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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson
Personal information
Birth nameMichael Joseph Jackson
Also known asMichael Joe Jackson
GenresR&B, pop, rock, soul, dance, funk, disco, new jack swing
OccupationSinger-songwriter, record producer, composer, musician, dancer, choreographer, actor, businessman, philanthropist
InstrumentsVocals, piano, drums, guitar
Years active1964 � 2009
LabelsMotown, Epic, Legacy
Associated actsThe Jackson 5, Slash
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, then the Jacksons in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.

In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style have influenced numerous hip hop, pop, contemporary R&B, and rock artists.

Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. His other records, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's best-selling. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He was also inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame as the first (and currently only) dancer from the world of pop and rock 'n' roll. Some of his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards (as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award); 26 American Music Awards (more than any other artist, including the "Artist of the Century"); 13 number-one singles in the United States in his solo career (more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era); and the estimated sale of over 750 million records worldwide. Jackson won hundreds of awards, which have made him the most-awarded recording artists in the history of music. He was also a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising hundreds of millions of dollars for beneficial causes and supporting more than 39 charities. According to David Winters, Jackson also donated tens of millions of dollars to many children’s charities anonymously, and spent a lot of his time visiting seriously ill children tirelessly going from hospital to hospital meeting these children just to brighten up their lives. When Jackson finished the visits he would ask the hospital nurses and the doctors what was needed at the hospital in terms of equipment for the children and would then make anonymous donations to the hospital to purchase expensive equipment or whatever else was needed.

Aspects of Jackson's personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, have generated controversy. In 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse, but the case was settled out of court and no formal charges were brought. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury ruled him not guilty on all counts. While preparing for his concert series This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication on June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. Before his death, Jackson had been administered drugs including propofol and lorazepam. The Los Angeles County Coroner declared his death a homicide, and his personal physician pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter. Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and as many as one billion people around the world reportedly watched his public memorial service on live television. In March 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the decade following his death.

Michael Jackson Video

Music video by Michael Jackson performing Thriller. (C) 1982 MJJ Productions Inc.
13.72 min. | 4.87 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson performing Billie Jean. © 1982 MJJ Productions Inc.
4.90 min. | 4.91 user rating
Update: 1/29/01 Video can be viewed worldwide except in Germany. Why "Thriller" ? visit: byronfgarcia.com 1500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! This is not the final routine, and definitely not a punishment! WHY THRILLER? What made me choose Michael Jackson's Thriller for the aerobics routine is that Michael Jackson was a convicted man to the eyes of those who hated him. He would have been in imprisoned had it not been for settlement arrangements, they would say. Still Michael Jackson's frailty as a human being makes him like one of us -- whether one is a prisoner or not. I saw in the lyrics and video of Thriller much of what jail culture is like. Because of the hideous conditions in jails, prisons are like tombs and inmates are like ghoulish creatures. The only difference is that dancers in the MJ Thriller video come with make-up and costumes. The Dancing Inmates come as themselves. People perceived to be evil. The message of the Thriller is a message for all of us. The funk of forty thousand years embedded in the cycle of sin and punishment is a legacy no mere mortal can resist or is capable of resisting. No prison wall can and will stop evil from lurking in the dark. No shackle can stop the beast about to strike. No punitive or brutal treatment is ever too strong to stop creatures crawling in search of blood. Unless we stop breeding demons in jails, gruesome ghouls from every tomb will seal <b>...</b>
4.42 min. | 4.83 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson Duet with Akon performing Hold My Hand. (C) 2010 Optimum Productions
3.73 min. | 4.89 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson performing Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. (C) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
4.20 min. | 4.94 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson performing Bad. © 1987 MJJ Productions Inc.
4.33 min. | 4.90 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson performing They Don't Care About Us. (C) 1996 MJJ Productions Inc.
4.70 min. | 4.94 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson performing Smooth Criminal (Radio Edit). © 1987 MJJ Productions Inc.
4.18 min. | 4.89 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson performing Black Or White. © 1991 MJJ Productions Inc.
6.38 min. | 4.91 user rating
Music video by Michael Jackson performing You Are Not Alone. © 1995 MJJ Productions Inc.
5.58 min. | 4.95 user rating

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Music videos and choreography :
Year Film Role Director
1978 The Wiz Scarecrow  
1986 Captain EO Captain EO  
1988 Moonwalker Himself  
1997 Michael Jackson's Ghosts Maestro/Mayor/Ghoul/Skeleton  
2002 Men in Black II Agent M (cameo)  
2004 Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls Agent MJ (cameo)  
2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It Himself  

Michael Jackson

Main articles
Moonwalk * Health and appearance * Personal relationships * 1993 child sexual abuse accusations * Living with Michael Jackson * People v. Jackson * Death * Memorial service |
Studio albums
Got to Be There * Ben * Music & Me * Forever, Michael * Off the Wall * Thriller * Bad * Dangerous * HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I * Invincible |
Compilations
The Best of Michael Jackson * Anthology * The Original Soul of Michael Jackson * Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I * Number Ones * The Ultimate Collection * The Essential Michael Jackson * Visionary: The Video Singles * King of Pop * The Collection * Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection * The Definitive Collection * This Is It |
Other releases
One Day in Your Life * E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial * Farewell My Summer Love * Looking Back to Yesterday * Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix * Thriller 25 * The Stripped Mixes * The Remix Suite |
Concert tours
Bad World Tour * Dangerous World Tour * HIStory World Tour * This Is It |
Filmography
The Wiz * Michael Jackson's Thriller * Captain EO * Moonwalker * Michael Jackson's Ghosts * Men in Black II * Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls * Michael Jackson's This Is It |
Video releases
Dangerous � The Short Films * Video Greatest Hits � HIStory * HIStory on Film, Volume II * Number Ones * The One * Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour |
Television
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story * Move Like Michael Jackson * "Stark Raving Dad" (The Simpsons episode) |
Games
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker * Sonic the Hedgehog 3 * Space Channel 5 * Michael Jackson: The Game |
Bibliography
Moonwalk * Dancing the Dream |
Specials
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever * Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special * United We Stand: What More Can I Give |
Assets
Neverland Ranch * Northern Songs * Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Influence on society
Heal the World Foundation * Thrill the World * Thriller viral video * Thriller � Live |
Related
WorksAlbums (peak chart positions / certifications and sales) * Singles * Videography * Unreleased material
Misc. Awards * Records and achievements * Jackson family * The Jackson 5 * Lisa Marie Presley * Debbie Rowe * Bubbles * Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award * Sonic the Hedgehog (character)
Categories
Images and files * Michael Jackson * Songs * Songs in memory * Songs written |

Michael Jackson singles

Got to Be There"Got to Be There" * "Rockin' Robin" * "I Wanna Be Where You Are" * "Ain't No Sunshine"
Ben"Ben"
Music & Me"With a Child's Heart" * "Music and Me" * "Happy"
Forever, Michael"We're Almost There" * "Just a Little Bit of You" * "One Day in Your Life"
The Wiz"Ease on Down the Road" * "You Can't Win" * "A Brand New Day"
Off the Wall"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" * "Rock with You" * "Off the Wall" * "She's Out of My Life" * "Girlfriend"
Thriller"The Girl Is Mine" * "Billie Jean" * "Beat It" * "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" * "Human Nature" * "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" * "Thriller"
Bad"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" * "Bad" * "The Way You Make Me Feel" * "Man in the Mirror" * "Dirty Diana" * "Another Part of Me" * "Smooth Criminal" * "Leave Me Alone" * "Liberian Girl"
Dangerous"Black or White" * "Remember the Time" * "In the Closet" * "Jam" * "Who Is It" * "Heal the World" * "Give In to Me" * "Will You Be There" * "Gone Too Soon"
HIStory"Scream/Childhood" * "You Are Not Alone" * "Earth Song" * "They Don't Care About Us" * "Stranger in Moscow"
Blood on the Dance Floor:
HIStory in the Mix
"Blood on the Dance Floor" * "HIStory/Ghosts"
Invincible"You Rock My World" * "Butterflies" * "Cry"
Number Ones"One More Chance"
Thriller 25"The Girl Is Mine 2008" * "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
Promotional singles"Speed Demon" * "This Time Around" * "Is It Scary" * "Smile" * "Speechless" * "This Is It"
Notable collaborations
and album tracks
"Muscles" * "Say Say Say" * "Somebody's Watching Me" * "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" * "Centipede" * "We Are the World" * "Eaten Alive" * "Twenty-Five Miles" * "Get It" * "2300 Jackson Street" * "Come Together" * "Do the Bartman" * "Dangerous" * "Whatzupwitu" * "D.S." * "Tabloid Junkie" * "Why" * "I Need You" * "What More Can I Give" * "A Place With No Name" * "Another Day" * "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

People v. Jackson

Key figuresMichael Jackson
JudgeRodney Melville
Prosecution figuresThomas W. Sneddon Jr.
Witnesses for the prosecutionDebbie Rowe * June Chandler
Defense figuresBenjamin Brafman * Mark Geragos * Thomas Mesereau
Witnesses for the defenseChris Tucker * George Lopez * Macaulay Culkin * Wade Robson
Other elements1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson * Living with Michael Jackson * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x390rVfx3Qg False accusations produced by Tom Sneddon]



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