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His parents are Katherine and Joe Jackson. His older siblings are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya and Marlon. Later, brother Randy and sister Janet join the family. Katherine Jackson raises her children as Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine combine to form a band. At first, their father does not approve, but later changes his mind and manages the band. Jackson sings lead vocal on most of the songs.
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His singers “Got to Be There”, “Rockin’ Robin” and “I Wanna Be Where You Are” storm the charts.
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It's an urban retelling of the classic film The Wizard Of Oz.
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"Off The Wall" it's his first album as a solo artist.
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Questions arise about Jackson's changing appearance, and some wonder if the singer has had plastic surgery. He builds a home on 2,700 acres in Central California, complete with its own amusement park rides, and calls it Neverland.
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The marriage will last less than two years.
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Rowe gives birth to a son, prince Michael.
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Is charged with seven counts of child sexual abuse and two counts of administering an intoxicanting agent.
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Dies in Los Angeles at 50 after going into cardiac arrest.