 Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958) is an American musician and entertainer whose successful music career and controversial personal life have been at the forefront of pop culture for the last quarter-century. Jackson began his musical career at the age of five as the lead singer of The Jackson 5 and made his first solo recordings in 1971 while remaining a member of the group. He began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and formally parted with his siblings in 1984. In his solo career, Jackson recorded and co-produced the best-selling album of all-time Thriller (with worldwide sales over 100 million), received thirteen Grammy awards and charted thirteen number-one singles in the U.S. Throughout his four-decade career, Michael Jackson has been awarded numerous honors, including the World Music Award's Best-selling pop male artist of the Millennium and he is a double-inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1997 and in 2001 as a solo artist. He is also a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
From 1988 to 2005, Jackson lived on his Neverland Ranch property, on which he built an amusement park and private zoo for the enjoyment of economically disadvantaged and terminally ill children. His frequently held sleepover parties have received disparaging media coverage, especially after he revealed that he sometimes slept in the same bed with several unrelated children. The attention grew particularly intense when he was accused of child sexual abuse both in 1993 and 2003. He was tried and acquitted of the latter allegations in 2005 and moved out of the USA for reasons unexplained. His return to his native land in the USA is awaited by millions of fans.Links Michael Jackson, muslib.ru (рус.)Version Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:40:57 +0300
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