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Background Information The King of Pop Death & Legacy
Background Information
Born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana Was the 8th of 10 children in his family Joined the Jackson 5 along with his brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Tito, Marlon Began his solo career in 1971
Jacksons Death
On June 25, 2009 Jackson died in his bed at his mansion in Los Angeles. Attempts at resuscitating him were unsuccessful Rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief
His Legacy
After his death Jackson became the bestselling artist of 2009 in the United States In the 12 months that followed his death Over 8.2 million albums were sold in the US 35 million albums were sold worldwide