Chinese translation: Michael Joseph Jackson
Taiwanese translation: Michael Jackson
Hong Kong translation: Michael Jackson
Date of birth: August 29, 1958, 12:13 a.m.
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Weight: 130 pounds (about 60 kilograms)
Sight: Farsightedness
Eye color: Dark brown
Hair color: Black
On August 29, 1958, Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana (USA). At the time, no one could have predicted that this little black boy would go on to set many records in later years and have the attention of the largest audience in the world. Because of the legend of his career. We share with you, in chronicle form, the life of a superstar from the age of five.
1963
Singing and dancing at the age of five, he formed The Jackson 5 with his four older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon*** at the behest of his parents, and over the next few years, as he grew older, he continued to show more and more The Jackson 5 were a group of five brothers, and over the next few years, as they grew older, they continued to show more and more skill in their performances, shedding their initial youthfulness, and invariably becoming the soulful members of the group.
1964
The band formed Ripples And Weaves Plus Michael (the precursor to the Jackson Five) and played their first paid gig in Gary.
1969
The Mayor introduced the band to Diana Ross, who met Motown boss Berry Gordy and signed them to a contract. The family relocated to Los Angeles at the end of the same year, where their debut single, "I Want You Back," hit number one. The first single "I Want You Back" topped the charts at the end of the same year, and was followed by hit singles such as "ABC", "The Love You", and "I'll be there"; it was in this year that michael met Quincy Jones for the first time.
1970
December 1, 1970 Thriller, the most iconic album of Michael's career, was released and went on to spend 37 weeks at #1 on the US Albums Chart, was a #1 album in every country in the world, had seven Top 10 singles, and scored 12 #1 hits. The album went on to become a #1 album in the US for 37 weeks, a #1 album in every country in the world, had seven Top 10 singles, was nominated for 12 Grammys and won seven awards, and sold more than 44.3 million copies worldwide (21 million in the US) in 1995, and is still growing.
1971
Motown ended the year by releasing Michael's first solo single, "Got to be there", which reached number four.
1972
The 'Ben' album was released and the 'Ben' single became his first number one single.
1975
With the Jackson Five moving to Epic Records, the label was renamed The Jacksons, but the success was not to be.
1978
Michael appeared in The Wizard of Oz, singing the songs "Ease on down the road" and "You can't win" and playing the role of the Scarecrow, alongside Diana Ross and Richard Pryor. He also played the role of the Scarecrow, alongside Diana Ross and Richard Pryor, and became acquainted with album producer Quincy Jones, who was responsible for the film's theme song.
1979
1979 was the year of Michael Jackson, with the album Off The Wall released under the Epic label, and the first number one single, "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", which won him a Grammy for Best R& amp;B Vocal Performance, M.P.A., and was the first album to be released in the United States. amp;B Vocal Performance, Male); the album sold seven million copies worldwide and stayed on the Billboard charts until 1984.
1980
The Jacksons released Triumph, an album that they performed across the US in 1981, earning $5.5 million, and was cited as one of the year's highest-grossing artists.
1982
Michael began work on "Thriller" and sang "The girl is mine" with Paul McCartney. "Thriller" was the most iconic album of Michael's career, and the pinnacle of his career. The album not only spent 37 weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Albums Chart, but also became a No. 1 album in every country in the world, had seven Top 10 singles, was nominated for 12 Grammys, and won seven trophies, and sold more than 44.3 million copies worldwide in 1995 (21 million copies in the U.S.). In 1995, it sold more than 44.3 million copies worldwide (21 million in the U.S.) and is still growing.
1983
March 5, 1983
Michael's "Billie Jean" reached number one in the US for seven weeks, including one week at number one in the UK, making it a double UK/US number one single and his third platinum single. The album also topped both charts, making him the first-ever Billboard No. 1 album and single to hit No. 1 on both the pop and black charts, as well as No. 1 on the dance chart.
May 16
Performs with his brothers on the Motown Records 25th Anniversary TV show, performing the Emmy-nominated "Billie Jean" as part of his solo set and debuting his "Moonwalking" routine.
December 26
At the end of a very successful year, Pepsi announced that it had signed him to a $5 million advertising deal, with a guarantee that he wouldn't have to take or drink a bottle of Coke to promote it.
1984
February 27
Pepsi commercial premieres on MTV.
May 14
A song is used in a film promoting not drinking and driving, and President Reagan honors him with a Humanitarian President's Award for his work on the campaign by inviting him to the White House.
November
He leaves his handprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1985
January
Echoing the success of the British artist's "Band Aid", Michael collaborated with Lionel Rich on the great song "We Are The World", which was written in just two hours in solidarity with the starving people of Africa. We Are The World".
1990
March
Michael signs a six-album, billion-dollar deal with Sony Music, with upfront royalties from the "Dangerous" album alone amounting to $18 million in cash, and prepares to open a new studio in Columbia dedicated to Michael. And he was going to set up a "Jackson Entertainment Center" for Michael in Columbia Studios as a command headquarters for all his music, movies and TV. The revelation of the news and the world's outcry instantly put him back in the headlines of the world's entertainment pages.
April 5
Invited by President George W. Bush to the White House to receive the "Entertainer of the Decade" award.
November 14
The 11-minute, four-million-dollar video for "Black Or White" premiered in the U.S. at 8:25 p.m. on Fox Television, MTV and Entertainment Television. The video was premiered nationally on Fox Television, MTV and Entertainment Television in the United States at 8:25pm, and simultaneously released in 27 countries around the world, with excerpts aired on the news on three local TV stations on the same day. The video was directed by John Landis, who directed the video for Michael's song "Thriller" in 1983. The video also features Michael McGolden from the movie "The Kid's Homecoming", and Bart Simpson, one of the main characters from the popular American cartoon show "The Simpsons", who is also featured in the video. Bart Simpson, one of the main characters in the popular American cartoon show The Simpsons, also appears in this video.
1992
March 29
The MTV channel began airing the "My Dinner With Michael" contest, which attracted more than four million fans worldwide. Only one hundred lucky winners were able to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and there was one winner in Taiwan.
1993
May 19, 1993
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by King's World Records.
September
In anticipation of the media and fans, Michael finally set foot in Taiwan and performed two highly successful concerts, which continued to be discussed in the media, the music industry, and education for nearly three months, from the time of his arrival to the time of his departure.
1994
May 26
Michael and Lisa Mary, the daughter of rock star Elvis Presley, secretly fly to the Dominican Republic to tie the knot, sparking a media circus when a judge leaked the news in early July.
1995
June 17
The single "Scream," a duet with his sister Janet Jackson, enters Billboard's pop singles chart at No. 5 in its first week. It was the highest first-week charting single since the magazine's inception until then.
June 20
The two-part "HIStory-Past, Present And Future-Book I" album is finally released after a series of campaigns (including an intensive television reveal featuring Michael's "HIStory-Past, Present And Future-Book I"), and the album is released in the US on June 20, 2011, with a new album "HIStory-Past, Present And Future-Book I". The two-part "HIStory-Past, Present And Future-Book I" album was finally released after a series of promotional activities (including a TV trailer featuring Michael performing with the Red Army), and consists of two main parts. Billie Jean", "Thriller", "Heal The World", "Bad", "Black And White".... etc. The other part is "HIStory Continues", which contains Michael's new compositions, including the previously released "Scream" and the theme song "Childhood" for the movie "Whale of a Man".
September 2
The single "You Are Not Alone" hits No. 1 on the pop singles chart in its first week. It's a feat that no one has ever achieved in Billboard magazine's 40-plus years of existence, and Michael deserves to be called the King of Pop.