Michael jackson

Michael Jackson

By Guillem Sans
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    The most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.

    Michael Jackson has won many awards for his albums and songs.
    He is considered the biggest pop star in history because over the years, five of his solo albums become some best-selling records in the world, awards, ...
    The most important awards are: 39 Guinness World Records, 15 Grammys awards, 26 American Music Awards, 16 world Music awards and 350 million records sold worldwide.

  • Time and place of birth

    Time and place of birth
    Michael Jackson was born on August 20 of 1958 in Gary, Indiana (USA). He is the youngest of 8 siblings.
    Her parents are Joseph Jackson and Katherine Jackson.
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    Important events

  • First four Albums (Motown)

    First four Albums (Motown)
    Got to Be There (January 24, 1972)
    Ben (August 4, 1972)
    Music and Me (April 13, 1973)
    Forever, Michael (January 16, 1975)

  • From the 7th to 11th album (Epic)

    From the 7th to 11th album (Epic)
    Off the Wall (August 10, 1979)
    Thriller (November 30, 1982)
    Bad (August 31, 1987)
    Dangerous (November 26, 1991)
    History: Past, Present and Future - Book I (June 16, 1995)
    Blood on the Dance Floor (May 20, 1997)
    Invincible (October 30, 2001)

  • "The King Of Pop"

    "The King Of Pop"
    After "Thriller", his sixth solo album, was a great success in 1982, Jackson began to be called the "King of Pop."

  • Peronal life

    Peronal life
    The first wife of Michael Jackson is Lisa Marie Presley (1994).
    In 1996, Presley files for divorce and Michael marries with Debbie Rowe.
    Later, Rowe gives birth to a son, Prince Michael (1997) and then to a daughter Paris Michael Katherine in 1998.
    In 2002, a surrogate mother gives birth to the last children, Prince Michael II.
    Surrogate mother: It's a woman who gets artificially inseminated with the father's sperm. They then carry the baby and deliver it for you and your partner.

  • Possible sexual abuse

    Possible sexual abuse
    In 2003, Michael was accused about a sexual abuse to a child and he paid a 3 millions dollars bail.
    In 2004, Jackson pleads not guilty to child molestation charges.
    Finally, he got acquitted of child molestation charges.

  • Death

    Death
    Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50 because of a combined drug intoxication and a myocardial infarction.

  • Albums after his death

    Albums after his death
    Michael (December 10, 2010)
    Xscape (May 13, 2014)