It is no doubt that Michael Jackson was a true musical genius. Widely known as MJ, Jackson was one of the most popular people entertainers and had the most number of fans all around the world. Music was a part of his life right from his birth on 29th August 1958 in Indiana. Michael was 7th child in the family of 9 children. The musical talents in Michael did not wait for long as he began his career in music when he was 5 years old. Michael joined the Jackson 5 troop and soon made a strong impact in the team with this singing and dancing skills. This got him the position of lead singer of the Jackson 5 which was formed in the year 1964. Right from the start, Michael has never disappointed his fans when it comes to sizzling songs and awesome dance. He also started winning a lot of heart with his performances and soon in 1977 he made an entry into the film industry as well. He starred in the musical named ‘The Wiz’ playing a Scarecrow with actress Diana Ross.
Just few years later, Michael released the most popular and world’s largest selling musical album, ‘Thriller’. The album sold out a breath taking 50 million copies and also set the record for most copies sold. The album gave seven hit singles and also made Michael name climb up in the ladder of legends. It was in the year 1984 Jackson broke another key record of winning 8 Grammy awards in a single day. These awards were given to the musical legend for his great works in the album thriller and also for his narrative works for ‘ET Storybook’. No one can forget the name of his album ‘Dangerous’. This was Michael’s fourth solo album for which he signed a record breaking contract with Sony. Soon then Jackson started giving live concert and travelled to almost all parts of the world to relish rock and pop music. Apart from music, Michael also started the ‘Heal the World Foundation’ which is aimed to improve the living condition of poor children.
1997 was a great start to Jackson as he released his remix album named ‘Blood On The Dance’. The album had 5 beautiful songs combined with a 38 minutes film ‘Ghosts’. It was in the year 2001 Jackson celebrated his 30th anniversary as a solo artist and he did this in grand style with 2 live concerts in NY, USA. It was in the same year he gave yet another hit with ‘Invincible’. Then Michael also gave many hit when he joined with his brothers. Apart from these the other famous albums of Jackson include HIStory, Bad, and Off The Wall. MJ was not only famous for his songs, he also was known for his famous invention of Moon walk. Jackson also had made some useful inventions in dance and also holds the patent for the anti-gravity lean.
It was this June that marked the end for this great legend. On 25th June Jackson collapsed in his rented residence 100 North Carolwood Drive. Reports say that he had a cardiac attack that marked the end of his life. Though he is no more, it is sure that his music and his dance styles will live forever and speak forever.
