He was the best member of his family band

Michael Jackson Biography

 Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Indiana in 1958, he was an American singer, dancer and songwriter known as 'the king of pop'.

He was born in Gary, Indiana. At the age of five he joined the group formed by his brothers, known initially as The Jackson Five and later as The Jacksons. Michael became the leader of the group thanks to his magnificent abilities to dance and sing.

With the sponsorship of Berry Gordy's, they became famous thanks to their albums (released by the Motown company), their concerts and their television appearances. Michael's first album, titled Got to Be There (1971), established him as a solo artist. After leaving the family group, he played the role of Scarecrow in the musical film The Wizard (1978, by Sidney Lumet) and recorded the album Off the Wall (1979), which included several of his compositions. The album Thriller (1982) won eight Grammy Awards and became the best-selling album in history up to that point.

He joined his brothers again on a six-month tour, after The Jacksons released the album Victory (1984). He composed, together with Lionel Richie, the song “We Are the World” (1985), a song that was performed by a group of more than forty famous singers; All profits from sales of the album and video were donated to organizations involved in the fight against hunger.

The album Bad (1987), as well as the single that gave it its name and the video for the song, became bestsellers. The same thing happened with Dangerous (1992) and with the song “Remember the Time” (1992). Six years after Scream (1995) and Childhood (1995), he returned to the recording industry with Invincible (2001). In 1988 his autobiography, Moonwalk, was published.

The African American pop idol suffered from vitiligo, a skin pigmentation disease that progressively affects the coloration of some visible parts of the body of those who suffer from it, since he was little, the change in his skin color during the nineties was This was due to the fact that he was undergoing treatment, and he confessed this in an interview in 1993. During his career he was accused on several occasions by the parents of some of the children who visited his Neverland mansion, without a verdict being reached. prove the guilt of the claims.

On June 25, 2009, in the midst of organizing what would be his last world tour, and at the age of 50, Michael Jackson died due to cardiac arrest resulting from acute accidental poisoning with Propofol and benzodiazepine; which are strong painkillers with a delicate prescription, while

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