Born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, USA, American singer, songwriter, dancer, performer, philanthropist, musician, humanitarian, pacifist, charity The founder, Michael Jackson, passed away on June 25, 2009. On this special day, let’s review the life story of this great superstar for those who have not forgotten. Here are a few stories about Michael Jackson’s life that I recommend for everyone.
Michael Jackson Life Story 1:
May 16, 1983 was a great day, Michael Jackson’s 25th Anniversary in Motown? Yesterday, Today, Forever? Celebration Party On the show, he performed his popular single "Billie Jean" and showed his "moonwalk" for the first time. From then on, his dance began to sublimate into art. But he himself was not satisfied with his performance. After the performance, he walked off the stage with tears in his eyes until he met a ten-year-old boy in the parking lot. The boy said to him: Who taught you to dance like that? So cool!? Seeing the boy's sincere and adoring expression, Michael burst into laughter.
Michael Jackson’s Life Story 2:
During the Jacksons’ victory tour, Michael invited actress Elizabeth Taylor and her friends Go watch. However, Yu Po and her friends left during the performance. Later, Michael learned about this and was very sad. Elizabeth immediately called Mike and explained that she and her friends left because of the bad location. Since both of them started out as child stars and had similar childhood experiences, the two got along very well and their relationship became better and better.
Michael Jackson’s life story 3:
In the 1980s, Michael was very nervous before a concert. At this time, he met a thin little fan. Wearing a conspicuous white glove, he said, "When you perform on stage and see me clapping, you won't be nervous." ?The performance was a great success, and Michael was very happy. He approached young fans and asked for his gloves as a souvenir. The little fan hesitated for a long time and took off his gloves, revealing an extremely thin, black hand. MJ was shocked and hugged him tightly. So he will wear white gloves in concerts in the future, and white gloves have gradually become his trademark.
This story is not very believable, although it is beautiful. Michael's vitiligo symptoms first appeared on his hands. His status as an actor prevented him from receiving vitiligo treatment (which can cause swelling of the limbs and back), so he tried to cover it up with gloves. It was not until later, when vitiligo spread all over his body, that the gloves became one of his trademarks.
Michael Jackson’s Life Story 4:
In December 1982, the most representative album of Michael Jackson’s music career and his pinnacle, Thriller, was released. . The album later not only topped the U.S. album chart for 37 consecutive weeks, but also became the number one album in various countries around the world. It has seven top 10 singles and won 12 Grammy Award nominations and seven awards. Its global sales have exceeded 59 million by 2002, and are still increasing.
Story 5 of Michael Jackson’s life:
In March 1983, "Billie Jean" composed by Michael Jackson topped the US charts and became the number one hit. It lasted for seven weeks, including one week at No. 1 in the UK, becoming the double number one on the UK and US singles charts, and becoming his third platinum single. In addition, the album also topped the charts at the same time, making him the first person ever to have a number one album and single on the Billboard charts simultaneously on both the pop and black charts.
In December, the music video "Thriller" premiered in the United States, setting a viewership record of tens of millions of households. In the year-end selections of major media at the end of this year, Michael Jackson won a big victory.
These include 12 Billboard magazine year-end awards and 8 "Rolling Stone" magazine poll awards.
Michael Jackson’s life story 6:
In February 1984, at the 26th Grammy Music Awards, Michael Jackson won 8 awards alone, creating a new record, which remains to this day. At the same time, the global sales of "Thriller" have exceeded 27 million, becoming the best-selling album in history, and was officially included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
In June, Michael Jackson's most successful work "Victory" was released. The band then embarked on their final tour, The Victory Tour. Before the end of the last show, Michael officially announced that he would no longer perform on the same stage with the band, declaring the band's existence in name only, and their next concert performance would be in 2001.
Michael Jackson's Life Story 6:
In March 1987, the album "Bad" was released and immediately occupied the number one position in 24 countries around the world. The album produced 6 Billboard Top 10 singles in one go, including 5 number one songs (a historical record).
In September, Michael Jackson launched his first global tour, visiting 15 countries on four continents, performing 123 shows, attracting an audience of 4.5 million people, setting a record. From this tour, Michael Jackson made a total of $125 million. If inflation is taken into account, this figure exceeded $200 million in 2005.
Michael Jackson’s Life Story 7:
In March 1991, Michael Jackson signed a six-album and more than one billion dollar contract with Sony. Upfront royalties alone amounted to $18 million in cash.
In November, the single "Black Or White" was released and immediately topped the charts in various countries. The MV once again made M Michael- Jackson became the focus of public opinion. On November 26, the album "Dangerous" was released, setting a first-time sales record. Within 5 weeks of its release, 14 million copies were shipped worldwide.
Michael Jackson’s life story 8:
On January 10, 1993, Michael Jackson appeared on the talk show queen Opra Winfrey’s TV show. This was his 14th Accepted media interview for the first time. On February 24, he won the 35th Grammy Contemporary Legend Award.
In September, when Michael Jackson’s tour was in full swing around the world, a boy filed a lawsuit against him, accusing Michael Jackson of sexually assaulting him. The tour was subsequently forced to end midway, and his career suffered a heavy blow.
Michael Jackson Life Story 9:
In 1995, the single "Scream", a duet with his sister Janet Jackson, entered the Billboard magazine's pop singles chart for the first time. Won fifth place in the first week.
In June, Michael Jackson's album "HIStory" was released, including 15 classic old songs and 15 new masterpieces from his personal music career. Because some of the songs sensitively touched the fatal nerves of American society, most of the singles were boycotted by the country's public opinion and media. So this masterpiece, which cost a lot of money to create, only stayed on the charts for 37 weeks before falling off the charts, selling only 4 million copies. In other parts of the world, the album continued Michael Jackson's undefeated myth and has sold a total of 19 million units, becoming the best-selling multi-disc box set in history.
In September, "You Are Not Alone" topped the singles chart in its first week of release, becoming the first song in the history of the Billboard singles chart to top the charts in its first week.
In December, the single "Earth Song" was released, becoming another Michael Jackson classic song. In Europe alone, this single sold more than 3.5 million copies (1 million copies in the UK) ), but in the United States, it was only released on radio as a promo double single of another song "This Time Around".
Michael Jackson’s life story 10:
In May 2009, Michael Jackson announced that he would hold a series of concerts in London. This was the first time in ten years that he announced his comeback. On May 20, Michael Jackson announced the postponement of his comeback concert. Organizers said that Michael Jackson was in "excellent physical condition."
On June 25, Michael Jackson suffered a heart attack and fell into a deep coma, and was later pronounced dead by doctors.