Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009), born in Gary, Indiana, USA, American singer, songwriter, dancer, performer, philanthropist, musician, humanitarian , Pacifist, founder of charity. Michael Jackson is the seventh child of the family. He made his debut on the professional music stage as a member of the Jackson Quint in 1964 with his brother. In 1968, the band published the first album in cooperation with a local record company. Record "Big Boy". In December 1971, he released his first single "Got to be there", marking the beginning of his solo career.
On August 10, 1979, Michael released the album "Off The Wall". The album stayed in the US album charts for 84 weeks in total, and the four derived singles all reached the top 10 charts. The song "Don't Stop'Til You Get Enough" earned Michael the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Singer. "Off the Wall" made him grow from a budding child star to a pioneering artist. This is also the first time Michael has collaborated with the album producer Quincy Jones.
On November 30, 1982, Jackson released the most iconic album of his music career "Thriller", which later won the 37-week championship on the US Albums Chart. Around the world, this album has also become a champion album in many countries. And derives 10 singles that have topped the charts for 7 consecutive times. "Thriller" was later included in the National Recording Archives of the Library of Congress and became part of the "record of culture, history and aesthetics" in the United States. "Thriller" worldwide record industry has created 4.1 billion US dollars in revenue.
In September 1987, Jackson launched his first global tour. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized some dance techniques like mechanical dance and spacewalk. Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards and 26 National Music Awards in his lifetime. In his solo career, he has 13 American championship singles. At the same time Jackson began his first global tour.
In May 2009, Jackson announced that he would hold a series of concerts in London; on June 25, he died of cardiac arrest due to acute propofol and benzodiazepine poisoning. Michael Jackson has won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. As one of the few outstanding artists, he is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the greatest artist in the history of the world. He is known as the king of pop music and the king of world dance. He is the unique and most representative figure in the world's music and performing arts circles. Since the 1980s, he has created a legendary era for the entire history of modern pop music.
In the "Guinness World Records" millennium version, Michael Jackson was named the pop star who supported the most charities. Michael Jackson supports as many as 39 charities, not only in money and goods, he also often participates in their related activities. These organizations include: Los Angeles AIDS Prevention Program, American Cancer Prevention Association, BMI Foundation, Funding for Children of America, United Black College Foundation, 28th Street YMCA, Sickle Cell Research Foundation of America, and American Volunteer Association, etc. , Michael Jackson donated more than 300 million U.S. dollars to charity in his own name, and is the artist with the most personal donation in the Guinness Book of World Records.