Michael Jackson was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana and began his career at age 11 with his brothers in the musical group The Jackson 5, releasing hit songs like "Want Me Back" and "ABC". He went on to have a hugely successful solo career, winning 13 Grammys and selling over 50 million copies of his album "Thriller", the best-selling album of all time. Jackson suffered from the skin condition vitiligo and passed away in 2009 at his home in Indiana at the age of 50.
Michael Jackson was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana and began his career at age 11 with his brothers in the musical group The Jackson 5, releasing hit songs like "Want Me Back" and "ABC". He went on to have a hugely successful solo career, winning 13 Grammys and selling over 50 million copies of his album "Thriller", the best-selling album of all time. Jackson suffered from the skin condition vitiligo and passed away in 2009 at his home in Indiana at the age of 50.
Michael Jackson was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana and began his career at age 11 with his brothers in the musical group The Jackson 5, releasing hit songs like "Want Me Back" and "ABC". He went on to have a hugely successful solo career, winning 13 Grammys and selling over 50 million copies of his album "Thriller", the best-selling album of all time. Jackson suffered from the skin condition vitiligo and passed away in 2009 at his home in Indiana at the age of 50.
Born on August 29, 1958 and died on June 25, 2009 in
Gary, Indiana (United States), Michael Joseph Jackson
was the seventh of nine children born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. He began his career as an eleven- year-old boy with his brothers in the Jackson Five, with whom he released hit songs like Want Me Back or ABC. 1. His first public performance was at the age of 5, performing the song 'Climb Every Mountain'. 2. The name of the dermatological disease he suffered from has the name of vitiligo. She was diagnosed in 1993. 3. Michael has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one for him as a solo artist and one from when he belonged to the Jackson Five). 4. In 1984 he won 8 Grammys. In total, during his entire career, there were 13. 5. 'Thriller' is the best-selling album in history, with an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. 6. The Moon Walk was not a dance step invented by Michael Jackson. This was made public in 1977 by a group called The Electric Bogaloos. 7. In its parttime superbowl presentation in 1993, the United States managed to capture more than 100 million viewers. Rolling Stone Magazine placed her at the top of the list 'Super Bowl Halftime Shows: From Worst to Best'. 8. His favorite Beatles song was 'Come Together'. 9. In October 2016 he was named number one on Forbes' 'Best Dead Celebrities of 2016 List'; for profits of 825 million dollars.