On August 29, 1958 me, Michael Joe Jackson was born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson in Gary, Indiana. I was the seventh of nine children. Katherine and Joseph's other children are Maureen "Rebbie" Jackson, Sigmund "Jackie" Jackson, Toriano "Tito" Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Steven "Randy" Jackson and Janet Jackson.I began with my musical career at the age of five as the lead singer of the Jackson 5. are group played local clubs and bars around Indiana and the Eastern USA. In 1968 Bobby Taylor of the music group “The Vancouvers†and Gladys Knight discovered the young group of singers. Very soon after that the group was signed to Motown Records and groomed for stardom by Berry Gordy and Suzanne DePasse.us The Jackson 5 and are family moved to Southern California we were soon became national stars when are first four singles, "ABC,†"I Want You Back,†"The Love You Save,†and "I'll Be There" became number one hits. No other debut artist or group placed their first four singles at the top of the charts. are group performed all over the world and sold almost 100 million albums worldwide.Unfortunately, are hits stopped coming from us at are label Motown. During that time Motown was heavily concentrating on their film division and many groups felt stagnant because of the lack of direction and control from the label. Fearing for his sons’ careers, are father-manager Joseph Jackson took us to Las Vegas in the mid seventies and created a family act at the MGM Grand Hotel to excellent reviews. The Las Vegas Show was tailored into a hit summer replacement show on network television that lasted two seasons.Despite the success in Vegas and the Variety Show on CBS, we felt that the lack of hits at Motown was damaging are careers. During the Motown era, we made 14 albums and a multitude of top 40 hits. But the group, citing the need for artistic freedom,we left Motown Records in 1976. Jermaine decided to stay with Motown Records with his father-in-law Barry Gordy that caused a temporary rift in the Jackson family. The Jackson 5 had incorporated are younger brother Randy Jackson into the act who became Jermaine Jackson's official replacement.Unfortunately, lawsuits and copyright issues forced us the jackson five to relinquish their stage name. When we signed to Epic, the sister company of Columbia Records, The Jackson 5 became The Jacksons. The newly named Jacksons were a very successful group finally getting what they were denied at Motown, artistic control. we the jacksons made six albums between 1976 and 1984 and toured constantly to promote are albums globally.I became an actor in the mid seventies when I won the role of the Scarecrow in “The Wiz.†The big budget feature also starred Diana Ross and was directed by Sidney Lumet. I moved to New York for the filming was a staple at “Studio 54†at the height of Disco culture.The film, The Wiz opened with much fanfare, unfortunately had mixed reviews and was a financial disappointment at the box office. However, the film's musical director was Quincy Jones who produced a top 40 hit song from the film, “Ease On Down the Roadâ€â€”a duet between Diana Ross and me. A partnership was born when I asked Jones to produce my album and Jones accepted. The album was called “Off The Wall†and was released in 1979. The album was an international smash with four top ten singles. Two of the singles, “Don't Stop Til You Get Enough†and “Rock With You†reached number one. The album went on to sell an astonishing eleven million copies worldwide.Nothing prepared the world for the “Thriller†phenomenon. Released on December 1st of 1982, record industry pundits predicted the album would sell two million copies. The first single, “The Girl is Mine" -- a duet with Paul McCartney was well received but criticized for being too popish. However, Billie Jean was a smash hit. The video for the song became the first video featuring an African American performer to be played on MTV. Another key moment came when Motown 25 was produced. Suzanne DePasse asked me and my brothers to perform on the seminal broadcast. I asked for a solo spot where I performed my hit single Billie Jean. The night of the broadcast an estimated fifty million people watched me perform. After that night, the “Thriller†album ceased to be an impulse buy for the consumer, but a staple that everyone had to have. me and Quincy created a pop culture phenomenon. I became a musical and celebrity icon.“Thriller†released seven top ten singles. “Beat It," the video and number one song was one of the most played videos on MTV until the “Thriller†video. The “Thriller†video cost nearly a million dollars to make and boasted filmmaker John Landis as director. The video was almost 15 minutes in length. This was the first video that networks like MTV and Showtime had to pay for the honor of broadcasting it. and it was the first video of its kind to be sold in stores with documentary footage–“The Making of Thriller.†After all was said and done, “Thriller†became the biggest selling album of all times. I won an astonishing eight Grammy Awards -- a feat that has only recently been tied. As of this writing, some reports have “Thriller†approaching the sixty million-unit markThe years between 1984 and 1986 proved to be fruitful for me. I reunited with my brothers and recorded the album, “Victory". us The Jacksons toured the United States with the Victory Tour and I gave my proceeds to charity. In 1984, I purchased the ATV catalog for forty-seven million dollars. Under the guidance of Quincy Jones, me and Lionel Ritchie wrote an international anthem with the release of the song, “'We Are The World†which was performed by 44 of the world's most popular recording artists. "We Are The World" single and album raised funds for the charity “USA For Africa†raising money and worldwide awareness for famine in East Africa.I teamed up with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola for the production of the 3-D movie “Captain EO†for Disneyland. The thirty-minute film, which ended its run in 1998, was the most expensive short film ever produced at twenty-seven million dollars.In 1987, I released My third solo album, “Bad†with a Martin Scorsese directed short film. Bad went on to have five number one singles and spawned an eighteen-month tour, which grossed more than two hundred million dollars. After my world tour, I wrote my memoirs with an assist from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis called “Moonwalker.†I ended the 1980s by being named MTV's “Artist of The Decade.â€In the beginning of the 1990s I signed what was called the largest contract with a recording label in history. However, scandal and tabloid gossip threatened to derail my career. In 1991 I recorded my fourth solo album, 'Dangerous'. I supported the album with a tour that took me to Eastern Europe for the first time. I performed my first live concert for world audiences from Bucharest Romania. During this time I launched my own charity, “Heal the World Foundation†that was dedicated to improving the lives of children and the environment around the world.my career was interrupted by unfounded allegations of misconduct with a minor. I was never charged but the investigation caused a firestorm of adverse publicity and media intrusion into the life of a celebrity that had never happened before. I interrupted my tour to go into seclusion after it was announced that I had a dependency to pain killers resulting from an accident filming a Pepsi commercial. I came back to the United States and ended the media firestorm by settling with his accuser without admitting guilt. Thus ended a dark period in the entertainer's life.However, the media firestorm returned in full force when my eloped with Lisa Marie Presley in a secret ceremony in the Dominican Republic in 1994.In 1995, my released the greatest hits’ album, HIStory that contained 15 original songs. The first single, "Scream" -- a duet with my favorite sister Janet Jackson -- debut at number five making it the first single to ever debut that high. The next single that my released from the History album was You Are Not Alone, which debuted at number 1. my the first artist to debut at the top of the charts in America. During this time, my marriage with Lisa Marie Presley ended before my embarked on my HIStory tour in 1996. On November 14, 1996, My married Debbie Rowe and my first child "Prince" Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., was born on February 13, 1997.My released the HIStory remix album, "Blood On the Dance Floor" in 1997. To support the album, I produced the short film Ghosts that played to theaters all over the world before it became a home video in the European and Asian markets.Following my world tour, I and my 2nd wife Debbie Rowe had another child April 3, 1998, named Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. We ended their marriage in October 1999.In 2001, I celebrated my thirty years of solo stardom with sold out performances at Madison Square Garden. The television special drew forty-five million viewers. In October of 2001, I released my seventh solo album, Invincible, an album that debut at number one in more than fourteen countries.Unfortunately, due to record industry politics, the album was abandoned in mid 2002 after the hit single Butterflies. Fans from around the world protested my treatment by my label. Many demonstrations were organized around the world, with several websites posting information regarding the maneuverings of Sony's mishandling of the Invincible Project.As for my, I hired several high-powered attorneys to look into possibly suing Sony for breach of contract regarding royalty and other mismanagement issues. I went on the offensive publicly denouncing Sony Music Head, Tommy Mottola as racist and a devil, which caused a firestorm of publicity and increased media scrutiny regarding my alliance with the Reverend Al Sharpton and my music initiative for economic justice for minority recording industry artists.Even throughout the new round of negative publicity regarding the war with hmy label, I was still able to expand my artistic and business endeavors. I took a cameo role in Men In Black II and created a massive buzz with audience and industry pundits alike about my potential in film. I created Neverland Films with MDP, an independent film company based in Canada. And the Sony/ATV catalog bought the Acuff/Rose catalog, perhaps the premiere country music publishing catalog in the world.Unfortunately, a new round of negative publicity surrounded me in late 2002. I teamed with Martin Bashir to do a documentary and interview about his life. Bashir and his television crew filmed me for almost a year with the purpose of piercing the preconceived images the world press had formed about the reclusive superstar.Bashir was with me in Germany for The Bambi Awards when crowds of fans congregated at the hotel where I was staying with my children. I showed the crowd my youngest son from the balcony of his suite. The incident was caught on tape by the media, which dubbed Jackson's mistake as the "baby dangling" escapade. I apologized for my behavior, however many pundits questioned my ability as a father and whether I should even have custody of my children. Bashir exploited this angle in my documentary which aired in January and February of 2003. I fought back with my own documentary which showed video footage of Bashir's manipulative conduct with me. Bashir was showered with criticism based on his deceptive journalistic practices by the world press.The rest of 2003 was a whirlwind of appearances and awards.I produced a television special featuring my home movies which was a ratings success. I also received the Key to the City by the Mayor of Gary, Indiana. I received the Key to the City of Las Vegas from the Mayor of Las Vegas later in 2003. In August 2003, I won the BMI Urban Awards for the song Butterflies. I also celebrated my birthday with my fans in Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theater. I threw a charity event for the organization Oneness at my Neverland Valley Ranch. Later, Oneness presented my with the Power of Oneness Award that September.In October, I attended the Radio Music Awards where I received their Humanitarian Award. I also finally released the video and single "What More Can I Give" at the show, the proceeds going to several charities.I and Sony Records released the compilation CD: Number Ones in November 2003. I had released the single, "One More Chance" and the song was having major success on all major charts around the world. On the album scheduled release date.always Michael Jackson.
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