KIng of Pop: Michael Jackson

This blog is incomplete without mentioning one of the great figures in history of entertainment, Michael Jackson (MJ) aka "King of the pop". Michael was American musician and with a huge commercial success under his belt. He is regarded as one of the most commercially successful entertainer in history of the entertainment. It is difficult for entertainment lovers to forget his famous dance moves 'the robot' and 'the moonwalk'. Its not difficult to find music lover who try to copy Michael in one way or the other in every city of the globe. He is regarded as one of the tall figures in "World Entertainment" fraternity.

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary (Indiana). Michael's childhood was not like other children's of his time. He had a troubled relationship with his father, about which he has revealed on talk shows in later part of his life. In year 1964, Michael and his brother, Marlon joined a band named as "Jackson Brothers" — a band formed by his brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine. Later Band was renamed as "The Jackson 5".

"Jackson 5" recorded several songs, including "Big Boy" for the record label Steeltown in 1967. Michale quickly became the lead singer of the band. Band achieved success with songs like, "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save," and "I'll Be There". During 1972 Jackson released four solo studio albums with Motown. In 1975 "Jackson 5" left Motown because of some creative control issues. Later "Jackson 5" signed a new contract with CBS Records in same year. They also renamed their band to "The Jacksons".

In 1979 MJ released his solo album Off the Wall. "Off the wall" was a huge commercial success with a sale of more than 20 million copies worldwide. It remain on the top on various charts like Billboard 200. Still Michael was not satisfied with the end outcome of the Album (Happens with most of the creative people. Never satisfied with their work). In year 1982 Micheal released his all time best album "Thriller". It achieved a huge commercial success.

Thriller remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for 80 consecutive weeks. It was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean", "Beat It," and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". It is the best-selling album of all time, with 110 million copies worldwide. Michael Jackson was having highest royalty rate in the music industry at that point (approx to $2 for every album sold). It was an era in which dolls modeled after MJ were selling in stores with a price tag of $12.

In year 1984 Michael Jackson had a accident, while shooting for the Pepsi Cola commercial in Los-Angels. He suffered with a second degree burns to his scalp after pyrotechnics accidentally set his hair on fire. On May 14, 1984 MJ was invited to the White House to receive an award from President Ronald Reagan for his support of charities. In same year MJ won eight Grammy awards.

For further readings:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001391/



Legends never die so will MJ, the "King of Pop". He will remain in our hearts always and will keep entertaining the present and the coming generations of the World. He may have some negatives but this blog is not for discussing the negatives of any person. Columns are dedicated to the entertainment contributors and the lovers. So was our dear Michael Jackson, he work for this field of creativity throughout his life, even in his last moments.