Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana where he was the seventh of eight children. Jackson went into show business at five years old when his father organized the musical group The Jackson Five. The group structure included four older brothers and Michael. First, Joe saw Michael as an exotic element, but then, he discovered that the kid had outstanding musical abilities. This young talent introduced the group to super stardom and their first real contract with the music world.
Between 1969 and 1971, the group released six singles that later became hits. The hits included ABC and I want you back. During the seventies, the group became serviceable as a machine for creating many hits.
The maturing Michael Jackson was not satisfied anymore with the popularity of the group and he first made the first independent records with the same studio, which was Motown. In 1971, his first composition took fourth place on the music charts, and then it became clear that there was another star in the musical sky. Michael Jackson continued to work with his brothers to make more records that became hits and they released their first album. In 1976, Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five singed a contract with Epic records.
At the end of the 70's, Michael Jackson tried working in movies by making a newer version of The Wizard of Oz with Diana Ross that failed; however, Michael Jackson met the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Jones and Jackson worked on the 1979 album entitled Over the Wall which shot Michael Jackson from the world of child singer to the world of adult superstar because it sold over ten million copies.
The world got to know about Michael Jackson because it was a critical success. The album was a mixture of soul and fate music. The music critic David Marsh said that Off The Wall was a masterpiece of a modern sound recording. It seemed impossible for him to top that, but Michael Jackson did, with the release of Thriller in 1982.
And, it is known because of history that this album sold more than forty million copies and that record has not been surpassed until now. The Michael Jackson discography has given him eight Grammy awards and much recognition by critics. The newly created network called MTV provided their constant display of his music. The compositions Billie Jean, Beat It, and Thriller, not only surprised and delighted spectators but caught the eyes and eyes of Gene Kelley. Jackson reached his professional high when The Victory Tour reunited him with his brothers for a concert.
The albums Bad in 1987 and Dangerous in 1991 were in circulation and hoped to sell a million copies each, but the hype about Michael Jackson died down, but the wave of interest returned after Michael Jackson said he was going to release a video to go along with the song Black and White which came from his album called Dangerous.
Today, Michael Jackson is having legal problems that are both civil and criminal. He is being sued by many parties that claim he owes them money and he is fighting a child molestation charge which he won in 2005. He is now living outside of the United States.