Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958. He had 8 brothers and sisters.
When he was a young boy, the family lived in a very small house in Gary, a small industrial town south east of Chicago. His father was a guitarist in a band called The Falcons and worked in a steel factory, while his wife brought up the children.
In 1964 he formed a band with his brothers, called The Jackson Five. Michael became the lead singer of the band and danced like James Brown. They became popular very quickly, and performed in more and more concerts. Then, they had an audition with the Motown, and soon recorded their first record. A few years later, they separated and Michael started a solo career.
On December 1, 1982, his first solo album Thriller was released and was an immediate success.
‘Billie Jean’, ‘Thriller’ and ‘Beat it’ became huge hits all over the world.
In all he recorded 12 solo albums, and tried different types of music: pop, funk, R&B, soul.
His great dancing capacities also made him very popular. He was the one who invented the moonwalk, which many people then tried to imitate.
He got married twice (the first time in 1994 to Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa-Marie), and had 3 children.
During his life, his physical appearance changed a lot, making him look progressively more like a white man.
On June 25, 2009 Michael Jackson was found dead in his house in Los Angeles, and millions of people over the world cried and shared their emotion in different kinds of meetings.
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