Tribute to Michael Jackson “King of Pop”
Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958), often referred to as The King of Pop
is an American musician and entertainer. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of eleven as a member of the Jackson 5. Having signed with the national Motown Records label in 1968, the Jackson 5 set a record when their first four singles charted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1976 the group signed a new contract with CBS Records and changed their name to “The Jacksons”; Jackson left the group in 1984. He started a solo career in 1972, becoming a pop icon in subsequent years. Five of his albums, Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), have become some of the world’s best selling pop records. Jacksons career slowed following the end of the HIStory World Tour and Blood on the Dance Floor album in 1997. Since then he has released just one studio album, Invincible (2001) and has not toured. His successful career and controversial, enigmatic personal life have been a part of pop culture for almost four decades.
Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music in the late 1970s, the first black entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. He transformed the music video into an art form and a promotional tool through complex story lines, dance routines, special effects and famous cameo appearances.
