If you haven't heard of Michael Jackson, then you probably haven't turned on the TV, haven't used the Internet, or read the press for the past 40 years. Because this person, even after death, retains the status of the king of pop music and a world star.
The beginning of the way
Michael Jackson became famous at the age when most children are just starting to go to school. The young talent was born on August 29, 1958 in the town of Gary in the USA. He was the seventh child in a row. In total, nine children grew up in the family. Michael grew up a very reserved boy. From an early age, he had to endure humiliation and physical punishment from his father.
From the age of 5, Michael began performing on stage, and in 1964 he became a member of the Jackson family group. At first he only danced, and from the age of 8 he also began to sing. In the 70s of the last century, the popularity of the group began to wane, so many of its members began to pursue solo careers.
In 1978, Michael Jackson's fateful meeting with producer Quincy Jones took place. Thanks to this collaboration, many of the artist's albums were presented to the public. The audience accepted them with a bang! And the album Thriller, released in 1982, is still considered the highest grossing in the history of world music. For him, the singer received 8 Grammy statuettes.
In general, Michael Jackson is the owner of 15 Grammy awards, and his name was entered in the Guinness Book of Records 13 times.
At the peak of fame
In addition to singing, Michael also starred in commercials.
In 1985, the king of pop became the majority owner of ATV Music Publishing, which owns the copyright for the songs of many of the world's most popular artists.
In the mid-80s, Michael Jackson began to actively engage in charity work, recording with other performers the song "We are the world", all proceeds from which were used to help starving African children.
Michael was generally very fond of children. His own children have often visited his Neverland estate, which looks like a real fairy tale. In 2003, the singer was even accused of pedophilia, but the court acquitted him.
However, the litigation took a lot of energy from the artist, and the costs amounted to an astronomical amount, equal to approximately $ 100 million.
After the death of the singer, the person who filed a lawsuit against him for pedophilia confessed to the lie and repented. Explaining his behavior by pressure from his father.
Unfortunately, Michael did not have a chance to find out about this. On June 25, 2009, he died, allegedly from a drug overdose. Some are accused of the murder of his attending physician. One way or another, the king of pop music cannot be returned. This terrible news shocked his fans. Some of them even committed suicide, because they had no idea how to continue living without a hero of their time.
