Michael was born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, USA. He was the second youngest of six brothers. Names of all brothers and sisters are given below.

Michael’s brothers: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy (All are artists)

Michael’s Sisters: Rebbie, La Toya and Janet

Wives: Married to Lisa Marie Presley in August 1994 but it was broken in less than two years when Presley filed for divorce in January 1996, Married to his former nurse “Debbie Rowe” in November 1996 and divorced in October 1999.

Children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr.,(BORN IN FEBRUARY 1997) ; Paris Michael Katherine Jackson (born to Rowe in April 1998) Prince Michael Jackson II ( The son of a surrogate mother, January 2002).

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Jackson begins his musical career as lead vocalist at the age of 5 in 1962 after father Joe Jackson (blues guitarist), forms a group ‘Jackson 5ive’ involving his five sons. Michael Jackson joins as lead vocalist in the group.

Michael Jackson’s debut single ‘ I want you back’ recorded for Motown Records in 1969 and creates sensations as it becomes fastest selling record in the company’s history.

Jackson 5ive debuts on animated TV series on ABC, in Sept 1971 and runs till sept 1973

‘Got to be There “ released in July 1972 and occupies a place among top five of billboard charts.

Michael’s ‘Ben” becomes first No.1 on the US pop charts in August 1972

Michael Records “Off The Wall” album with Quincy Jones as producer in August 1979.

The album “Off The Wall” had four no 1’s including ‘Don’t stop till you get enough’ . It went platinum as more than a million copies of the album were sold worldwide.

The largest selling album of Michael Jackson was released in November 1982 and named “Thriller”. It became the largest selling album of all the time with 28 million copies sold in US and 100 million worldwide.

In February 1984, he earned record breaking 12 grammy nominations and won eight out of 12 nominated. nHe again succeeded in winning 3 Grammys in 1985 for ‘We are the World’ with Lionel Richie.

Michael Jackson released Bad inAugust 1987 and after four years in Mar 1991 enterd $1 billion contract with sony.

Dangerous debuts at No- 1 Nov 1991

HIStory is released in January 1995.

Performed in Mumbai in 1996- an event organised by Shiv Sena’s Bal thackrey.

INVINCIBLE released Oct 2001.

Litigations:

Accused of sexual abuse by a 13-year old boy in September 1993.

Out of court settlement with the accused in September 1994.

Booked on child molestation charges in November 2003.

Acquitted on all counts in Jan 2005.

Incomplete assignments:

‘This is it’ tour Mar 2009 a series of concerts in London, announced. Referred to as ‘final curtain call’.

>>>>>>King of pop dies at 50 at UCLA Medical center in Los Angeles in June 2009.

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Achievements:

Awards:

13 Grammy award

14 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100

13 no. 1s on R & B charts

Entry to elite Clubs:

9 platinum singles put him behind only Elvis (27) & Mariah Carey (10)

Induction to Rock Hall of Fame  (Mrach 2001)

Best sellers:

· Sold over 100 million copies worldwide,

· Number one for 37 weeks (the longest ever stay of a non-soundtrack album)

· Remained in top 10 of the billboard 200 for 80 consecutive weeks,

· Thriller made Jackson the first to have seven Top 10 singles from a single album, which is only matched by Janet Jackson and Bruce Springsteen

· proclaimed the best selling Album of All Time by the Guiness Book of Records.