Michael Jackson
Moonwalk next to the world’s most famous pop star
With 750 million record sales behind him, Jackson was one of the most creative artists pop music has ever seen. Making the crossover from child prodigy to adult superstar, his album, Thriller, is the biggest selling record of all time. Never far from controversy, Jackson is justifiably one of the most famous people on the planet.
- 1958: Born in Gary, Indiana
- 1966: Joins The Jackson 5, aged 8
- 1968: Rolling Stone magazine describes him as a prodigy
- 1969: I Want You Back reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
- 1979: Off The Wall becomes the first album to have 4 top 10 hits
- 1982: Thriller remains in the top ten of the US album charts for over a year
- 1983: Debuts the moonwalk at the Motown 25th Anniversary
- 1984: Leaves the Jacksons
- 1987: Releases Bad
- 1991: Releases Dangerous
- 1993: Marries Lisa Marie Presley – they divorce in 1995
- 2002: Dangles his son, Prince Michael II over a balcony in Berlin
- 2005: Found not guilty in the People versus Jackson child molestation trial
Moves to Bahrain
- 2009: Dies at age 50 in Los Angeles
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