Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson † (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009 [aged 50]) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and philanthropist. Known to many as the King of Pop, he was the most awarded individual and recognized as one of the most influential music artists in history.
At a young age, he became the lead singer of his family's popular Motown group, The Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons) in 1964. He later had a popular solo career, creating his first album in 1972, . In the late 70s to early 80s, he would release several chart-topping albums, including 1982's , which remains the best-selling album of all time. He had also been noted for his popular music videos, such as "", "", "", "", etc.
His 1982 album Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, having sold more than 110,000,000 copies worldwide. Four of Michael's other albums Off the Wall, Bad, Dangerous and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I rank the best-sellering albums. His 1997 remix album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix is the best selling remix album of all time.
Michael is credited with influencing music videos from a mere promotional tool into an art form. His song Thriller has been regarded as one of the greatest music videos of all time, and is the only music video inducted into the national film registry in the Library of Congress where inductions are preserved forever. Michael was the first African-American music artist to have a video aired heavily on MTV. 
Michael has been inducted 12 times into various music halls of fame, more than any other act. He is one of 16 artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Other achievements include 26 American Music Awards, 17 number-one singles locally in the United States, 13 Guinness World Records, 13 Grammy Awards, which indlue the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
== History ==
The eighth child of the Jackson family, he made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Between 1972 and 1975, Michael released a total of four solo studio albums with Motown while still a member of the Jackson 5: ''Got to Be There'' (1972), ''Ben'' (1972), ''Music & Me'' (1973) and ''Forever, Michael'' (1975). He joined Epic Records in 1975 and became a solo star with his 1979 album ''Off the Wall,'' which was a significant departure from Michael's previous work for Motown and was hailed as a major breakthrough for him. The album made Michael the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album reach the top 10 of the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Retrospective reviews for ''Off the Wall'' have hailed it as a landmark release of the disco era.
Michael achieved the peak of his critical success after the release of his 1982 album ''Thriller,'' which became the best-selling album of all time with sales of 70 million copies worldwide, and gave Michael an unprecedented level of cultural significance for a black American, becoming the most popular entertainer in the world in the early and mid-1980s. ''Thriller'' also set a record for the most top 10 singles from an album, after all seven of its singles reached the top 10, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" reaching number one. The "Thriller" music video was premiered to great anticipation in December 1983 and played regularly on MTV. Michael's 1987 album ''Bad,'' one of the most anticipated albums of its time, was also hugely successful and became the first album to produce five number-one singles.
Michael continued his success with the albums ''Dangerous'' (1991) and ''HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' (1995). His final studio album, ''Invincible'' (2001), was his most critically derided album, although retrospective reviews have been more positive. Outside of music, Michael was respected for his frequent humanitarian work, he was estimated to have donated over $500 million to charity over the course of his life. He received various awards and accolades for his philanthropic work, including two bestowed by US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. In 2009, while preparing for a series of comeback concerts scheduled to begin in July 2009, Michael died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest on June 25, 2009. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Michael's death triggered reactions around the world, creating unprecedented surges of Internet traffic and a spike in sales of his music. A televised memorial service for Michael was viewed by an estimated 2.5 billion people globally.
Michael was estimated sales to have sold over 400 million records worldwide. making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He had 13 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles (more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era) and was the first artist to have a top-ten single in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in five different decades. He is regarded by the RIAA as the highest-selling individual music artist of all time worldwide. Michael is the most awarded musician in history, his honors include 15 Grammy Awards, 6 Brit Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and 39 Guinness World Records, including the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time". Michael's inductions include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice), the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Dance Hall of Fame (the only recording artist to be inducted), and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame.
==Trivia==
*Michael has 3 children, in which 2 of them are his sons, Michael Jr. (Prince) and Bigi (Blanket), which are his first and last children respectively, and 1 daughter named Paris, who is the middle child.
*Jackson's hair was accidentally caught on fire whilst filming a Pepsi commercial.https://www.taproot.com/michael-jacksons-hair-catches-on-fire/ This accident caused him to become bald and wore wigs as a result.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/michael-jackson-was-bald-and-scarred-when-he-died/JZYWIHA4CUUFROMNEMYYURBTQU/
*Jackson used to be married to Elvis Presley's daughter and nurse , in which he divorced with in 1996 and 2000 respectively.
*Some of Jackson's songs have appeared in several pieces of media (outside of , its and ):
**Some of them appeared in movies:
***His song "" from the , appeared in , in trailers for the of Angry Birds, and .
***"Beat It" from Thriller appeared in , in which the scene also featured a cameo of fellow music artist David Bowie, and .
***A remix of "" from the afromentioned album with the same name for a trailer of the second season of .
**In video games:
***2 of his songs from his most famous album Thriller, "Billie Jean" and "", appeared in the 2002 video game . The songs however were removed in the mobile and definitive editions of the game.
***"Beat It" appears in and the DOS version of Hurkle Hunt.
***Jackson and his crew also helped composed the soundtrack for SEGA's , but was however left uncredited. His soundtrack was however removed from reissues of the game on .
**In commercials:
***"" and "" from the album with the same name as the latter appeared in 2 commercials for the Love.
***A version of "Billie Jean" with new lyrics appeared in Pepsi's New Generation commercials.
***"Beat It" appeared in an anti-drunk driving PSA, which later led to him being awarded by then-president Ronald Reagan.
***"Black or White" from Dangerous appeared in a commercial for Pokémon: .
*He had saved two people from committing suicide, with the first being his sister Janet's ex-husband, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/michael-jackson-saved-brotherinlaw-2358488.html, and the second one being a fan.https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelJackson/comments/15en3sf/july_31st_1992_michael_saves_a_fan_from_jumping/
== Discography==
* (1972)
* (1972)
* (1973)
* (1975)
* (1979)
* (1982)
* (1987)
* (1991)
* (1995)
* (2001)
==Filmography==
* (1978)
* (1983)
* (1986)
* (1988)
* (1991)
* (1997)
* (1999)
* (2002)
* (2002)
* (2004)
* (2009)
* (2012)
* (2016)
* (2023)
==Tours==
* (1987–1989)
* (1992–1993)
* (1996–1997)
* (1999)
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