Michael Jackson est né le 29 août 1958 à Gary, dans l'Indiana(USA)
Sa mère, Katherine est employée dans un magasin.
Son père, Joseph Jackson, est mineur et également musicien dans un groupe appelé The Falcons.
C'est un père violent et autoritaire, qui ne laisse rien passer à ses enfants.
Michael, ses 5 frères (Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermain et Randy) et ses 3 s½urs (Maureen, Janet et La Toya) sont élevés à la dure et n'ont pas beaucoup de libertés.
Ils prennent l'habitude de se réunir et de chanter tous ensemble.
Tito apprend la guitare pour les accompagner.
Leur père est furieux qu'il ait osé toucher à sa propre guitare mais en les écoutant, il pressent qu'ils sont doués et qu'ils pourraient se faire pas mal d'argent en formant un groupe.
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Michael Joseph Jackson began his musical career at the age of five as lead singer of The Jackson 5 and made his first solo recordings in 1971 as part of the Jackson 5 franchise. He began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and formally parted with his siblings in 1984. Since then he has recorded and co-produced the best-selling album of all-time (Thriller, with over fifty million copies sold worldwide), received thirteen Grammy Awards, charted thirteen number-one singles in the US, and sold over 300 million albums and singles worldwide. Michael has been awarded numerous honors, including the World Music Award for "Best Selling Male solo Artist of the Millennium". Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Michael traveled all over the world to greet his fans in every corner of the earth and performed in many cities and countries on his massive popular giant world tours. Michael was married to Elvis Presly's daugther Lisa Marie for 18 months. After that, he married Debbie Rowe, who granted him a son (Prince Michael Jr.) in 1997 and a daugther Paris Michael Katherine in 1998. In 2001 Michael adopted another son, Prince Michael Jr. II (Blanket). In 1993 and 2003, Michael Jackson faced allegations of child sexual abuse, and was eventually tried and acquitted of these allegations in 2005.
Michael is the King of Pop, whose successful music career and controversial personal life have been at the forefront of pop culture for the last quarter-century. His music spans many styles, including R&B/soul, pop, disco, funk, rock, and hip hop. His innovations in popular music, and the music video medium have influenced today's popular singers.