Michel Jackson

 Michael Jackson 

He was the king of pop

He was born on August 29th 1958 in Gary Indiana United States

His father's name was Joseph Jackson and mother's name was Katherine Jackson

He was born in an african-american working-class family

He was eighth of the ten children of his parents

His father worked as a steel mill worker and mother was a sincere Jehovah Witness

 

The Jacksons were fairly poor and lived in a small house with just two bedrooms for them from a very young age 

He was a music lover his three older brothers formed a band called the Jackson brothers 

Michael and his brother Marlon joined the band in 1964 at just eight years old Michael began to sing lead vocals along with his older brother Jermaine after

They changed the name of the band to the Jackson 5 and began playing all around town then they began tutoring the Midwest where they played in bars and clubs as the lead singer 

Michael was becoming very famous he couldn't go to school because he would be mobbed by fans so he was taught by private tutors in between rehearsals and concerts.

He didn't get to play with other kids his age while still singing with the Jackson 5 

Michael had a number of solo albums at first his solo career didn't take off but he did have a few hit songs including Ben and got to be there in 1978

Michael met music producer Quincy Jones while working on the set of the movie The Wiz he broke away from the family band and worked on his first grown-up album in 1979 

Michael released the album off the wall it was a huge hit and had four top ten songs including the number-one singles rock with you and don't stop till you get enough 

He worked with Quincy Jones again and in late 1982 released the Elven thriller which had seven top-ten singles and won eight Grammy Awards which became the best-selling album of all time

He released several more successful albums including bad dangerous invincible etc. 

Michael was married twice his first marriage was to Lisa Marie Presley in May 26 1994 at the age of 34 but they divorced in 1996.

 

His second marriage was to a nursing assistant named Debbie Rowe in November 14 1996 the couple was blessed with two children Michael Joseph Jackson jr. and Parris Michael Katherine Jackson the two separated in 1999

He had a third child Prince Michael Jackson second from a surrogate mother through artificial insemination

Michael died of a heart attack on June 25th 2009 then he was fifty years old the heart attack was likely caused by drugs which he was taking to help him sleep

 “if you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself then make the change”

 

                                                                         Michael Jackson