Michael Jackson
Moonwalk next to the world’s most famous pop star
With 750 million record sales behind him, Jackson is 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
Who else?