Janet Jackson

**Janet Damita Jo Jackson** (born May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer, dancer, actress, songwriter and model. She is the younger sister of Michael Jackson and has had many popular songs such as "Nasty," "Control", "Escapade", "The Knowledge",  "Rhythm Nation,", "That's the Way Love Goes" and "All for You". Jackson also plays Patricia in the 2007 movie _Why Did I Get Married?_ She is one of the best-selling artists in the history of pop music, with over 160 million records sold worldwide. In 2011, _True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself_, a book written by Jackson and David Ritz, was published. The book reached number five in _The New York Times_ Best Seller list.

## Early life and career

Jackson was born to Katherine and Joe Jackson on May 16, 1966 at St Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana. She was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. She did not want to be an entertainer. She wanted to   become a race-horse jockey. However her father planned for her to go into the show business. When Jackson was seven she went on stage in the Las Vegas Strip with her siblings in a routine show at the MGM Casino.

In September 1979, Jackson started acting in _A New Kind of Family_. Her first album, _Janet Jackson_, was released on September 21, 1982, by A&M Records.

## 1986–95:  Rise to fame

Jackson had several hit singles worldwide.  Among them are "What Have You Done for Me Lately", "Control", "Nasty", "Rhythm Nation", "Miss You Much", "Escapade", "Love Will Never Do (Without You)", and "That's the Way Love Goes".
Jackson won her first Grammy Award in 1987. On September 19, 1989 Jackson's fourth album _Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814_ was released. Eight singles were released from the album. In 1993, Jackson was on the cover of _Rolling Stone_ magazine. On May 31, 1995, "Scream", a song that Janet made with her older brother Michael Jackson, was released as the first single from Michael's album _HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I_. This song reached the top five on the US _Billboard_ Hot 100.

## 1996–2007

Jackson released the album _The Velvet Rope_ in 1998, it sold over 10 million copies.  The album had provocative lyrics.  The single "Together Again" became her eighth number-one song in the US, it sold over 6 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling singles of all time.

In 2000, she contributed to the movie _Nutty Professor II: The Klumps_.  A single from the soundtrack, "Doesn't Really Matter", became her ninth chart-topper.

In 2001, she released the album _All for You_.  A single, also called "All for You", reached number one on the _Billboard_ Hot 100 for seven weeks, making it the longest reigning number one hit of the year.  The next single, "Someone to Call My Lover", reached the top three.

## 2008–09

Jackson released her album _Discipline_ in 2008. The lead single, "Feedback", reached the top 20 in the US and Canada.

In June 2009, Jackson's brother Michael died. In September 2009, she performed "Scream" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards as part of a tribute to Michael.

## 2010–present

In 2010, Jackson acted in _For Colored Girls_.

She released her first studio album in seven years, _Unbreakable_, in 2015.  It entered at number one on the US _Billboard_ 200 album chart.  Jackson canceled her ongoing Unbreakable World Tour because she announced that she was "planning her family" with her husband, Wissam Al Mana.

## Personal life

Jackson has been married three times.  It was announced that Jackson was pregnant shortly before her 50th birthday in May 2016.  She gave birth to her first child, a son, with current husband, billionaire Wissam Al Mana, in January 2017.

In April 2017, it was reported that Jackson and Al Mana had separated.

## Discography

- _Janet Jackson_ (1982)
- _Dream Street_ (1984)
- _Control_ (1986)
- _Control: The Remixes_ (1987)
- _Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814_ (1989)
- _janet._ (1993)
- _Janet. Remixed_ (1995)
- _Design of a Decade: 1986–1996_ (1995)
- _The Velvet Rope_ (1997)
- _All for You_ (2001)
- _Damita Jo_ (2004)
- _20 Y.O._ (2006)
- _Discipline_ (2008)
- _Number Ones_ (2009)*
- _Icon: Number Ones_ (2010)
- _Unbreakable_ (2015)
- On digital outlets, such as iTunes and Spotify, _Icon: Number Ones_ is listed as _Best of Number Ones_.

## Infobox (musical artist)

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- **background**: solo_singer


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Janet Jackson
- **image**: JanetJacksonUnbreakableTourSanFran2015 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Jackson performing on her Unbreakable World Tour (Janet Jackson tour), Unbreakable World Tour in San Francisco, California, October 14, 2015
- **birth name**: Janet Damita Jo Jackson
- **birth place**: Gary, Indiana, U.S.
- **years active**: 1969–present
- **height**: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
- **children**: 1