Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. In his biography, Michael Jackson began to conquer the whole world with his talent as a child. His father founded the group "The Jackson 5", which included five of the ten children of the Jackson family. Over time, Michael began to stand out from the rest of the participants. And in 1976, the group changed its name, becoming The Jacksons. In addition to this project, Michael pursued a solo career, recording several of his own albums ("Got To Be There", "Ben", "Music & Me", "Forever, Michael").
In 1978, the shooting of the musical "The Wiz" took place. And the following year, the album "Off the Wall" was released, which brought the performer worldwide fame. In 1982, the outstanding album "Thriller" was released, which became the best-selling album of all time. Thriller brought eight Grammy awards to Michael (a total of 19 Grammys were received during Jackson's career). During one of his performances in 1983, Michael Jackson first introduced the world to his "moonwalk", which in the future became the hallmark of a talented singer and dancer. And in the video for the song "Smooth Criminal," Jackson demonstrated an anti-gravity tilt.
The next album "Bad" was released in 1987, followed by the first large-scale solo tour. Further albums were: "Dangerous" (1991), "HIStory: Past, Present & Future - Book 1" (1995). The most famous songs of Michael Jackson are "You Are Not Alone", "Earth Song", "Black or White" and many others.
Over time, Jackson's appearance has changed quite a lot. The skin brightened, the shape of the nose became different. Jackson himself told the world about only three of his plastic surgeries, although the press indicated more. Further events in the biography of Michael Jackson were negative. The singer was accused of corrupting minors, this information was actively covered in the press.
Jackson released Invincible in 2001, Number Ones in 2003, and The Ultimate Collection' Box Set in 2004.
In 2003, after a search of Jackson's house, he was again charged with child molestation. After a lengthy trial, in 2005 the singer's innocence was confirmed.
In 2009, the singer planned to release a new album. Also, Jackson was going to perform a farewell series of concerts. But it was not possible to implement grandiose plans - the biography of Michael Jackson was cut short on June 25. The death of Michael Jackson shocked not only the fans, but the whole world.