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The
Biographical History of Michael Joseph Jackson. It
began when he was
born on the 29th of August 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He was the
7th of nine children. His brothers: Sigmund "Jackie",
Toriano "Tito", Jermaine, Marlon, Steven
"Randy", and sisters Rebbie, Janet and La-Toya.
Michael began his musical career at the age of 5 as the lead
singer of the Jackson 5 which formed in 1964. In these early
years the Jackson 5, with lead singer Michael, played local
venues and bars in Gary
Indiana. They moved further away as their talent and public
knowledge of them grew. right from the start Michael appeared
at the same clubs as top talented stars
of the day, such as Jackie Wilson. He watched them and learnt
what to do and not to do. In 1968 Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers
saw the Jackson 5 and from here they got
an audition with Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records. The Jackson 5
signed for Motown and moved to California. Their first 4
singles, "I Want You Back", "ABC",
"The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There"
all made the US No1 spot. The Jackson 5 recorded 14 albums and
Michael recorded 4 solo albums with Motown.
The Jacksons stayed with Motown until 1976,
their father, who was their manager, wanted more
artistic freedom and so signed up
with Epic. The group name Jackson 5 had to be changed as it
was owned by Motown, they reverted to The Jacksons, the name they
had be known by in the early days. However, Jermaine married Berry
Gordy's daughter and stayed with Motown. Youngest brother
Randy replaced him. The Jacksons had a number of hit records
and in total made 6 albums between the years of 1976
and 1984.
In 1977 Michael made his film debut when he starred in
the musical 'The Wiz' playing Scarecrow, along side Diana Ross
who played the lead role of Dorothy. It was at this time Michael met Quincy
Jones who was composing the score for the film.
Michael teamed up with Quincy Jones and Quincy produced his
first solo album with Epic. Entitled "Off
The Wall", the album was a big success around the world and
it was the
first ever time a single was released off an album and realized
four No1 singles in
the US charts.
In 1982 Michael Jackson released the world's largest selling
album of all time, 'Thriller'. This album produced 7 hit
singles, breaking yet again more records, and went on to sell
over 50 million copies worldwide. Michael was keen to use
music video or short films as he called them to promote his
singles from the album. He worked with the best directors and
producers, using the latest technology and special effects.
For
the hit song 'Billie Jean' and the short film 'Thriller', he used the
latest and best make-up artists, with technology combined with fantastic
dancing and choreography. This produced a 14 minute video,
perhaps the most famous pop-video of all time.
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It
was so
successful was the video: " The Making Of Michael
Jackson's Thriller ", became the world's largest selling home
video combined with soaring album sales, it was an outstanding
success. In 1983 Michael
performed the now legendary moonwalk for the first time on the
Motown 25 Years Anniversary Show. This performance alone
confirmed
Michael Jackson as an international superstar. In 1984
Michael won a record breaking 8 Grammy awards in one night.
The awards were for his work on the 'Thriller' album and his
work on the narrative for the 'ET Storybook'.
In 1987 Michael released his much awaited third solo
album, titled 'Bad', this launched his record breaking first
solo world tour. In 1988, Michael wrote his first autobiography,
talking for the first time of his childhood and his career. At
the end of the 1980s Michael was named 'Artist Of The Decade'
mainly for the unprecedented success of his 'Thriller' and 'Bad' albums.
In 1991 Michael signed with Sony Music the largest ever
recording contract and released his fourth solo album,
'Dangerous'. He toured the World again in 1992, taking his
concerts to countries that had never before been visited by a
pop/rock superstar artist. Michael also founded the 'Heal the World
Foundation' to help improve the lives of children across the
world.
In 1994 Michael married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock
legend Elvis Presley. The marriage only lasted for 19 months,
and they divorced in 1996.
1995 saw Michael release a fifth solo album, 'History', which
was a double album, the first half was new material and the second half
his greatest hits. Michael toured again over covering
a 2 year period. In between legs of the tour on November 14th
1996, Michael married for his second time to Debbie Rowe who
was a nurse that Michael had met in the treatment for his skin
pigment disorder. They had their first child Prince
Michael Joseph Jackson, born on February 13 1997 and then a daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, born on April 3rd
1998. In 1997 Michael released the remix album 'Blood On The
Dance Floor' which also contained 5 new song linked with a
38min film called "Ghosts". In this film
combined with his dance and music, Michael played five parts using the latest special effects and make-up
artistry.
In September, 2001 Michael celebrated his 30th anniversary as
a solo artist with two concerts to be held in New York, USA.
Many artists such as Whitney Houston, Usher, Destiny's Child,
Shaggy and many more performed their own and Michael Jackson's
past songs. Michael then reunited with all of his brothers
performed their biggest hits. Michael then went onto perform some of his biggest hits. In October 2001 Michael
released the album 'Invincible' so far releasing only 2
singles including the big hit "You Rock My World".
Since the release of this first single the album has been
surrounded by rumors of a rift with Sony Music and a clear
lack of promotion of the album.
In
November 2003, Michael Jackson was arrested for child abuse.
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