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Michael Jackson's life
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Start of his Career
Michael Jackson began his musical career at the age of 5 as the lead singer of the Jackson 5 that were formed in 1964 -
Boost of his solo career
Michael Jackson released his fifth solo album «Off The Wall» in 1979, which he co-produced with Quincy Jones, a legendary music producer. He established Jackson as a soloist, and in turn pushed him to leave behind genres involving melodic and animated rhythms, to more adult complex sounds that marked his independence. -
Album
The sixth album «Thriller» generated even deeper success. It was released in late 1982. It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon, cataloging itself as the world’s best-selling album. -
accusation
But more than his professional life, since the 90s it was his personal life that grabbed the headlines due to his eccentric lifestyle. His figure was involved in the scandal after being accused on two occasions of child abuse: the first, in 1993, for which he was not tried due to lack of evidence -
Lisa Marie Presley
In 1993, Jackson secretly married in the Dominican Republic to Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley. This link split public opinion in two: that of those who saw in the union a publicity maneuver to get Michael back to being the star of always; and that of his followers who found in this marriage a beautiful love story that linked the king of pop with the king of rock. -
Deborah Jeanne Rowe
In 1997, the singer remarried, this time to nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe, with whom he had his two eldest children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. (also called "Prince") and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. -
Divorce
Michael divorced Rowe in 1999, and Rowe granted Jackson full custody of the children. -
Third son Prince Michael Jackson II
His third son, Prince Michael Jackson II, was born in 2002 without the artist revealing the identity of the child’s mother, although it was said that he had used a surrogate mother. -
Second charge
the second, in 2005, for which he was tried and acquitted. Since then his life has revolved around controversy and in 2008 he lost his ranch in Neverland for good because he could not face debts of more than 20 million euros. -
Disease
In late 2008, and after many media speculated that Michael Jackson was suffering from a genetic disease and urgently needed a lung transplant, the official spokesman of the artist sent a statement in which he categorically denied such information. -
Michael Jackson 1987-2009
Rumors about his health continued throughout 2008 and early 2009. Jackson rehearsed choreographies and prepared a show that promised to leave everyone open-mouthed. Closely following his essays were his children with whom he enjoyed the time that work left him free. However, an intoxication of the anesthetic propofol in combination with other medications supplied by his personal physician Conrad Murray ended his life on June 25, 2009.