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He was born in Indiana, USA, The seventh son of his parents
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Singing debut with his brothers in the Jackson Five.
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The group signed its first contract with Tamla Motown , Detroit seal.
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AlbumTheir first album, " Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, " includes the hits " I Want You Back" and " I 'll Be There , " which become number one.
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He started his career as a soloist.
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Album Off The WallLaunches the album " Off The Wall " produced by Quincy Jones , which sold 11 million copies.
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Album ThrillerLunches the album " Thriller" , which among its seven "number one" includes "Billie Jean" and " Beat It" , to a record 50 million copies sold worldwide.
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During the recording of a Pepsi - Cola commercial, Jackson 's scalp sustains burns when his hair on fire because of an explosion.
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Write "We Are The World" , whose benefits are allocated to the fight against hunger in Africa,
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Album BadLaunches "Bad " album that sold 26 million copies and marks the end of his collaboration with Quincy Jones.
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Album DangerousLaunches "Dangerous ," which sold 22 million copies.
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Jackson married Elvis Presley 's only child , Lisa Marie , but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996.
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Jackson married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children before splitting in 1999. The couple never lived together.
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He was accused of sexual abuse of a friend of 13 years and involve the police .
A year later, Jackson reached a settlement with the boy's family for an estimated value of $ 20 million , and the charges were dropped .
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Jackson died at age 50 of heart failure aparemtemente. More than two months after the death of Michael Jackson , the musician was buried by relatives and friends who accompanied her coffin in the mausoleum of the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale , a suburb of Los Angeles , under tight security.