Michael Jackson
By Wendy Villafuerte
Michael Jackson was born in August 29, 1958 in Gary
Indiana. His parents were African American working class, their names were:
Joseph Walther Jackson and Katherine Esther Scruse. He had had five brothers
and three sisters: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy Robbie, La Troya and
Janet.
Jackson’s father saw a talent in his sons, so he
prepared them in order to create a group in which Jackson was the singer. With
his talent Jackson quickly conquered the audience.
After some years he abandoned the group to turn him to
a solo singer. His music was so popular that did not have barriers, some of the
famous songs were: “Beat it”, Billie “Jean” and Thriller.
In 1982, Michael Jackson was the best seller with his
recognized album “Thriller”. Moreover he won a lot of awards, such as Guinness
World Records, and Grammy Awards.
Also he caused controversy. As descendent of African
American parents Jackson had his skin medium brown color, but he changed his
skin color, because he wanted appear European.
In 1986, he was diagnosed with an illness as a result of the use of
chemicals over many years.
In May 18, 1994 he
married to Lisa Marie Presley, but in January
18, 1996 they divorced.
In
November 15, 1996 Michael married to Debbie Rowe. They had two children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr: Born in
1997 and Katherine Jackson: Born in 1998. Their marriage ended in divorce in
October 8, 1999.
In 1993, he was accused of sexual abuse; the rumors
affected his image and therefore his career. Almost ten years after he was
accused again, and in this year he was arrested with charge of seven counts of
child molestation. On June 14, 2005, Jackson was acquitted of all
charges.
On June 25, 2009, he was found died in home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood in Los
Angeles. He died as a result
of intoxication. He ingested a lot of
anti-anxiety medicine which led him to the death.
In 2009, after his dead, he was the best seller, and
is remembered because of his contributions and influence to music considering
him as the king of pop.
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