Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson, the king of pop was considered one of the most influential singer, songwriter and dancer. He was born on august 29th, 1958 in Indiana and died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles California. Michael was the eighth child of the Jackson family in which they lived a poor life, but all had great ambition to become famous musicians. Michael started his professional career along with his brothers as the lead singer of the Jackson 5 in 1964 where they recorded 14 albums however Michael then eventually began his solo career in 1971. In the 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in pop music. His music videos “beat it, Billy jean, and thriller” became very popular and bought the television channel MTV to fame. Thriller however, was considered the best. It stayed 37 weeks as number one in the US billboard chart. He’s great achievements are present today in The Hollywood hall of fame, in which 2 stars are located for his success. One for himself and one as part of the Jackson five. In 1984, he won eight Grammy’s – the joint highest amount ever won by one person in a single year. His total lifetime earnings from music are estimated to be 500$ million.

As we all know, Michael Jackson was born an African American, hence having black as his skin color. However in 1993, his dermatologist informed him he had a rare skin disease called vitiligo, which causes sufferers to lose pigmentation in skin. On the other hand, some critics believe that he was only trying to change his skin color, from black to white.

Many people considered Michael Jackson as a pedophile, due to an incident in 1993. In 1993, Evan Chandler placed allegations of sexual abuse of his 13-year-old child, Jordan Chandler, by Michael Jackson. Jackson and Jordan had become friends in May 1992, to the father's disapproval and concern. The friendship became well known, as the tabloid media reported that Jackson became a member of the Chandler family unit. Jordan Chandler said that Jackson had