Michael Jackson was an American singer, dancer, and philanthropist known as the "King of Pop". He debuted with his brothers in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s and had immense solo success from the 1970s onwards. Jackson revolutionized music videos and popularized dance moves like the moonwalk. His 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. Though his personal life was controversial, Jackson donated hundreds of millions to charity and frequently visited ill children in hospitals. He died in 2009 from an overdose of drugs administered by his personal physician.

1. MICHAEL JACKSON THE KING OF POP 1958-2009

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

3. M .. ichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance and fashion, along with a much publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, then the Jacksons in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.

4. THE JACKSON 5 The Jackson 5, later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana. Founding group members Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael formed the group after performing in an early incarnation called The Jackson Brothers, which originally Consisted of a trio of the three older brothers. Active from 1964 to 1990, the Jacksons played from a repertoire of R&B, soul, pop and later disco. During their six and a half year Motown tenure, The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest pop-music phenomena of the 1970s, and the band served as the launching pad for the solo careers of their lead singers Jermaine and Michael, the latter brother later transforming in his early Motown solo fame into greater success as an adult artist. 1964

5. THE JACKSON 5 MEMBERS

6. PERSONNEL

7. ..the Jackson 5 were one of the very few in recording history to have their first four major label singles “I want you back’’, “ABC’’, “The love you save’’ and “I’ll be there’’ reach the top of the Billboard hot 100. Several later singles, among them “Mama’s Pearl’’, “Never can say goodbye’’ and “Dancing machine’’, were Top 5 pop hits and number one hits were written and produced by a specialized song writing team known as “The corporation’’; later Jackson 5 hits were crafted chiefly by Hal Davis, while early Jacksons hits were compiled by the team of Gamble and Huff before The Jackson began writing and producing themselves in the late 1970s. THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_5hQ8cEE7Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7796-au8U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrXi70KmXgQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6pAxF2br_U WERE TOP 5 POP HITS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLpQ5EyjJOs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0Gn-DauYA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD2OsUcgb00

8. ..they were one of the first black teen idols to appeal equally to white audiences, thanks partially to the successful promotional relations skills of Motown Records CEO Berry Gordy. With their departure from Motown to CBS in 1976, The Jacksons were forced to change their name and Jermaine was replaced with younger brother Randy as Jermaine chose to stay at Motown. During these years, they continued to have a number of hits such as “Shake your body’’, “Show you the way to go’’, and “Blame it on the boogie’’. After two years under the Philadelphia International Records label, they signed with Epic Records and asserted control of their song writing, production and image, and their success continued into the 1980s with hits such as “Can you feel it’’, “This place hotel’’, “Lovely one’’, and “State of shock’’. Their 1989 album 2300 Jackson Street was recorded without Michael and Marlon although they did appear on the title track. The disappointing sales of the album led to the group being dropped by their record label at the end of the year. The group has never formally broken up, but has been dormant since then, although all six brothers performed together at two Michael Jackson tribute concerts in September 2001.

9. 1980s Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of “Beat it’’, “Billie Jean’’, and “Thriller’’, were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as “Black or White’’ and “Scream’’ made him a stapleon MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style have influenced numerous hip hop, pop, contemporary, R&B and rock artists.

10. ..THE POPULARITY OF THESE VIDEOS HELPED TO BRING THE RELATIVELY NEW TELEVISION CHANNEL MTV TO FAME “BEAT IT’’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0hZG-zNOk&ob=av3n “THRILLER’’ $750,000 budget “BILLIE JEAN’’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5rK8ajlhNg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufVx80xkim8

11. Videos such as “Black or White’’ and “Scream’’ made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0&ob=av3e http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P4A1K4lXDo

12. Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. His other records, including Off the Wall(1979), Bad(1987), Dangerous(1991) and History(1995), also rank among the world’s best selling. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He was also inducted into the Dance hall of Fame as the first dancer from the world of pop and rock ‘n’ roll. Some of his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards; 26 American Music Awards; 13 number one singles in the United States in his solo career; and the estimated sale of over 750 million records worldwide. Jackson won hundreds of awards, which have made him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.

14. Jackson’s 1982 album thriller is the best selling album of all time.

15. PHILANTHORPIST Jackson was a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising hundreds of millions of dollars for beneficial causes and supporting more than 39 charities. According to David Winters, Jackson also donated tens of millions of dollars to many children’s charities anonymously, and spent a lot of his time visiting seriously ill children tirelessly going from hospital to hospital meeting these children just to brighten up their lives. When Jackson finished the visits he would ask the hospital nurses and the doctors what was needed at the hospital in terms of equipment for the children and would then make anonymous donations to the hospital to purchase expensive equipment or whatever else was needed.

16. phi·lan·thro·pist/fəˈlanTHrəpist/ Noun: A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes.

17. spent a lot of his time visiting seriously ill children

18. Aspects of Jackson’s personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationship, and behaviour, have generated controversy. In 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse, but the case was settled out of court and no formal charges were brought. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury ruled him not guilty on all counts.

19. While preparing for his concert series This is it, Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication on June 25, 2009, aftersuffering from cardiac arrest. Before his death, Jackson had been administered drugs including propofol and lorazepam. The Los Angeles County Coroner declared his death a homicide, and his personal physician pleaded not guilty to charges involuntary manslaughter. Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and as many as one billion people around the world reportedly watched his public memorial service on live television. In March 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a $250 million deal with Jackson’s estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the decade following his death.

20. MICHAEL JACKSON CHANGES