Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson: A Biography

Michael Jackson, also known as the King of Pop, was born on August 29, 1958, in the state of Indiana (US).

He showed great talent since little, at the age of four he and his brothers formed a group called Jackson Five but it wouldn’t be until ten years later when he reached the top with his solo Ben.

In 1978 Michael got a part in The Wiz, a modern version of The Wizard of Oz and a year after he published “Off The Wall”, the album that would give him four top 10 hits “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough” and “Rock With You” among them.

Three years later he reached the top on charts again when his famous “Thriller” album was released, of which over 40 million copies where sold.

In 1992 he signed with Sony Records music label for a billion of American dollars.

Jackson’s personal life is maybe as famous as his songs. He was much of an eccentric artist, during his life he went trough a lot of plastic surgery -he changed his chin, nose and even his skin colour.

He married twice: he was fist married to The King’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley and after filing for divorce in 1996 he married Debby Rowe that same year, with whom he had 3 children.

Two years before he had to pay 20 thousand dollars to a 13 year old boy who filed a lawsuit against him for sexual harassment and afterwards he was also accused of child molestation but he was found not guilty.

In 2009, after having announced going back on stage in London, he died the 26th of June.