<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the legendary life of world icon Michael Jackson! </h1>
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, to a black family in Gary, Indiana, where his father, Joseph Jackson, and mother, Catherine, had nine children, and Jackson was ranked 7th. They lived in a tiny two-bedroom apartment where Jackson's father worked in a steel mill.
Jackson's siblings showed a keen interest in music from an early age, which led their father to have the idea of "making stars". In the mid-1960s, the Jackson 5 brothers formed the "Jackson 5" to sing blues music under the organization of their father, with Michael as the lead singer, who rose rapidly through singing in clubs and bars in the Midwest of the United States. In 1967, the Jackson 5 signed their first record contract with the local Steel City Records.
In 1969, Motown Records president Berry Gauty bought them from Steeltown Records, and the band officially signed to Motown Records. Gauty then moved the Jackson family to Los Angeles and began his star-making program. In the fall of 1969, the Jackson 5 was introduced to the public and performed for the first time in a major entertainment show in Motown. The band's first 4 singles became number one singles. At Motown Records, the Jackson 5 released 14 albums, and Michael released 4 solo albums as a soloist.
In 1976, the Jackson brothers signed an agreement with Columbia Records to join the Philadelphia International Division and later to the Epek Records division of the label. The new agreement with CBS gives them more creative freedom and greater royalties. Leaving Motown Records, they lost the right to use the name and logo of the Jackson 5, plus the brothers' Jermaine married Hazel, the daughter of Berry Gauty, and chose to stay at Motown as a singer. The band changed its name to "Jackson Band" and continued their glory, touring and releasing 6 albums between 1976 and 1984.
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Michael's brilliant solo career
In 1978, Jackson starred in the film The New Wizard of Oz and met the film's music producer, Quincy Jones, who later produced three of Jackson's classic solo albums: "Outside the Wall," "Shudder," and "Soaring." Released in 1979, The Album Outside the Walls produced 4 Top 10 songs and sold 7 million copies in the United States.
The 1979 album "Outside the Wall" (a huge hit upon release, sold more than 10 million copies worldwide within a year of release, and stayed in the US album chart for 84 weeks, becoming an important turning point in Jackson's musical career.
In the 1980s, Jackson released a series of well-produced music albums. During this "golden age" of music television, some of his music televisions were actually short films, with complete storylines, memorable special effects, and his unique dance steps.
Released in 1982, seven singles made it to the top 10 of the U.S. pop charts, breaking multiple record records and quickly selling around the world, becoming the best-selling record in music history, and even the short film "The Production Process of Michael Jackson's Thriller" became the most popular family video at the time. The album topped the U.S. Music Chart for 37 weeks and stayed on the album charts for 122 weeks, making it the only record in history to win the number one of the year for two consecutive years. Today in the United States, it is identified as 27 platinum records.
On May 16, 1983, while performing on the TV special "Motown Records 25th Anniversary: Yesterday, Today, Forever," Jackson performed the "Moonwalk" dance steps in public for the first time, shocking the audience.
In January 1984, Jackson received 9 nominations and a record 8 awards at the American Music Awards, and at the Grammy Awards held in February, Jackson received 12 nominations and set a record of 8 awards, seven of which were awarded to the Thriller album. In May, the Thriller album was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling pop record ever made.
That same year, Jackson also accepted a special achievement award from U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the White House; in November, he left his handprint on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
In 1987, Jackson released the album "Soar" and began his first world tour. The following year, Jackson released the film Moonwalk and a series of autobiographies of the same name.
The "Soaring" album was another huge success for Jackson, who created a historical miracle of an album producing 6 number one singles. The album sold a total of 8 million copies in the United States and 29 million copies worldwide.
In 1989, MTV Awarded Jackson the "Ten Years avant-garde Music Video Artist Award"; in 1990, Jackson was named "The Greatest Artist of our Time" by Columbia Records; and in April of the same year, President Bush presented Jackson with the "Artist of the Decade" at the White House.
Failed to hold a comeback concert
In 1991, Jackson signed a record-high contract with Sony Records for $890 million and released a new album, Dangerous Journey. The videotape of the songs on the album was the most creative and expensive musical television production at the time. Members of the Band Guns and Roses are invited to perform in "Give In To Me"; other musical television productions have strong storytelling and dazzling dance steps, as well as celebrity participation. In "Jam," Jackson plays basketball and dances with basketball superstar Michael Jordan; in "Remember The Time," comedy star Eddie Murphy plays an Egyptian king, with basketball star "Magic" Johnson playing the king's bodyguard; Jackson and Naomi Campbell rehearsing a couple in "In The Closet." Jackson had big hopes for the album, selling 100 million copies worldwide. But only 29 million copies were sold worldwide.
From 1995 to 2001, Jackson released three albums, "Historical Journey", "Red Storm", and "Invincible", although it also achieved good sales, but it was already the last afterglow of glory. On November 21, 2003, Jackson released a new song, "One More Chance," which became his last new song.
On March 6, 2009, Michael Jackson announced that he would be performing a series of comeback concerts in London in July, which would be his first major show in more than 10 years. He confirmed that 10 performances will be performed at London's magnificent 02 Stadium from July 8. According to reports, 750,000 tickets for the concert were snapped up within 4 and a half hours after the sale, setting a record for the highest in the history of popular music.
But michael Jackson was reportedly tested for skin cancer at a Los Angeles hospital on April 22, and the driver who picked him up that day was involved in a traffic accident that occurred outside the hospital. After being tested, Michael found that he had signs of skin cancer on his upper body, and the cancer cell index on his face was also high, and the insider revealed: "Michael was a little worried at first, but then the doctor definitely told him that he had a doctor and would be cured; he was looking forward to the July solo singing and hoped to meet with the fans in person, so he insisted that the treatment should be combined with his concert work, and everything would be held as scheduled."
However, just when fans around the world were eager to go crazy again with MJ, who was like the god in their hearts, on June 25, 2009, Michael was taken to the hospital due to a deep coma, and died in the afternoon of Western Time, and a generation of emperor superstars fell.