American pop singer, pop star high eighties and nineties. Excellent dancer, equipped with an undeniable attraction to his countless fans around the world, Michael Jackon also showed a talent for business related to the world of music and entertainment. His private life was a constant source of news, not always positive, reflected in a profusion of headlines for magazines and other publications of general information.
Also brother of pop star Janet Jackson and singer latoyah, Michael Jackson was for many years the lead singer of the Jackson Five, the family group that at one time or another, were part all male children of the Jackson family .
Michael Jackson began his solo career in 1971 with Got To Be There, his first work, came in 1972 the British Top 10 and number one in your country, the latter with the single Ben. He edited a few more albums until 1975, although its true consecration took place as a star after taking part in the musical The Wizard of Oz. Although the film was not a huge box office success, his musical director Quincy Jones, was the architect who promoted the career of Michael to levels never seen before.
The importance of support from Quincy Jones was evident with the results from the album Off The Wall, 1979, which would give the new pop idol of the not inconsiderable sum of five consecutive hit singles, with songs like Rock with you or Don ' t stop (till you get enough).
These results are just a foretaste of what would follow in Michael's career, since his next album, Thriller (1982), was the bestselling album of music history, with six of its nine tracks as singles puffed lists both American and British. In England achieved further fame with two songs sung by Paul McCartney, The Girl Is Mine, in 1982, and Say Say Say, in 1983.