Michael JACKSON

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MICHAEL JACKSON

WHO IS HE

• Michael Joseph Jackson• 1958/08/29 ~ 2009/06/25• King of Pop• Most successful entertainer by Guinness World

Records• Married twice• Born in Indiana

• Nine Children in the family

THE JACKSON 5

• In mid1960s, Michael and four of his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon organized a band named “The Jackson 5”.

• In 1968, they found by Cladys Knight.

THE JACKSON 5

• In 1969, they join Motown Record.

• 1972/09, they started the international tour.

• In 1976, they change to Epic Records and change their name “The Jacksons”.

• •1972： Got to Be There

• •1972： Ben

• •1973： Music & Me

• •1975： Forever, Michael

• •1979: Off the wall

• •1982: Thriller

• •1987: Bad

• •1991: Dangerous

• •1995: HIStory - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - Book I

• •1997: BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR/ HIStory In The Mix

• •2001: Invincible

• •2001: Michael Jackson Greatest Hits HIStory Volume I

• •2004: Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection

• •2005: Essential Michael Jackson

• •2008: Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller

ALBUM

THRILLER(1982)• The best-selling album in music history

• It was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles

• Billie Jean – Moonwalk on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever on March 25, 1983

• In 1985, Thriller won a Grammy for Best Music Video

• It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie

• It’s a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985

WE ARE THE WORLD(1985)

BAD(1987)

• The Bad album spawned seven hit singles in the U.S., five songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts

• In 1988, "Bad" won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single

• Smooth Criminal - 45 degree lean

DANGEROUS(1991)

• The Dangerous album won a Grammy for Best Engineered – Non Classical

• "Black or White" was awarded 1992's best-selling single worldwide at the Billboard Music Awards

• "Black or White" is a mix of rock , and dance-pop, it is a song that promotes racial harmony.

• The Dangerous World Tour began on June 27, 1992, and finished on November 11, 1993.-Heal the World Foundation

SOMETHING INTERESTING

• His skin color changed because of disease.• The Guinness World Records “the maximum

amount of contributions to charities worldwide artists”.

• Neverland Valley Ranch

DEATH

• On June 25, 2009, Jackson died in his bed at his rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles.

• On August 28, 2009 the Los Angeles coroner had decided to treat Jackson's death as a homicide

• On February 8, 2010, Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter by prosecutors in Los Angeles.

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