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Born
Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958. -
the history begins
He began his career as an 11-year-old boy with his brothers in the Jackson Five, with whom he released hit songs such as I Want You Back or ABC. At age twelve, he was already considered a world star. -
The Fame
World fame came with his solo career, which began in 1979 with the album Off The Wall, which included hits such as Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough and Rock With You. -
The Grammys and the money
In 1985 he composed the song "We Are The World" with Lionel Richie, and the 63 million dollars that he raised through the song were destined to help victims of poverty and famine in the United States and Africa. "We Are The World" won 4 Grammys in the year of his debut. -
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The other Hits
His later works -Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and History (1995) also reached millionaire sales around the world. -
The Superbowl Comes
His presentation in the XXVII Super Bowl in 1993 catapulted the sales of Dangerous and Michael Jackson continued his altruistic work, including providing medical and economic support to patients with AIDS. -
The Accusations
1993 was the year in which the first allegations of sexual abuse arose when dentist Evan Chandler took legal action against him, allegedly because Michael had abused his son Jordan. -
Marriage
In May of 1994 Michael Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley -
The Anniversary
In October of 2001, Michael debuted his latest unpublished material while still alive, the album entitled Invincible, and gave a concert at Madison Square Garden celebrating thirty years of solo career, in which he shared the stage with Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child and N'Sync , among others -
The Beginning Of The End
Michael found himself in the midst of public scrutiny with new allegations of child sexual abuse in 2004 and 2005, an event that profoundly affected his already deteriorated state of health. -
Diamonds
At the end of 2006 he received a Diamond Award for selling 100 million records and attended the funeral of one of his personal idols, James Brown. -
This Is It!
Less than three weeks before the This Is It tour began on June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died of a heart attack.