Michael
Jackson (full name Michael Joseph Jackson) was born on
August 29, 1958, in Gary Indiana, to a family of 9 kids.
His music career begun at age 5 when Michael and his brothers
formed a music band named "Jackson 5".
After
achieving great success with "Jackson 5", Michael Jackson
went on with his solo career and became known as the "King of
Pop", the most successful pop singer of all time with estimated total
record sales of over 300 million.
In
1982 Michael Jackson has recorded and CO-produced the
best-selling album of all-time "Thriller" with
seven hit singles and worldwide sales of 60 million.
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Jackson had thirteen Grammy awards, twice inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received the World Music
Award for "Biggest Selling Artist of The Millennium".
Michael
Jackson was married two times. First time in 1994 to a daughter of rock
legend Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley. They divorced in 1996. His
second wife was a nurse Deborah Rowe, with whom he has two children.
The second marriage came to an end in 1999. In 2002 he had a third child
who was born through surrogacy.
From
1988 Michael Jackson lives in a 2,600 acre (11 kmē) property called "Neverland
Ranch", which is located in Santa Ynez, California. Dreamlike "Neverland"
is completed with amusement park and a private zoo where he frequently
welcomed underprivileged children.
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Jackson's relationships with children, both his own and others, have been
controversial. He was twice accused of child sexual abuse, stood through
a few of worldwide publicized trials, and was eventually acquitted of
all allegations in 2005.
Currently Michael Jackson plans to perform a series of concerts in London this summer, in what he called a “final curtain call”.
Michael i
Love you with all my heart. You been my love since 1994, i was 4 then
and now i'm 17 i love you even more then yesterday (From a post on MJ forum)