By Stacy Kim
Review & Description
The Bio History of Michael Joseph Jackson began when he was born on the 29th of August 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He was the 7th of nine children. Michael began his musical career at the age of 5 as the lead singer of the Jackson 5 who formed in 1964. In these early years the Jackson 5, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and lead singer Michael played local clubs and bars in Gary Indiana. In 1968, The Jackson 5 signed for Motown and moved to California. Their first 4 singles, "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There" all made US No1 hits. The Jackson 5 recorded 14 albums and Michael recorded 4 solo albums with Motown. The Jackson 5 stayed with Motown until 1976, wanting more artistic freedom they felt they had to move on and signed up with Epic and changed the band name to The Jacksons. In 1977 Michael made his first film debut when he starred in the musical 'The Wiz' playing Scarecrow. It was at this time Michael met Quincy Jones who was doing the score for the film. Michael teamed up with Quincey Jones as his producer for his first solo album with Epic Records. The album titled "Off The Wall" was a big success around the world and the first ever album to release a record breaking 4 No1 singles in the US. At the end of the 1980s Michael was named 'Artist of the Decade' for his success off of his 'Thriller' and 'Bad' albums. In October 2001 Michael released the album 'Invincible' releasing only 2 singles including the big hit "You Rock My World". In November 2003 a new single "One More Chance" was released as a single. In March 2009, Michael announced a shock comeback tour at the O2 Arena in London to start in July 2009. Tragically this all came to an end. On June 25th 2009 Michael Jackson died suddenly of a reported cardiac arrest. He was 50 years old. "Michael Jackson Biography" gives a glimpse into the life of Michael Jackson like you've never seen before...Read first hand accounts about his life and legacy! Read more
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