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Michael
Jackson
Michael
Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop
star of the '80s, and certainly one of the
most popular recording artistes of all time.
1958
Michael
Joseph Jackson is born August 29, in Gary,
Indiana, USA.
1962
Joe,
Michael's father, organises a family musical
group. It eventually becomes the Jackson
Five.
1970
The
Jackson Five releases I Want You Back,
ABC, The Love You Save and I'll
Be There. They all top the charts.
1972
Michael
Jackson scores his first number 1 single
as a solo artiste with Ben. He also
earns an Oscar nomination.
1977
Jackson
stars in the movie The Wiz with Diana
Ross, and meets Quincy Jones.
1979
Jackson
releases his first solo album as an adult.
Off The Wall, produced by Quincy
Jones, goes platinum, while singles Don't
Stop 'til You Get Enough and Rock
With You top the charts.
1982
Jackson
releases Thriller. The album goes
on to become the biggest-selling album of
all time, staying in the charts for two
years and hitting number one worldwide
The
Girl Is Mine - a duet with Paul McCartney
- Beat It, Billie Jean, Wanna Be Startin'
Somethin, Human Nature and P.Y.T.
(Pretty Young Thing) all reach number
one in the charts.
Michael
Jackson supports the singles with amazing
music videos, turning them into mini-movies
with narratives, best shown on Thriller,
widely acknowledged as the greatest video
of all time.
1983
Jackson
wins eight Grammys and becomes a spokesperson
for Pepsi.
1984
Michael
records his last album with the Jacksons.
1985
We
Are The World is released. The single
supports the all-star famine relief effort
for Africa.
1986
Jackson
buys a ranch in California and turns it
into Neverland, an amusement park filled
with rides and animals. He undergoes cosmetic
surgery and gets accused of wanting to 'turn
white' as his skin gets lighter.
Wild
rumours about Jackson's personal life start
to surface. The media talk about hormone
treatments, the star sleeping in an oxygen
tent and excessive cosmetic surgery.
1987
Jackson's
new album Bad is released - once
again produced by Quincy Jones.
Singles
I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Bad, The
Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror
and Dirty Diana all debut at number
1.
The
world tour supporting the album becomes
the highest-grossing tour of all time.
More
media speculation about the star's personal
life. Tabloids start to call him 'Wacko
Jacko'.
1991
New
album Dangerous is released. First
single Black Or White debuts at number
one, although the video gets criticised
for its violent scenes.
Following
singles, Remember the Time, In the Closet,
Jam and Heal the World, don't
perform as well as expected.
1993
Jackson
is accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy.
He denies the charges and settles out of
court, paying an estimated US$18-$20 million.
1995
Michael
Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley. The
marriage breaks up 19 months later.
Jackson
releases HIStory: Past, Present and Future,
Book 1, a two-CD set featuring new material.
His greatest hits, singles Scream
and You Are Not Alone top the charts,
but the record is perceived as a disappointment.
1996
Jackson
marries Debbie Rowe. Over the next two years
the couple has two children, son Prince
Michael Jackson, Jr, and daughter Paris
Michael Katherine Jackson.
1999
The
couple divorces.
2001
Michael
Jackson is inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame, and holds a massive concert
at Madison Square Garden celebrating the
30th anniversary of his first solo record.
Release
of Invincible - the album performs
well but singles You Rock My World
and Butterflies disappoint, and the
single What More Can I Give gets
cancelled.
2002
Jackson's
media appearances take an extreme turn.
When at the MTV Video Music Awards he gets
a birthday cake he thinks he has won the
Artist of the Millennium title.
Fans
gasp in horror when he dangles his son off
a balcony in Germany. He apologises the
next day, but his image gets more and more
tarnished.
2003
The
star's Neverland ranch is searched and he
is arrested on charges of child molestation.
2005
Jackson's
child molestation trial begins. He is acquitted
on all counts.
The
singer moves to Bahrain.
2009
Jackson
announces his comeback with a 50-date run
of shows at London's O2 arena called This
Is It.
Michael
Jackson dies June 25 in California.
SOURCE:
mtv.co.uk
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