackson born on April 3rd 1998.
In 1997 Michael released the remix album "Blood
on The Dance Floor" which also contained 5 new song linked with a
38min film "Ghosts". This film Michael played 5 roles using the
latest special effects and make-up artistry, combined with his dance and music.
In September, 2001 Michael celebrated his 30th
anniversary as a solo artist with two concerts to be held in New York, USA.
Many artists such as Whitney Houston, Usher, Destinys Child, Shaggy and many
more performed there own and Michael Jacksons past songs. Michael then reunited
with all of his brothers and performed there biggest hits. Michael then went
onto perform solo some of his biggest hits.
In October 2001 Michael released the album
"Invincible" releasing only 2 singles including the big hit
"You Rock My World". Shortly after the albums release there were
rumours of a rift with Sony Music and a clear lack of promotion of the album.
The second single "Cry" was released with a very poor music video
which did not feature Michael and no other singles were released.
In November 2003 a new single "One More
Chance" was released as a single and was also a track on new compilaition
album "Number Ones".
In March 2009, Michael annouced a shock comeback tour
at the O2 Arena in London to start in July 2009, intially for 10 dates but the
total grew to a sold out 50 dates with over 750,000 tickets sold. All sold
tickets sold out within minutes of being released.
On June 25th 2009 Michael Jackson died suddenly of a
reported cardiac arrest. He was 50 years old.
For a more indepth biographical look at Michael
Jacksons life read the following era's :
- The Jackson 5 Era
- The Jacksons Era
- Off The Wall Era
- Thriller Era
- Bad Era
- Dangerous Era
- History and Blood on The Dance Floor Era
- Invincible Era
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