1. Biographies
1. Early life experiences
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, a small town in Indiana, USA. 7th child. His father, Joseph, married Catherine in 1949. Joseph was born in a Lutheran pastor's family in Arkansas. He loved music and was good at playing the electric guitar. At that time, he often performed in a band called "Facons" to earn money. Some extra income to support the family's huge living expenses. His mother, Catherine, played piano and clarinet.
In 1963, at the age of 5, Jackson began to show his talents in singing and dancing.
Jackson's relationship with his father has always been poor, so that he has disliked his father since he was a child. Michael once said that his father never played games with him or turned his back on him, and he was abused as a child, so the relationship between father and son was extremely alienated.
In 1993, in an interview with the black American talk show host Winfrey, Jackson publicly disclosed for the first time his father's abuse of him during his childhood. He recalled that he only had two or three hours of study time every day, and spent all the rest of the time rehearsing in the recording studio until before going to bed. Jackson remembers his father often sitting in a chair with a belt in his hand.
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In the mid-1960s, Jackson and his four brothers formed the Jackson Five under the organization of their father. This group had Michael as the lead singer.
In 1968, Jackson's band collaborated with Steeltown, a local record company, to release its first album, "Big Boy."
In 1969, the Jackson family moved to Los Angeles. Jackson's first solo single "I Want You Back" topped the charts.
On August 10, 1979, Jackson released his first solo album "Off the Wall", which made him grow from a budding child star to a groundbreaking artist. This was also Michael's first collaboration with album producer Quincy Jones.
Starting in November 1972, the Jackson Five began an international tour, including London, West Germany, Italy, France, India, Japan, Australia, Africa and other places. Michael has released 4 solo albums on Motown Records.
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In January 1975, Michael released his fourth album "Forever, Michael".
In 1976, the Jackson Five signed an agreement with Columbia Records, first joining Philadelphia International, and later moving to EPIC Records, a subsidiary of the record company. The Jackson Five changed their name to The Jacksons.
In 1978, Michael starred in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" with Diana Ross and met the film's music producer Quincy Jones.
On August 10, 1979, Michael released the album "Off The Wall". The album stayed on the US album chart for a total of 84 weeks, and all four singles derived from it reached the top 10 of the chart. The song "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" earned Michael the Grammy Award for Best R&B Male Vocalist.
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2. The 1980s
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Jackson was interviewed in 1980 and said he was very dissatisfied with the "Thriller" album. Satisfied, he criticized the poor arrangement and the inclusion of all weird songs. When he listened to the entire album for the first time, he was so disappointed that he shed tears and even asked the record company not to release it. Jackson said that he once wanted to destroy the master tapes, and his friends persuaded him to go for a walk. At that time, he passed an elementary school on his bicycle and watched the children playing. He was determined to return to the recording studio and change all the arrangements.
On November 30, 1982, Jackson released the most representative album of his music career, "Thriller". This album later stayed at the top of the US album chart for 37 consecutive weeks. Around the world, this album has also become the number one album in many countries. It also spawned 10 single albums that topped the charts seven times in a row. "Thriller" was later included in the National Recording Archive of the United States Library of Congress, becoming part of the "cultural, historical, and aesthetic record" of the United States. "Thriller" generated $4.1 billion in revenue for the worldwide recording industry.
On March 25, 1983, while participating in the Motown Records 25th Anniversary TV special, Michael performed the "moonwalk" for the first time in public.
On January 27, 1984, Jackson's album "Thriller" was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards and eventually won a record seven awards. On the same day, Jackson's hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial. Jackson's body caused too much damage, but it is said that it was this injury that made him addicted to painkillers. In May of the same year, the "Thriller" album was released. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the "best-selling pop music album of all time" and won eight American Music Awards. In the same year, Michael also received the Medal of Freedom from the Association for the Advancement of Colored People for Civil Rights at the White House. Received the Special Achievement Award from President Ronald Reagan in November of the same year, and left his handprint on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
In January 1985, Jackson and Lionel Richie. ) composed and performed "We Are The World" in response to the famine in South Asia. "We Are The World" aims to support the large-scale charity event "America Aid Africa" ??that donates money to hungry people in Africa. It was sung by 45 singers *** led by Michael. . This single brought 50 million US dollars in relief to the victims. Starting from "We Are The World", humanitarian themes began to appear repeatedly in Jackson's works.
In September 1986, Jackson starred. The 3D film "Captain Eo" was screened at Disney theme parks and Universal Studios.
In 1987, Jackson released his seventh solo album "Bad", which topped the US music charts for six weeks. And produced 7 best-selling works, 5 of which were championship songs, with sales of up to 22 million.
3. Michael Jackson in the 1990s.
On November 26, 1991, Jackson released his eighth album "Dangerous". After the music video of the first single "Black or White" was released, it also became the biggest hit after "Billie Jean". Jackson's most popular single. Jackson began to experiment with New Jack Swing music. The first half of the album was specially created for New Jack Swing music. It included songs such as "Jam", "Remember The Time", and "Hardcore" that reflected racial issues. Rock single "Black or White"
In 1993, Michael won the American Music Awards "International Artist Award", "Grammy Legend Award", "Humanitarian Award of the Year" and the World Music Award. Three awards were presented.
In 1995, Michael merged with Sony's publishing arm to create Sony Music to publish his ATV music catalog. Michael retains half ownership of the company. On June 16 of the same year, he released the double-disc album "History". Michael performed keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion, and guitar on the "History" album. The single "Scream" from "History" is an anthem against the media.
The MV was completed by Michael and his sister Janet Jackson and won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Music Short Film. The R&B style "You Are Not Alone" is the second single. Later, "History" received a Grammy nomination for Best Album.
4. The 21st Century
On October 30, 2001, the album "Invincible" was released. This is the last album Michael Jackson created during his lifetime. The first single "You Rock My World" is a work with a heavy string arrangement and is produced by Rodney Jerkins. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame again as a solo artist.
In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time as a songwriter. In November of the same year, Michael won the German Bambi Award in Berlin, Germany.
On April 1, 2004, Michael received the Humanitarian Award from the African Association of Wives of Ambassadors in recognition of his global philanthropy.
In January 2005, the DVD of "We Are One World" was re-released on the occasion of its 20th anniversary to continue raising funds for charity.
In 2006, he was selected as "the most successful artist in world history" by Guinness World Records.
On June 25, 2009, Jackson passed away at the age of 50. On the afternoon of November 7, 2011, Jackson's personal physician Murray was convicted of "manslaughter" and served four years in prison.
In the five years after Jackson’s death on June 25, 2014, Jackson’s net income exceeded US$600 million, even more than the total money he made during his lifetime. Record companies, brokerage companies, etc. related to him Even after the death of the superstar, he made a lot of money. However, Jackson did not become the richest artist because most of the money was used to pay off debts during his lifetime, as well as to support his mother and raise his three children.
2. Michael Jackson, born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, USA, American singer, songwriter, dancer, performer, philanthropist, musician, Humanitarian, pacifist, charity founder.
3. Character evaluation
1. Michael Jackson’s artistry includes not only music, but also dance, costumes, makeup design, stage lighting and fireworks, and a complete entertainment Program (reviewed by Cheng Xiaohong).
2. Michael Jackson is not limited to music, his creativity in dance is also excellent. He has "robotic" dance moves and his famous "moonwalk." His dance moves (such as touching the lower body with his hands) also hit the boundaries of society's secular cultural and moral standards, and were criticized as "obscene" by so-called orthodox people. It was these bold and challenging dance moves that influenced the pop music stage of subsequent generations (reviewed by Cheng Xiaohong).
3. In 1981, "Thriller" was released. At this time, "Time" magazine described Michael Jackson as a "savior who saved the record industry and a composer who defined the music trend of an era. A dancer with incredible feet, a singer who breaks all boundaries of preference, style and race.”
4. Michael's songs may show dreams, inspire potential, expose lies, or denounce "darkness". Deep in his heart, there is a power that longs for "equality" (Xinhuanet review).
5. Michael Jackson’s contribution to music is also his contribution to the black race, American society and culture (Cheng Xiaohong’s review).