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(born August 29, 1958)is an American recording artist, entertainer, andbusinessman. The seventh child of the Jacksonfamily, he debuted on the professional musicscene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 whilestill a member of the group. Referred to as the"King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solostudio albums have become some of the world'sbest-selling records:
Off the Wall
(1979),
Thriller 
 
 
In the early 1980s, hebecame a dominantfigure in popular musicand the first African-American entertainer toamass a strongcrossover following onMTV. The popularity of his music videos airingon MTV, such as"Beat It", "Billie Jean" an 
—credited fortransforming the musicvideo into an art formand a promotional tool—helped bring therelatively new channelto fame.
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