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"Born ...in Gary, Indiana, USA"
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"His career began at the young age of six, when he joined his faimly's singing group, the Jackson 5, one of the most successful African American pop vocal groups to come out of the Motown era.
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"They scored four consecutive number one pop hits with "I Want You Back", "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "Ill Be There" in 1970."
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Mowtown lasted trough 1975.
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They signed with Epic as the Jacksons in March 1976
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Jackscon played the Scarecrow in The Wizerd of Oz and met music producer Quicy Jones. First however, Jones produced Jackson's first solo album.
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Another string of hits including "Blame it on the Boogie, " "Shake Your Body Down," and "Lovely One," and several solo hits... led to Jacksons first album release in 1979.The album became the best best-selling album of the year. and has since sold more than 20 million copies
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He debuted his trademark "moonwalk" dance step on NBC's 25 years of Motown television in 1983, a pivotal point in his career.
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By 1984 Jackson was rewoned worldwide as the King of Pop.
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Jackson recieved a Presidential Award from President Ronald Reagan.
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Makes a deal with pepsi cola of 5 million dollars but it turns up tragic in 1984 when he injures himself in a Pepsi commerical causing his head to get on fire.
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In 1988 Michael Jackson bought Neverland from Willam Boone a $28 million deal that consisted of a 2,700-acre California Ranch complete with a ferris wheel, a zoo, and a movie theater.
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He signed a $65 million deal with Sony in 1991 that guranteed him a share of profits from his next six albums, his own record label, a role in developing software products, and a chance to star in movies.
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He released Dangerous in 1991 produced by Teddy Riley, who toughened and updated Jackson's sound.
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"He embarked on a five-nation African tour in 1992 and established the Heal the World Foundation to raise awareness of child-related issues.
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In May 1994, Michael Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley, although the marriage was not revealed until the following August.
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In March of 2009, Jackson announced that he would perform a series of shows at the O2 Arena in London, England, beggining in July... he rented a house in the Los Angeles suburb of Bel-Air and began rehearsals in May. On June 25 Paramedics were called to his residence and found him in apparent cardiac arrest...was taken to UCLA Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. He was 50 years old.
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In November 2011 Jackson's personal physician was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
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Jackson's career hit its peak in 1983 with the release of the album Thriller." "Thriller became the best-selling in history, with more than 45 million copies sold worldwide." " It charted No. 1 in every Western country and spent a record 37 weeks at No. 1 in the United States." "The album won a record of eight Grammy Awards in 1983." "Thriller also wholly introduced Jackson to music video
