Michael Jackson - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Jackson. Jackson performing in 1. Born. Michael Joseph Jackson(1. August 2. 9, 1. 95. Gary, Indiana, U.

S. Died. June 2. 5, 2. Los Angeles, California, U.

S. Cause of death. Cardiac arrest induced by propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication. Resting place. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. Residence. Los Olivos, California, U. S. Occupation. Singer- songwriter, record producer, arranger, dancer, choreographer, actor. Years active. 19.

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Jackson. com. Michael Jackson's short biography explained in a simpleshow way. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 2. June 2. 5, 2. 00. American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor who was one of the most famous and successful musicians of all time. He was referred to as "The King of Pop", and was one of the most influential entertainers in the history of Pop music.

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Jackson started performing with his brothers in The Jackson 5 in 1. In 1. 97. 1, he started a solo career while also being a member of The Jackson 5. He released the best- selling album of all time, Thriller, in 1. The video for "Thriller" showed him dancing like a zombie and other dancers around him were zombies as well. Thriller'', which includes famous songs like "Beat It" and "Billie Jean," has sold 1. Jackson wrote other well- known songs such as "Bad", "Black or White", "Heal the World" and "Earth Song". His other albums, including Off the Wall (1.

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He released his last studio album Invincible (2. He is known for popularizing dance moves such as the robot and the moonwalk. He won a lot of awards and broke many records. Guinness World Records says he is the most successful entertainer of all time. Aspects of Jackson's personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, generated controversy. He was accused of child sexual abuse in 1. In 2. 00. 3, Jackson was charged with child sexual abuse by Garvin Arvizo.

In 2. 00. 5 Jackson was found not guilty of all charges. While preparing for his comeback concert series, This Is It, Jackson died of an overdose of propofol on June 2. Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. On July 7, there was a memorial service for Jackson. It was on television and 2. This made it the most watched funeral ever.[2]1. Early life and The Jackson 5[change change source]Michael Jackson was born on August 2.

Gary, Indiana to a family of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was the eighth of Katherine and Joe Jackson's ten children. Jackson's father Joseph was a steel mill worker. On January 1 1. 96. Jackson and his brother Marlon joined their older brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine's band, The Jackson Brothers, in the band's first public performance.

Jackson was six years old.[3]When Jackson was 8 he started being the band's main singer with Jermaine. The group's name then changed to The Jackson 5. The group won an important talent show in 1. In 1. 96. 8 they were signed to a famous record label called Motown Records. Their first Motown single "I Want You Back" was No.

US. In 1. 97. 1 Jackson released his first song singing on his own, "Got to Be There" from his album "Got to Be There". It reached No. 4 in the Billboard 1. Three more singles were released from the album.

On August 4, 1. 97. Ben was released. The single "Ben" was his first solo No. In 1. 97. 4 Jackson hosted the first American Music Awards with Donny Osmond, Rodney Allen Rippy, and Ricky Segall. In 1. 97. 5 The Jackson 5 left Motown. They were signed to CBS Records in June 1. On CBS Records they changed their name to The Jacksons.

Move to Epic and Off the Wall[change change source]In 1. Watch Rocket Compulsion Online Rocket Compulsion Full Movie Online. The Jacksons got their own TV show on CBS.

The show was cancelled in March 1. On October 2. 4, 1. The Wiz was released. The movie was a remake of The Wizard of Oz with all black actors. Jackson acted as Scarecrow.

On December 1. 7 1. Watch The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler Download Full. The Jacksons' twelfth album was released.

It was the first album they had produced. Jackson wrote the album's second single "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" with Randy Jackson.

It reached No. 7 in the US Hot 1. In December 1. 97.

Jackson started making his first solo album on Epic Records, Off the Wall with Quincy Jones. It was released on August 1. The album got good reviews and a Grammy Award for Best Male R& B Vocal Performance.

The Jacksons' thirteenth album Triumph was released 1. Thriller, the best- selling album of all time[change change source]In 1. Jackson sung "Somewhere in the Dark" for the E. T. soundtrack. It won a Grammy for Best Recording for Children in 1. That year Jackson won seven other Grammys for his album Thriller. On October 1. 8 1. Thriller, "The Girl Is Mine", was released.

It was sung with Paul Mc. Cartney. Some people thought that the album wasn't going to be very good because of the song. Jackson's sixth solo album Thriller was released on November 3. Jackson didn't do a tour for the album. This album went on to become the best- selling album of all time. In 1. 98. 3 Jackson made three songs with Freddie Mercury.[4]1.

Pepsi, "We Are the World", and business career[change change source]"Somebody's Watching Me", a single by Rockwell with Jackson singing on the chorus, was released January 1. It reached number one in Spain and France.[5]On January 2. Michael and other members of the Jacksons filmed a Pepsi Cola commercial. Michael's hair caught on fire and he was rushed to hospital.[6] Pepsi gave Jackson $1. He gave it to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California. In May 1. 98. 4 "Farewell My Summer Love", a song that Jackson made it 1.

It reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart. The Jacksons' album Victory was released on July 2, 1. Between July and December 1. Jackson toured with his brothers. He won eight awards at the 1.

American Music Awards, the most anyone has ever won at once. He also won Best International Solo Artist and Best International Album at the BRIT Awards. Jermaine Jackson released his tenth album, Jermaine Jackson. Michael sang on a song from the album, "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)". It was nominated for Best R& B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1. Grammy Awards. In August 1. Jackson bought music publisher.

ATV Music for $4. They owned the rights to The Beatles. Jackson wrote "We Are the World" with Lionel Richie in 1. The song was recorded by USA for Africa. It was released as a single around the world to make money to give to starving people in Africa. It sold over 2. 0 million copies. It also won four Grammy Awards.

Bad, films and autobiography[change change source]In August 1. Bad was released. Jackson wanted it to sell 1. It has sold over 3. Five of the album's seven singles were No.

US. They were "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana". Until Katy Perry's success with her 2. Teenage Dream, Jackson was the only musician to ever have had that many singles from one album be No. From September 1. Watch Let It Rain Online Fandango.

January 1. 98. 9, Jackson did the Bad World Tour. This was the first tour that he did on his own. In 1. 98. 8 Moonwalk, a book that Jackson wrote about his life, was published. It took Jackson four years to write. The book sold 2. 00,0. Jackson then released Moonwalker, a movie he made. In 1. 98. 9 some video games about the movie were released by U.

S. Gold. In 1. 98. Disneyland and ETCOT started showing a short film called Captain EO that had Jackson in it.

Jackson sang "You Were There" at Sammy Davis Jr.'s 6. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for it. The Jacksons released their last album 2. Jackson Street in 1. Michael sung on the album's second single 2. Jackson Street with his brothers and two of their sisters, Janet and Rebbie. Michael was also in the music video for the song.