Real Name : Michael Joseph Jackson
Date of birth: August 29, 1958
Born in Gary, Indiana, USA
Zodiac: Virgo
Famous since released the album "Off the Wall" (1979)
Height
177.5
Citizenship : American
Father : Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson
Father's job : Steel Company Employees
Mother : Katherine Esther Scruse
Brother: Rebbie (brother), Jackie (brother), Tito (brother), Jermaine (brother), La Toya (brother), Marlon (brother), Randy (sister), Janet Jackson (brother)
Husband / Wife : Lisa Marie Presley (singer / songwriter, 26-May-94-18-Jan-96), Debbie Rowe (nurse at the skin disease, 15-Nov-96 - 8-Oct-99)
Children : Prince Michael Jackson Jr.. (13-Feb-97), Paris Michael Katherine Jackson (3-Apr-98)
Popular since : Released the album "Off the Wall" (1979)
Michael Joseph Jackson (born in Gary, Indiana, USA, August 29, 1958 - died in Los Angeles, California, United States, June 25, 2009 at age 50 years) [1] is a singer and songwriter from the United States. He is known as the "King Of Pop" and popularized the dance movement "Moonwalk" that has become his trademark. Her album was released in 1982, Thriller, is the world's best-selling album, with sales exceeding 104 million copies worldwide. He began a career singing at the age of five years as a member of the Jackson family vocal group (later to become The Jackson 5) before launching his first solo album Got to Be There in 1971. As the seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his debut in professional music at the age of 11 years as a member of the Jackson 5.
In the early 1980s, he became a very dominant figure in popular music and first African-American musicians who have strong crossover on MTV. Rising popularity in the music when aired on MTV, including "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller considered to have changed the video clip into an art form and as a promotional tool to popularize a tv channel. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson became the mainstay for MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of techniques to dance like a robot and the moonwalk. Jackson's voice and vocal style influenced and followed by many hip hop, pop and R & B.
Award - an award he has won, including a couple of times Guinness World Records-including the thriller as the world's best-selling album-13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career from the other men musicians in Hot 100 era-and the sale of 750 million units in the entire the world. Jackson's life is very famous throughout the world, accompanied by a very successful career, making it a part of pop culture for 4 decades. in a few years he was often touted as one of the most famous man in the world.
Life and Career
1958-75: Early life and The Jackson 5
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago. He was a descendant of an African-American Joseph Walter "Joe" and Katherine Esther Jackson Scruse. He was the son of the seventh of nine siblings. His brother, among others, Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Randy, and Janet. Joseph Jackson never played in a band R & B called The Falcons, along with his brother Luther.
Jackson had stated that since childhood he had experienced violence from his father, both physically and mentally, such as exercise endlessly, whip, and called him a rough call. However, he also acknowledged that the discipline imposed his father brought great influence to his success. Marlon Jackson tells, in a dispute ever held Michael upside down and beaten on his back and buttocks. Had also at one night, when Michael was asleep, Joseph climbed from his room into Jackson's bedroom door. By wearing a scary mask, he entered the room, shouting loudly to scare him. Joseph said that he did it to teach their children not to leave the window open while sleeping. For years after the event, Michael often had a dream he was abducted from her bedroom. In 2003, Joseph Michael ever admit when iamasih small whip.
Jackson first spoke little problem when he was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in 1993. As he also said that when a child, she often cried lonely and sometimes vomit when he saw his father. At the Living with Michael Jackson (2003), Michael looks wept over his face when he tells about his childhood.
Jackson displays his musical talents at a young age when she sang in front of his classmates at Christmas recital at the age of five. In 1964, Michael and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers-a band that was founded by his brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine-as supporting musicians, while Michael plays congas Marlon tambourine. Some time later, he began to take on the role as background singer and go dancing. And finally at the age of 8 years, he and Jermaine became the lead singer, and the name was changed to the music group The Jackson 5. The band toured in the central part of the United States extensively in 1966 until 1968. In 1966, they won several local talent show.
The Jackson 5 recorded several songs, including "Big Boy", to local record label Steeltown in 1967 and signed with Motown Records in 1968. Rolling Stone magazine when it describes Michael as "a miracle" (prodigy) with "extraordinary musical talent". The Jackson 5 began to get in on the chart when the first four singles ("I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save," and "I'l Be There") peaked at number one on Billboard Hot 100. In the early days of The Jackson 5, the public relations Mowton claiming that Michael was 9 years old, though in fact he was 11 years old at the time. Beginning in 1972, Michael released four solo albums with Motwon, among them Got to Be There and Ben. Sales of the band was dropped in 1973.
1975-81: Move to Epic and Off the Wall
The Jackson 5 signed a new contract with CBS Records in June 1975, in Philadelphia International Records division, which later changed its name to Epic Records. This group name was changed to The Jacksons and produced six albums between 1976 and 1984, where most of the songs written by Michael Jackson. Hits generated by the band including "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "This Place Hotel" and "Can You Feel It." The Jackson also has her own TV show on CBS, The Jacksons, which aired from 1976 to 1977.
In 1978, Jackson's role as Scarecrow in the film musical The Wiz. Music in this film arranged by Quincy Jones, who later formed a partnership with Jackson to make his solo album, Off the Wall.
Songwriters on this album, among others Jackson, Rod Temperton, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney. Released in 1979, four songs in this album was ranked first of the charts in the United States including "Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You." Off the Wall is ranked third in the Billboard 200 and sold 7 million copies in the United States with total worldwide sales reached more than 20 million copies.
In 1980, Jackson won three awards at the American Music Awards for his solo: Favorite Soul / R & B Album, Favorite Male Soul / R & B Artist, and Favorite Soul / R & B Single for "Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough". In the same year, he also won Billboard Music Awards for Top Black Artist category and Top Black Album and a Grammy Award for Best Male R & B Vocal Performance (for the song "Do not Stop 'Till You Get Enough") Though a commercial success, Jackson felt Off the Wall has not met expectations to create an incredible album. In 1980, Jackson became a musician with the highest royalty revenue in the music industry: 37% of the profits the album as a whole.
1984-85: Pepsi, We Are the World, and business career
Jackson had an accident on January 27, 1984. In the ad creation process Pepsi Cola at the Shrine Auditoriam, Los Angeles, he suffered second-degree burns on his scalp after the hair was on fire due to an accident. This incident soon became the public's attention and bring in a lot of sympathy. Pepsi then settle lawsuits out of court. To treat this burn, Jackson gave $ 1.5 million to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, so the hospital was able to purchase equipment healing burns when it's most high-tech; Brotman then change the name of the burn treatment room into "Michael Jackson Burn Center "in honor of Jackson. After this incident, Jackson began to notice the appearance and operate plastic nose.
On May 14, 1984, Jackson was invited to the White House to receive the award which is given directly by the President of the United States Ronald Reagan. The award was given for Jackson's donation to a charity that helps people to get out of alcohol dependence and drug abuse. In the same year, he won eight awards at the Grammy Awards 1984. In this year also he organized a tour titled Victory Tour which in total was watched by more than 2 million people. He donated $ 5 million in revenue from the Victory Tour to charity.
Jackson, along with Lionel Richie, also makes the single "We Are the World" which was released to the world for charitable purposes, namely to help the poor in Africa and the United States. The single was sung by 39 celebrities, including Jackson. The single also became the best selling single of all time, with total sales of 20 million copies.
While working with Paul McCartney in two hit singles, "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say Say Say", the two began a friendship and mutual visits to each other. At one discussion, McCartney told Jackson how he earned millions from music catalogs; he earned approximately $ 40 million per year from the song sung other people. Jackson was interested in and start his business career by buying, selling and distributing publishing rights of many artists. Shortly thereafter, ATV Songs-a music catalog that contains thousands of songs, including songs made by Lennon-McCartney, written between 1963 to 1973, went on sale.
1986-87: Appearances, tabloids, Bad, autobiography, and film
During his youth, Jackson has brown skin, but since the early 1980's, his skin looked more white. Changes in skin color is what triggered the question of media and led to rumors, including rumors that Jackson intentionally whiten the skin (bleaching). According to a biography written by J. Randy Taraborrelli, in 1986, Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo and lupus; disease vitiligo make the skin look white in some parts. Both of these diseases result in Jackson sensitive to sunlight. Treatment given to Jackson to participate mengakibatnya illness is increasingly graying skin. In addition to changes in skin color, he is also known to perform plastic surgery on the nose, forehead, lips and cheek bones.
Jackson's stake weight drastically in the early 1980's. This is because in diet and the desire to get the "dancer's body" ("dancer's body") Some witnesses said that Jackson was often dizzy and speculated he was suffering from anorexia nervosa; medical symptoms loss of appetite. Some experts say that Jackson suffered from body dysmorphic disorder, a psychological condition in which patients feel less happy with his performance. In 1986 he was again operated on the nose and chin.
During this 80-year story of Jackson's increasingly becoming a public concern. In 1986, The National Enquirer published a photo depicting Jackson sleeping in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and said that Jackson slept in it to slow down the aging process. Jackson bought a chimpanzee named Bubbles from a laboratory, and in 2003 he claimed that Bubbles could use the toilet and cleaning her own room. Jackson also reportedly bid for the bones of Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man", for $ 1 million. The report is attached in the public memory, and inspired the nickname "Wacko Jacko" (Jacko Insane), which then often abbreviated as "Jacko" in the tabloid headlines. A biographer in 2004 said that the rumors created by the publication of Jackson's own for promotional purposes. Jackson told the reporter:
"Why did you not report it to the people that I was an alien from Mars. Tell them I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at night. Of course people will believe what you say because you are a reporter. But if I, Michael Jackson, who said, "I was an alien from Mars, I eat live chickens, and I do a voodoo dance at night," people will say, "Gee, Michael Jackson was crazy, he was devastated. better you do not trust his words."
In 1987, Jackson released the album Bad, which is the first album after a vacuum for five years Total album sales are much awaited by fans of the Thriller album is not as high, but still can be considered a commercial success, and successfully spawned seven hit singles in the United States , five of them ("I Just Can not Stop Loving You", "Bad", "the Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana") has been ranked as one the Billboard Hot 100, more than any other album. Until 2008, the album has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
In 1987, Jackson declared himself out of the religion in anutnya, Jehovah's Witnesses, in response to the disapproval of religion is against the Thriller video. On September 12, Jackson's Bad World Tour launch until January 14, 1989. In Japan alone, the tour attracted 570,000 spectators. He also broke the Guinness World Record when 504,000 people attended shownya at Wembley Stadium. In total, he appeared in 123 concerts, in the presence of 4.4 million people, and break the Guinness World Record when the tour is providing revenues worth $ 125 million. During his journey, he mengundak small children who come from low-income families to watch the concert for free, and gave donations to hospitals, orphanages and other charities.
Autobiography, changes in appearance and Neverland
In 1988, Jackson released his first autobiography, Moonwalk, which takes 4 years to complete. Jackson writes about his childhood, The Jackson 5, and the cruel treatment he suffered. He also wrote that he only had two plastic surgery on her face. Jackson later released a film called Moonwalker which contains a collection of recordings - recording and short film starring Michael Jackson himself, and Joe Pesci. In March 1988, Jackson purchased land near Santa Ynez, California to build Neverland Ranch at a price of $ 17 million. He put on various attractions of the game and a Theatre. There are also 40 security staff who are always on patrol. In 1989, annual revenue from the sales of albums and concerts - concerts, estimated at $ 125 million just for that year alone. Michael Jackson was inaugurated as the King of Pop. The nickname was popularized by Elizabeth Taylor. From 1985 to 1990, Jackson has donated $ 500,000 to the United Negro College Fund. At this time Michael also began a friendship with a child actor, Macaulay Culkin.
[Edit] 1988: Moonwalker
Moonwalker is a film that starred Michael Jackson himself. The film consists of short clips about the history of Michael Jackson, a collection of several video clips from the album Bad, as well as additional scenes clips weave into the storyline intact. This movie title is taken from the jargon moonwalk, dance technique popularized by Jackson during an appearance at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. Although the jargon actually was popularized by the mass media, but Jackson himself chose the name for his film's title.
At first this movie was released to coincide with the launch of the album Bad in 1987. But ultimately the film is launched as part of the Bad World Tour concert. The film was first aired in the UK cinemas on December 26, 1988. At first the film is planned to be played in cinemas America and Canada on Christmas day 1988. But there penundan so this new film released on January 10, 1989 in Home Video after completing Jackson Bad World Tour. Based on the data 17 April 1989, the video film has sold 800,000 copies.
Plot
The film is divided into several segments to each other does not have a close relationship. This film is more a collection of video clips of Michael Jackson compared with a storyline. However, some video clips made in such a way that resembles a short musical film. Segment-segment in the film include:
Opening scene of this film begins with a video for Man in The Mirror in the form of Jackson's concert footage in a Bad World Tour. In the video clip is also pasted pictures of African children and world figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr.., John Lennon, and so on.
In this segment displayed a collection of pieces from the time of Jackson's video clip of The Jackson 5, Thriller, The Jackson's Victory Tour, We Are the World, as well as some some video clips from the album Bad. Most of the clips have been re-edited to give a more dramatic and show Jackson's career.
Is a parody of the video clip single "Bad". In contrast to the single video clip, the "Badder" the whole cast was replaced with a bunch of kids who dress up like Michael Jackson and background dancers. The children are then dance and sing like the scenes video clip. But in the video clip "Badder" inserted scenes are comedy.
Michael Jackson's little in the video clip is played by Brandon Quintin Adams. While other actors supporting the clips include Jermaine Jackson, Jr.. and Nikki Cox.
This segment is a continuation of the video clip "Badder". Directed by Will Vinton and backed by the song Speed Demon from the album Bad. In this segment tells Jackson that was being chased by a group of fans that is displayed in the form of clay animation. Jackson then masquerade as Spike the rabbit (also in the form of clay animation) and then work on those crazy fans. In his escape, Jackson was also disguised as other famous artists such as Sylvester Stallone, Tina Turner, and Pee-Wee Herman. This segment was closed with a dance contest between Jackson and Spike the rabbit which ended with Jackson ditilangnya is ridiculous due to violation of prohibition signs for the Moonwalk.
In this segment is displayed video clips single "Leave Me Alone" from the album Bad. The video is displayed in the form of an animation depicting the passion, ideals, and the things that reflect the personal from Jackson. Video clips also illustrate a sense of pique Jackson to the media and the paparazzi are always branded itself negative. This video won the award for best video clip in the event of a Grammy Award which is also the only award that was won from the album Bad.
Is the longest segment of the film Moonwalker. Telling the friendship between Jackson and a group of street children (one of whom is played by Sean Lennon). On a day when Jackson and the children were playing, they inadvertently discovered the headquarters of high profile criminals who named Frankie Lideo (a play on Jackson's manager, Frank DiLeo) or better known as "Mr. Big" (played by actor Joe Pesci). However, the presence of Jackson and his friends are known by Mr.Big and his men. As a result, Jackson became incaram group of criminals. Furthermore, in a nuanced scene of the 1930s, Jackson managed to escape from the pursuit of Mr.Big by turning into a futuristic sports car. Jackson later hiding in an old cafe that was inhabited by the ghosts of the Mafia era of the 1930s. In the next scene shown in Jackson's fight with the mafia mafia-style musical accompaniment with the song "Smooth Criminal". Unfortunately Mr.Big that surrounded the old cafe was later arrested Kettie, one of Jackson's little friend who secretly followed Jackson from behind. To save a friend ciliknya, Jackson then fight with Mr.Big to turn into a giant robot. Having successfully defeated Mr.Big, anal-Jackson finally drove home with the child turns into a futuristic jet.
After rescuing the children from the pursuit of Mr.Big, Jackson then invited them to watch "live performance" of his disebuah stage. In the segment in Jackson performed the song "Come Together" made famous by the Beatles and at the same group the closing segment of the film Moonwalker.
In 1991 Michael Jackson released the album Dangerous. The album sold more than 32 million copies worldwide, surpassing the album Bad. This album is a gift of Grammy Awards for Best Engineered Album - Non Classical. This album was mired in controversy because of a video clip of the song Black Or White Jackson on the final four minutes of dance shows sedikt contain violence, Jackson destroyed the store with a garbage can and destroying a car with a crowbar. Jackson also shows a sexual dance, Jackson holds the crotch and pulled his pants zipper. After the incident, all network video clips cut the last four minutes of video. Jackson issued a statement apologizing to anyone who had offended. Regardless of the various controversies, this video clip featuring Macaulay Culkin during the rap scene by L. T. B.
In order memepromosikan album Dangerous, Jackson toured the world, titled Dangerous World Tour. This tour is the second solo tour to Jackson after Jackson Bad World Tour in 1987-1989. The tour which runs from June 27, 1992 until 11 November 1993 was held as many as 69 concerts in front of approximately 3.5 million fans. Jackson doing this tour because the results of the tour will be donated to Heal the World Foundation, a charity devoted to Jackson's own children. The plan, this tour will take place four leg which will end in 1994, but eventually ended the tour as much as three leg which ended in 1993. Jackson put an end to the tour since he announced that he was suffering from a disease that required hospitalization, Jackson also announced that he was addicted to tranquilizers because of stress due to cases of sexual abuse on boys who appeared in the media when Jackson was in Bangkok, precisely August 24, 1993.
On June 16, 1995, Michael Jackon released the album, entitled HIStory, Past, Present, And Future (commonly abbreviated to HIStory). This album consists of two parts, HIStory, Past, Present, And Future, Book 1, which contains a compilation of previous hits and HIStory, Past, Present, And Future, Book 2, which contains new hits. The album sold 20 million copies worldwide. The album was nominated for the top five Grammy Awards and won Best Music Video - Short Form for Scream video clip. Like the album Dangerous, HIStory also mired in controversy related to the song Do not Care About Us is inviting anti-Semitic. In They Do not Care About Us contained the lyrics "Jew me, Sue Me, Everybody Do me / Kick me, Kike me, Do not You Black Or White Me". On June 23, 1995 Jackson, despite the cost, he changed lirk with "Do Me" and "Strike Me".
Like the two previous albums (Bad and Dangerous), Jackson was promoting the album HIStory by doing a world tour. The tour this time titled HIStory World Tour. The tour stops in 58 cities, 35 countries, 5 continents. Total of 58 concerts in concert on this tour. This tour is also the third and final solo tour for Michael Jackson.
Before the tour took place, on July 16, 1996, Jackson was doing a concert in Jerudang Park Amphitheatre, Brunei Darussalam. The concert was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. List of concert songs and costumes are similar to the Dangerous World Tour.
The tour begins September 7, 1996 to October 15, 1997. Lasted for over two legs.
Death
Michael Jackson is planning to hold a concert last diO2 London Arena, Jackson named this concert under the name Michael Jackson This Is It. Concert in the plan will be held on July 25, 2009, but a month before Michael Jackson died at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009, At 14:26 local time. He was unconscious after suffering heart failure (cardiac arrest). He allegedly suffered heart failure shortly after being given an injection of Demerol. Michael Jackson death news spread quickly on the internet. Many websites are overwhelmed dealing with internet users who want to find information about Jackson's death. Google had experienced so many problems because of keyword "Michael Jackson" is entered. AOL Instant Messenger also had to crash for 40 minutes because of the many users who inform Jackson's death via AOL Instant Messenger.
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