Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson, 1958.8.29-2009.6.25) full name is Michael Joseph Jackson, referred to as MJ. He is a very influential singer, composer, lyricist, dancer, actor, director, record producer, philanthropist, and fashion leader around the world. He is known as the King of Pop Music. His magical dance steps It has been imitated by countless celebrities. The skin becomes white due to the skin disease vitiligo. On June 25, 2009 local time in the United States, Jackson died suddenly at the age of 50 due to an overdose of sedatives administered illegally by his personal physician Conrad Murray.
Michael Joseph Jackson 1958.8.29 - 2009.06.25 - the eternal king of pop - the king of dance, pop music, rock music, R&B music singer, dancer, actor, choreographer, philanthropist and record producers. Recognized by Guinness World Records as the greatest artist in world history. Known as the King of Pop, he is a representative figure in pop music and culture. He has created a legendary era for the entire history of modern pop music since the 1980s. As an extremely good artist and an outstanding musical all-rounder, he has made outstanding achievements in lyrics, composition, scene production, arrangement, singing, musical instruments, etc. He also has unique talents in dance, stage performances, fashion, etc. With his contribution and extraordinary influence, he is recognized as the greatest entertainer of all time, and is also recognized as the most popular and supported artist in the world. As the lead singer and youngest member, he made his debut with The Jackson 5 in 1964, and later successfully launched a solo career in 1971. The first album "Off The Wall" released as an adult in 1979 was hailed as a classic of disco music. The album "Thriller" released in 1982 is the only album in the world with a total sales volume of over 100 million, integrating various music. It is a genius work covering various elements of pop, funk, rock, disco and R&B. It not only broke through racial boundaries and broke the monopoly of white people on the pop music industry at that time, but also pushed the black music in the subculture to the forefront. The mainstream paved the way for future black performers to pursue their careers. The most famous charity single "We Are the World" in history was co-written by him and Lionel Richie. He pioneered modern MTV, transforming music videos from a promotional tool into a form of artistic expression with a musical storyline. As the founder and milestone of modern MTV music, his creation of "Thriller" marked the birth of MV in a true sense. The music video of the single "Thriller", which is considered to be of "cultural, historical and artistic importance", is the world's first modern MV and is hailed as the "greatest music video" in history, becoming the first to be released by the United States. The MV collected by the Library of Congress has unprecedentedly enhanced MTV's status in the modern music industry, and the "Billie Jean" music video made Michael the first black singer to appear on MTV in history, destroying commercial radio. After several generations of racial segregation, the music form of modern MTV is now widely used, almost throughout the entire modern pop music world. Michael Jackson also popularized complex modern dances such as the Mechanical Dance and the Moon Walk. His unique timbre, voice, singing, and dance have extended to all parts of the world, breaking the barriers of culture, race, economy, and era, and inspiring and influencing countless pop, rock, R&B, and hip hop artists. Michael has received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, is one of the few outstanding artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a unique three times, and has held multiple Guinness World Records, including "Most Successful Artist in the History of the World" ", "The pop singer who makes the most money in a year", "the most successful pop family". He has won 15 Grammy Awards, 26 American Music Awards (the most awarded artist in the history of the American Music Awards, including "One of the Artists of the Century"), and has 17 US Billboard chart-topping singles (including four from The Jackson 5 era). songs).
"Thriller" is the world's best-selling album, and the album was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2006
Michael Jackson's Thriller album picture[1]
Sales volume is estimated to have reached 104 million. Other albums "Off The Wall" (1979), "BAD" (1987), "Dangerous" (1991), and "HIStory" (1995) are also among the top 100 best-selling albums in the world. In the "Global Album Sales Ranking" announced by the International Association of the Phonographic Industry in 2006, Michael Jackson ranked first, with global record sales exceeding 750 million. He has personally sold 215 million albums worldwide, making him the best-selling artist in music history. pop singer. In 2012, it was officially announced that Michael Jackson's total record sales reached nearly 1 billion.
Jackson changed pop music and music video art, and created his own kingdom in modern pop music. Jackson's unique music, singing, and dancing have influenced many artists in pop, R&B, rock and hip-hop music, including Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, John Mayer, and Bobby Brown, 'NSYNC, Ludacris, 50 Cent, The Game, Fall Out Boy, Miley Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and R. Kelly, Christina Aguilera.
Michael Jackson (18 photos)
He is the singer with the most fans in the world. He is an outstanding philanthropist and humanitarian. He has donated US$300 million to charity. He is the artist who has donated the most to charity in the world in his own name (supporting 39 charity relief foundations in the world alone). But unfortunately, Michael Jackson, as a once-in-a-century artist and a philanthropist with countless good deeds, is also a person who has been slandered by the media and deeply misunderstood by the world. His whitening skin color (due to the unstable melanin in his skin caused by vitiligo and lupus erythematosus) has been reported by the media and caused controversy. He has been married twice, in 1994 and 1996, and has three children. On June 25, 2009, local time in the United States, Michael Jackson fell into a deep coma due to an overdose of propofol and other drugs and was sent to the hospital. In the afternoon, rescue efforts failed and he was pronounced dead at the age of 50. Tickets for the 10 comeback concerts originally scheduled to start on July 13 of the same year during his lifetime were sold out within a few hours, and were subsequently added to 50 concerts, with a total of 1.15 million tickets. Tickets for the additional 40 concerts are also open for sale. The concert was sold out within four hours, but the concert could not start as scheduled due to Michael Jackson's unexpected farewell. His death shocked the world, and hundreds of millions of fans shed tears. His live memorial service attracted more than 3 billion viewers around the world, and the ratings set a Guinness record.
On October 25, 2010, the American "Forbes" magazine announced the latest "Dead Celebrity Income List", Michael Jackson topped the list with an income of US$275 million. With record sales, the global screening of the concert documentary "This is it", music copyright licensing and the release of new music albums, Jackson has made a lot of money posthumously. In 2009, he ranked third on the list with US$90 million, and in 2010 he even topped the list. Top spot. "Forbes" magazine said that Jackson's income alone is more than the combined income of the other 12 celebrities on the list.
Michael Jackson was born in a black family in the small industrial city of Gary, Indiana, in the middle of the night on August 29, 1958, to his father, Joseph Jackson, and his mother, Kathleen Jackson. There were nine children, Michael was the seventh. Michael's great-grandmother was a descendant of black slaves, and another of his distant ancestors was an Indian.
The Jackson family initially lived in a very simple two-room house. Michael's father worked in a foundry and steel factory and lived in the factory. His mother, Kathleen, worked as a cashier. The family was very financially sound. Struggle. The public security in Gary is very chaotic. In order to prevent the children from going astray, the father's discipline is very strict.
Michael and his siblings said their father was very strict with the children and often beat and scolded them, growing up in the shadow of domestic violence. When asked about the situation in a television interview, Michael broke down and burst into tears.
Michael and his siblings broke the strings on their father's guitar and were asked to play a piece of music. They became famous and became famous, which gave their father the idea of ??"making a star". I hope they can achieve something in the music industry. The Five Brothers Band Period
The Jackson 5 (16 photos)
In the mid-1960s, Michael and his four brothers established "The Jackson 5", which sang R&B music, under the organization of his father. ﹝The Jackson 5 Brothers, also known as the Jackson 5 Brothers﹞, this group has Michael as the lead singer.
The band’s first four singles have successively become number one singles. The songs of the Jackson 5 brothers have used many songwriters and record producers. On Motown Records, the Jackson 5 released 14 albums. And let Michael release 4 solo albums as a solo singer.
Starting in November 1972, the Jackson Five began an international tour, including London, West Germany, Italy, France, India, Japan, Australia, Africa and other places.
Among Michael's solo albums on Motown Records, chart-topping songs include Got to Be There (first solo album in 1971), Rockin' Robin, I wanna Be Where You Are and the number one song Ben ( Both were released in 1972).
In January 1975, Michael released his fourth album "Forever, Michael". At this time, Michael had gradually begun to take over his music career and had private meetings with the president of Motown Records.
In 1976, the Jackson Five signed an agreement with Columbia Records, first joining Philadelphia International, and later moving to Epic Records, a subsidiary of the record company.
However, after leaving Motown Records, they lost the right to use the name and logo of the "Jackson 5", and Michael's third brother, Jermaine Jackson, married Berry Gotti. After marrying his daughter Hazel Gotti, he chose to stay with Motown as a solo singer. The Jackson Five were forced to change their name to The Jacksons.
The Jackson 5 was one of the most successful groups in the 1960s. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. They sold 20 million albums and sold 100 million records in total. Among them, I Want You Back and ABC were selected as one of the 500 classics in history by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At only 11 years old, Jackson perfectly interpreted soul music
Jackson and Tatina Jeanbuti Mori
The song "I Want You Back" was ranked 120th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The person who loves Michael Jackson the most, the first woman ever to kiss in public,
Tatina Jean-Bottison.
The heroine of "The Way You Make Me Feel" - Tatina Jeanbtisson: The heroine is the model Tatina Jeanbtisson. She published an autobiography in 2005, titled "How He Makes Me Feel", which detailed the scandal between her and Jackson at the time because she was the first woman in history to kiss Jackson in public. She never got married because she really loved Michael.
Family membersFather: Joe Jackson
Mother: Katherine Jackson
Former father-in-law: Elvis Aron Presley
Eldest brother: Jackie
Second brother: Tito Tito
Third brother: Jermaine
Fourth brother: Marlon David
Fourth brother and twin brother: Brandon Brandon (died shortly after birth)
Eldest sister: Rebbie Rubbie
Second sister: LaToya Yvonne
Little brother: Randy Randy
Little sister: Janet Jackson (also a superstar, one of the four major European and American divas in the 1990s)
Children
Eldest son: Prince Michael Jackson Prince Jackson [date of birth: born to Debbie Rowe on February 13, 1997] height 178CM (5 feet 10 inches)
Eldest daughter: Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson Paris-Katherine Jackson [Date of birth: Born to Debbie Rowe on April 3, 1998] Height 175.26CM (5 feet 9 inches)
Second son: Prince Michael Jackson, II Prince Jackson II [Date of birth: February 21, 2002, mother unknown] (nicknamed Blanket)
Godson: Michael Gibb (son of "Bee Geens" member Barry Gibb)
Goddaughter: Nicole Richie Nicole Richie's right arm armband was specially worn by Jackson to "always remember all the suffering children in this world", which reflects his humanitarian spirit. After his death, his fans had a new definition of wearing white armbands. On the basis of all the armbands he wore, he added a message of "Always remember the King's spirit of love." CTE Michael Bush, Jackson's royal costumer, recently decrypted the mysterious symbol "CTE" on MJ's clothing. When he made a shirt for MJ, there was nothing on it. MJ pointed to his shoulder and said, "Bush, there is something missing here, give me a few letters." ". Dennis and him put all the letters into a hat, randomly picked out 3 letters, and the order was CTE. Later, MJ gave it a meaning: the abbreviation of C (see) The Entertainer. Another explanation is Children On The Earth (or Children Of The Earth). Neverland In March 1988, Jackson purchased Santa Barbara County for $17 million to build a farm. He named it after the fascinating island Neverland in "Peter Pan". Michael Jackson added $35 million worth of facilities to the estate, including a private sports field, an amusement park, an artificial lake, a movie theater and a zoo, as well as statues of characters from "Peter Pan." The estate also features a pavilion, a train, ornate street lights, lawns, flower beds, treehouses and an Indian-style village. There are animals such as elephants, giraffes and tigers in the zoo; there are Ferris wheels, carousels, bumper cars and other facilities in the amusement park. There is enough amusement equipment for a state carnival. A go-kart track, two separate train tracks - one of which is large enough to run an old steam train on.
Neverland has always been open to children all over the world for free, especially sick and poor children. These children continue to come to Neverland through various charities.
In 1989, the MTV channel awarded Michael the "Pioneering Music Video Artist Award of the Decade"; in 1990, Michael was named "The Greatest Artist of Our Time" by Columbia Records; in April of the same year, President Bush Sr. The White House presented Michael with the Entertainer of the Decade Award.
King Of Pop In 1989, Elizabeth Taylor presented Jackson with the Cultural Heritage Award - honoring him as "the true king of pop, rock and soul." (King of pop, rock and soul!) Dance talent Michael Jackson is the best dancer in the world The most capable singer (note not one of them). He is extremely talented in dancing and could spin three times on the spot when he was five years old. After watching Jackie Wilson and James Brown's performances, he began to imitate their movements, and later often performed various dances on stage. When he rehearsed dances with Diana Ross, she once embarrassed her because he imitated them. The dance was so fast that before Diana Ross had learned even half of it, Michael was already able to perform the entire dance skillfully. Michael Jackson is proficient in more than a dozen types of dance, such as tap dance, jazz dance, jive dance, samba dance, lock dance... they are all at your fingertips, and of course, there is his moonwalk that countless people are trying to imitate (this This dance step was not MJ's first, but what made it popular all over the world was MJ) and his personal invention patent for the 45-degree tilt. His dance has influenced many singers and professional choreographers, and has been constantly imitated by ice dance champions such as Plushenko, the ice dance champion in other fields. At the same time, his huge influence has popularized popping around the world.
The King of Heaven passed away
Sudden death
At 5:26 a.m. on June 26, 2009, Beijing time (14:00 p.m. on June 25, 2009, local time in the United States) At 26:00), Michael Jackson passed away at the age of 50.
Last wish
Build the world's largest children's hospital
Original words: "We want to achieve amazing success. When people leave after watching the concert, when you I want to leave my concert saying I've never seen a show like this in my life. It's amazing. I've never seen a show like this. It's amazing. The greatest actor on earth. I'm talking about that money, one million children, the largest MJ Children's Hospital in the world."
Cause of Death
Beijing time, June 2009. In the early morning of the 26th, the chief medical examiner of Los Angeles announced the cause of Michael Jackson's death in a Houston court, saying that he died as a result of being injected with 25 milligrams of the powerful anesthetic propofol, and that it was a homicide.
On July 22, 2009, Los Angeles police raided the clinic of Jackson's personal doctor, Murray. Preliminary conclusions were reached through autopsy, Michael. Jackson died from a fatal dose of propofol.
Propofol is a powerful sedative that must be administered by a professional anesthesiologist, and Morrie is not qualified to use the drug. Even though he claimed to use propofol to help Michael sleep, he still found it difficult to Escaped a criminal charge of manslaughter. And it took two hours to call the police. Michael Jackson had difficulty breathing as early as 2 minutes after the injection.
Legal Judgment
On the afternoon of November 7, 2011, Jackson's personal physician Murray was found guilty of "manslaughter" and served four years in prison.
Public Memorial Ceremony
A public memorial ceremony was held for Michael Jackson at 10 a.m. on July 7, 2009 at Staples Stadium, the home of the Lakers. Many celebrities and public figures attended the memorial ceremony. MJ's relatives and children attended the funeral.
Coffin
This coffin, which is lined with blue velvet, has a hand-polished surface, and is inlaid with 14k gold, was specially customized for Jackson and was produced by the Berwitz Company. Said that the total value of this specially designed coffin is US$25,000 (approximately RMB 170,000).
The cemetery
The location is at the "Forest Lawn" Cemetery in Los Angeles. He was buried locally on September 3, 2009 in the "Forest Lawn" Cemetery in Los Angeles, USA. . Jackson's lifelong friend, American Hollywood superstar Elizabeth Taylor, was also buried here after her death. Many celebrities are buried in the cemetery, including legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, as well as Michael Jackson, Clark Gable, etc.
According to reports, there is a 13-story secret room beneath Jackson's tomb. The scene inside is comparable to the scenes in "Thriller" and is full of magical colors. Only family members with a key can enter Jackson's mausoleum, with secrets hidden on every floor. Michael's coffin will be hidden behind the glass of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper." Shen Yue Dexue never told the truth about the perpetrator of child abuse
Jackson's sudden departure made the 29-year-old Chandler decide not to speak out of conscience anymore, and he wanted to tell the world an "unacceptable" truth ! In the tape, Chandler said: "I never wanted to lie, let alone ruin Michael Jackson's life. But, my father told me to lie. Now I can never tell Michael Jackson in person that I have I am so sorry and unable to ask for his forgiveness."
His father shot himself in his apartment after Jackson's death. [3]
Bleaching your skin is nonsense and you have been plagued by vitiligo your whole life
The autopsy report after his death also confirmed that Jackson did not deceive everyone before and that he did suffer from a family-herited " "Vitiligo", the change from black to white is due to skin pigmentation disorder. This is a genetic disease inherited from his father. He did not undergo so-called skin bleaching. At present, Jackson's eldest son Prince has also been confirmed to have inherited vitiligo, and Michael's second sister Latoya is also deeply troubled by vitiligo. Jackson also suffered from the skin disease lupus erythematosus, which not only causes uneven skin tone, but is also a serious disease that may lead to death. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation will accelerate the deterioration, so this also proves that he always wrapped himself tightly when going out. , to avoid being exposed to the sun. You have to wear sunglasses, masks, and sun umbrellas at all times when going out, because you cannot be exposed to the sun.
Philanthropy: Michael Jackson personally donated US$300 million to charities. (Guinness Records)
Michael Jackson established the Heal the World Foundation in 1992. The foundation partnered with the National Football League, Frito Lay, the International Youth Foundation, and the Hilton/BEST Foundation to jointly launch the "Save L.A." campaign at the 27th Super Bowl (National Football League), serving 7,000 people. Children established 3,000 guidance counselor immunization sites and provided over 72,000 youth with drug/substance abuse prevention education. Provided support and assistance to many children in 20 countries.
Michael Jackson
Together with the AmeriCares Foundation***, he transported 47 tons of food, clothing and medicine to children in war-torn Sarajevo; Cooperated with the US "Gorbachev Foundation" to transport 60,000 doses of vaccines to the Republic of Georgia; twice cooperated with the British "Operation Christmas Child" organization to airlift items collected from the UK to Bosnia ***In the hands of Chinese children.
Join former President Jimmy Carter, Turner Broadcasting Network, Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities, singer Gladys Knight and band TLC to help Project Atlanta bring local The immunized population has increased from a projected 6,000 to 17,000, and a home health tracking system has been established.
Working with the Los Angeles Unified School Communities, the University of California, the private universities of Southern California, Learning Star, and other local non-profit organizations***, we launched the School District Alliance/Safety Harbor" activities provided many after-school learning opportunities for more than 300 students.
In 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie *** jointly composed "We are the world", which was later completed by Michael Jackson alone. Sung by 45 American singers and produced by Quincy Jones, it aims to support the large-scale charity event "America Aids Africa" ??that donates money to hungry people in Africa. Records sold for charity to help the hungry people in Africa raised 50 million US dollars in donations for Africa, solving a problem that politicians kept talking about but could not solve. It shocked the hearts of hundreds of millions of people and became popular all over the world.
Michael Jackson composed "Heal the world" for world peace (later recorded "We are the world" again in the studio in 2008)
Michael Jackson and musicians gathering
Michael Jackson created "Earth Song" in order to call on people to protect the ecological environment
The reason for creating "Earth Song" is to make everyone feel the various crimes committed by humans on the earth. And suffering, because the earth is already sick, just like having a fever. If we don’t remedy it in time, it will be too late. Now is our only chance to remedy it.
——Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson produced many songs in his life. His songs reflected real problems. In addition to the above songs, there is also "Man in the mirror", "The lost children", "We've had enough", "Someone in dark" and other masterpieces that call on people to be kind in their hearts!