Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, died June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles

Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, died June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California [1] [2] [3] was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, oscar nominations 2010 producer and actor, with great success in several decades. He has had great impact on the music industry, not least considered his music videos have been innovative. He was the 1990's also known for her controversial private life. He was often seen with a silver oscar nominations 2010 glove on his right hand. Michael Jackson began his career in 1964 with some of his brothers in The Jackson 5th He began his solo career oscar nominations 2010 in 1971 while he was still a member of the group. He produced a number of the world's best-selling music album ever and got the epithet of The King of Pop (English for "King of Pop") of his close friend Elizabeth Taylor. The album Thriller (1982) is the best selling album of all time by between 65 and 105 million copies sold. [4] Although the four albums Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995) among the best selling albums in the world. Jackson sold a total of around 750 million albums and singles during his career. [5] In the 1980s, Jackson is considered to have revolutionized oscar nominations 2010 the approach to music videos as an art form and a promotional channel. They are usually very lavish videos became a staple for the then-new music channel MTV. Among the most important oscar nominations 2010 include Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller, Black or White and Scream. In his stage show, he often used dance step Moonwalk which he thus made known all over the world. Michael Jackson's iconic musical style over the years has influenced many hip hop - pop - and R & B artists. He said that he took inspiration from Jackie Wilson and James Brown. Michael Jackson was twice enrolled in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: once with The Jackson 5 and once as a solo artist. [6] He was also enrolled in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Jackson died unexpectedly and suddenly June 25, 2009 after having collapsed at his rented property oscar nominations 2010 in Los Angeles at age 50. October 12, 2009 released Michael Jackson's single This Is It posthumously. [7] 1958-1975: Childhood and The Jackson 5
Jackson's childhood home in Gary, Indiana Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana (an industrial suburb of Chicago, Illinois) in a working class family on Aug. 29, 1958. His parents, Joseph "Joe" Walter and Katherine Esther (the girl's name Scruse) received a total of ten children, of whom Michael was the eighth. However died Marlon's twin brother, Brandon, immediately after birth. His siblings are thus Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Randy and Janet. Father Joseph Jackson was employed at a steel mill and performed frequently with his brother in a band called The Falcons. Michael Jackson was a Jehovah's Witness during his childhood. [8] Jackson was subjected to physical oscar nominations 2010 and mental abuse by his father oscar nominations 2010 and came to influence him in his adult life. [9] In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 1993 Michael spoke for the first time openly about what he suffered. He said that during his childhood he often cried from loneliness and sometimes became nauseous and sick of seeing his father. Michael also said that he felt a strong hatred for his father then. [10] [11] [12] [13] During Jackson's second högprofilsintervju Living with Michael Jackson (2003), the singer covered his face with his hand and began crying when he spoke about the beating. [14] Jackson recalled that his father Joseph sat in a chair with a belt in his hand as he and his siblings rehearsed, and their efforts were not enough, he abused them. [15] Jackson showed his musical talent early in life when he appeared on the Christmas concerts at the age of five. In 1964, Michael and his brother Marlon members of the band Jackson Brothers as their brothers Jackie, Tito and Jermaine started. The two enjoyed playing congas and tambourine. Michael was later begin to appear as background singers and dancers. At the age of eight, he and Jermaine became the front singer and the group changed its name to The Jackson 5th [8] The band toured much of the U.S. Midwest from 1966 to 1968. They played regularly at a number of clubs and venues oscar nominations 2010 such as the group was known as the "chitlin 'circuit". They were often committed for striptease performances and other similar types of performances. In 1966, they won, during oscar nominations 2010 Michael's leadership, a major local talent show, where they played hits from the record company Motown and James Brown's I Got You (I Feel Good). [16] For the local record label Steeltown Records played The Jackson 5 in 1967 in several songs, including their first single Big Boy and then in 1968 to sign a record deal with Motown Records. [8] Since Michael Jackson started singing and dancing with his brothers Rolling Stone Magazine oscar nominations 2010 described the young Michael as a child prodigy with an overwhelming musical gifts. Rolling Stone wrote that he had a