Maya Kirk Ms. Bork Sophomore English 17 April 2013 Michael Jackson‚ a man of many talents‚ had 13 #1 singles‚ 17 Grammy Awards‚ and sold over 1 billion albums across the globe since his solo debut in 1972. Michael had a big effect on the world. He influenced many people through his music. His dance moves created a new and innovative way for people to express themselves. His videos were a whole new experience for most people in the music industry. It is really rare in the music industry to leave
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Michael Jackson lived a very wild and successful life. He started off at a very young age as the lead singer in his family band known as the Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 consists of Michaels brothers Jackie‚ Tito‚ Marlon‚ Jermaine‚ and Randy. They started in the 1970’s but in 1989 Michael left to break out on his own. He immediately became a natural hit with his song Thriller. Following that he release multiple albums such as wanna be startin somethin‚ bad‚ off the walls‚ dangerous and many more. Throughout
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legendary Jackson 5‚ a group consisting entirely of his family members. With being as young as he was‚ Michael’s vocal work was amazing and he was able to showcase emotions very well. The Jackson 5 was eventually signed under Motown and the Motown music style can be seen as an influence in some of Michael’s later songs. Despite Michael launching his extremely successful solo career at the age of 13‚ he still continued to work with his family in The Jacksons (renamed from the Jackson 5 after their departure
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African American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. He was born on August 29th‚ 1958. As the seventh child of the Jackson family‚ he made his debut onto the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1969‚ and later began a solo career in 1971. What is it about his music that attracts the millions of fans to come miles‚ even fly from all over the world to see him? Why do all
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Calypso/Homer Group Six Period 3/4 Song: Sailboat To the tune of Payphone by Maroon 5 I’m on a sailboat‚ trying to sail home. We need to new capt-ains pronto. We have no captain but an idea‚ go vote for Homer and Calypso. Yea I‚ I know it’s hard to remember the last time we were on land. Vote for beauty and the brain. They’ll sail better than you can. You say it’s too late to make it. Who says it’s too late to try. Homer may be blind as a bat‚ but he controls the story format. We’ve
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also arrested in December 2002 for allegedly driving while intoxicated. She was also arrested in 1999 for assaulting a security guard at London’s Heathrow Airport. One other fact is that Diana Ross started singing in a trio as a teenager. These are 5 facts about Diana Ross. Two character traits that describe Diana Ross are hard-working and daring. She is hard working by being a singer since she was a teenager and working to become who she is today. She is daring pretty much also being a rebel
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Dion and the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. All of its members were from the Bronx‚ New York City. In late 1957 Dion DiMucci joined The Belmonts with singers Carlo Mastrangelo‚ Fred Milano and Angelo D’Aleo to form the group. After Dion was paired with The Belmonts‚ The group signed with Laurie Records in early 1958. The breakthrough came when their very first Laurie release‚ "I Wonder Why"‚ reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top 100 charts‚ and they appeared for the
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to everyone in class‚ and always experience a room full of applauds. Income‚ Impact of Low Income and Employment Status: Michael has never had a normal childhood; he was pushed by his father at the age of five to join his brothers in the Jackson 5‚ as the groups lead singer. Michael was forced in to the socio-economic life factors‚ of employment status and income and spent most his time performing in bars and local areas with his siblings. At such a young age‚ Michael had started signing record
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Motown had become the most successful independent record label in the world. It had 110 Top 10 hits between 1961 and 1971. Motown was home to such artists as Martha and the Vandellas‚ Diana Ross and the Supremes‚ the Temptations‚ Marvin Gaye‚ the Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder. In 1968‚ Gordy founded Motown Productions‚ a film and television production company. Its first feature film was the Academy Award-nominated "Lady Sings the Blues." In June 1998‚ Gordy sold Motown Records to MCA for $61 million
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range. His music integrates a wide variety of styles‚ including funk‚ rock‚ R&B‚ new wave‚ soul‚ psychedelia‚ and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide‚ making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.[4] He won seven Grammy Awards‚[5] a Golden Globe Award‚[6] and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain.[7] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004‚ the first year of his eligibility.[8] Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its
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