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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as
well as the "King of Pop," is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose
successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture
for the last three decades. He has three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr.
(known as 'Prince'), Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, and Prince Michael Joseph
Jackson II (known as 'Blanket').
Michael Jackson is widely regarded as one of the greatest entertainers and most
popular recording artists in history,[2] heralding and displaying complicated
physical techniques, like the robot and the moonwalk, that have redefined
mainstream dance and entertainment. His achievements in the music industry have
included, among other things, a revolutionary transformation of music videos,
epitomized by 1983's "Thriller," often cited as the greatest music video of all
time, establishing high-profile album releases and sales as a new trend for record
companies to generate profits, dominating pop music during the 1980s, and becoming
the first black entertainer to amass a strong following on MTV while leading the
relatively young channel out of obscurity. Additionally, Michael Jackson has
dabbled in various musical genres and collaborated with several other superstars in
the music industry, occasionally also lending his talents to the work of other
artists. His distinctive style, moves, and vocals have inspired, influenced, and
spawned a whole generation of hip hop, pop, and R&B artists, including Mariah
Carey, Usher, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Omarion, Ne-Yo, and Chris Brown,
among others. In November 2006, he was symbolically named the "Most Successful
Entertainer of All Time" by Guinness World Records.
Jackson began his musical career at the age of seven as the lead singer of The
Jackson 5 and released his first solo recording, Got to Be There, in 1971 while
remaining a member of the group. He began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and
formally parted with his siblings in 1984. In his solo career, Jackson recorded and
co-produced the best-selling album of all time, Thriller, which has worldwide sales
exceeding 104 million. After Thriller, Jackson continued to release internationally
chart-topping albums like Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory (1995), and
Invincible (2001), his latest album of fully original material. Michael Jackson has
received thirteen Grammy Awards and charted thirteen number-one singles in the
United States, more than any other solo male artist in the Hot 100 era. In November
2006, the World Music Awards announced that Michael Jackson had sold over 750
million units worldwide,[18] making Jackson one of the best-selling music artists
of all time.
From 1988 to 2005, Jackson lived on his Neverland Ranch property, where he built an
amusement park and private zoo that was frequently attended by disadvantaged and
terminally ill children. Rumours of sleepover parties received disparaging media
coverage after it was revealed that children frequently slept in his bed or
bedroom. These first came to light when he was accused of child sexual abuse in
1993. Michael Jackson's relationship with children was brought into the spotlight
again in 2003 during the TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson. This resulted
in Jackson being tried, and later acquitted, of more child molestation allegations
and several other charges in 2005.
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