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Michael Jackson the King of Pop
Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958 in Gary,
Indiana, died June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California), often referred to as The
King of Pop.
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The Greatist Artist Who Ever Lived
Is the biggest-selling solo artist of all
time, with over 750,000,000 sales. Jackson is an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and double inductee to the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame. His awards include 8 Guinness World Records, 13 Grammy Awards, and 26 Billboard Awards. ********************************

He is also credited for popularizing many physically complicated dance
moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk, and has influenced and spawned a whole generation of a wide variety of artists
including Justin Timberlake, Buckethead, Mariah Carey, Usher, ICP, neyo, and Chris Brown among others. **************************


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The Many Faces of M.J. *************************
Jackson’s musical career began in 1967 as lead singer of
The Jackson 5, when the group made their first recording with a local label before signing up
with Motown Records in 1968. He made his first solo recordings in 1971 while still a member of the group. *********************************

But it was Off the Wall (1979) which marked the start of his full-fledged solo career, and he formally parted
with his siblings in 1984. In his solo career, Jackson recorded and co-produced the best-selling album of all time, Thriller (with worldwide sales over 100 million), received thirteen Grammy awards and charted
thirteen #1 singles in the USA *************************

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