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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Jackson during a performance as part of the Bad World Tour.
Vienna.
1988 Basic information Full name Michael Joseph Jackson
Date of birth August 29, 1958(1958-08-29) [1]
Gary's place of birth, Indiana, USA
Date of death June 25 2009(2009-06-25)[2][1][3] (50 years)
Place of death Los Angeles, California, USA
Years of activity 1964-2009
Country USA USA
Professions musician, singer, composer, arranger, dancer, choreographer, music producer, actor, businessman, philanthropist
Singing voice tenor[4]
Instruments vocals, percussion
Genres pop, rock, soul, rhythm and blues, funk, disco, new jack swing
The Jackson 5 collectives
Labels Steeltown, Motown, Universal, Sony, Epic, Legacy, MJJ Productions
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Legend Award and International Artist Award of Excellence[d]
Autograph
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There are articles on Wikipedia about other people with the surname Jackson.
For the British general, see Jackson, Michael David.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958, Gary — June 25, 2009, Los Angeles) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur.
The most successful artist in the history of pop music, known as the "King of Pop Music", winner of 15 Grammy Awards[5][6][7] and hundreds of other awards.
25 times listed in the Guinness Book of Records[8].
The number of Jackson's recordings sold in the world (albums, singles, compilations, etc.) is 1 billion copies[9][10][11][12].
In 2009, he was officially recognized as a Legend of America and an Icon of Music.
Michael Jackson made a significant contribution to the development of popular music, video clips, dance and fashion.
Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 as a result of an overdose of medications, in particular propofol[13].
Content
1 Life and Career 1.1 1958-1975: Childhood and The Jackson 5 1.2 1975-1981: Contract with Epic and Off the Wall 1.3 1982-1983: Thriller and "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" 1.4 1984-1985: Pepsi, "We Are the World" and Business career 1.5 1986-1990: Bad, Movies, Autobiography and Neverland 1.6 1991-1997: Dangerous, HIStory I & II 1.6.1 Performances in Russia
1.7 2001-2003: Invincible 1.8 2003-2009: Recent Years and "This Is It Tour"
2 Death, farewell ceremony and Funeral 2.1 Posthumous albums 2.2 After death
3 Creativity 3.1 Clips and choreography
4 Personal life 4.1 Family 4.2 Health 4.3 Allegations of child molestation 4.4 Religious views
5 Awards and achievements 6 Discography 6.1 Studio albums
7 Songs that ranked high on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 8 Filmography 8.1 Feature films 8.2 Short films
9 Tours 10 Books 11 Michael Jackson in Philately 12 See also 13 Notes 14 Literature 15 References
Life and career[edit / edit wiki text]
1958-1975: Childhood and The Jackson 5[edit / edit wiki text]
Main article: The Jackson 5
Michael Jackson was born to Joseph and Catherine in Gary, Indiana.
He was the eighth of ten children.
Jackson claimed that his father repeatedly humiliated him mentally and physically.
However, he respected his father's strict discipline, which played a big role in Jackson's success. [14] [15]
In one of the confrontations with his father, described by Michael's older brother Marlon, his father, holding him upside down, struck him on the back and buttocks [16].
One night, while Michael was sleeping, his father sneaked into his room through the window.
He was wearing a frightening mask, screamed and roared shrilly.
Joseph explained his action by saying that he wanted to teach his children to close the window before going to bed.
Four years later, Michael admitted that he suffered from nightmares in which he was abducted from his bedroom[16].
In 2003, Joseph admitted to the BBC that he beat Michael when he was a child[17].
For the first time, Jackson openly spoke about the humiliations he had to endure as a child, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 1993.
He said that as a child, he often cried from a feeling of loneliness and vomited after communicating with his father[16][18][19][20].
In another high profile interview, "Living with Michael Jackson" (2003), during a story about violence in childhood, the singer covered his face with his hand and began to cry[16].
Jackson recalled that Joseph sat on a chair with a belt in his hand when he was rehearsing with his brothers, and that "if you did something wrong, he will make you cry, he will really get you" [16].
Jackson performed in front of classmates at Christmas concerts from the age of five[20].
In 1964, Michael and Marlon joined The Jacksons a band formed by their brothers Jackie, Tito and Jermaine — as backup musicians, playing the congo and tambourine, respectively.
Jackson later began performing as a backing vocalist and dancer; at the age of eight, he and Jermaine became the main vocalists, and the band was renamed The Jackson 5[20].
The band toured extensively in the Midwest from 1966 to 1968.
They often performed in a number of "black" clubs and places known as the "Chitlin ' circuit", often warming up the audience before striptease.
In 1966, they won a local talent contest, performing with hits from Motown Records and" I Got You (I Feel Good) " by James Brown with Michael as the main vocalist[21].
Soon the Jacksons rose to the national level, and in 1970 their first four singles visited the first line of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Gradually, Michael stood out as the frontman of the children's quintet, in fact, it was he who got the main solo parts.
He drew attention to himself with his unusual manner of dancing and behavior on stage, which he copied from his idols James Brown, Jackie Wilson, etc.
1975-1981: Contract with Epic and Off the Wall[edit / edit wiki text]
In 1973, the success of the family project began to decline, the record company limited their financial capabilities, and in 1976 they signed a contract with another company, as a result of which they had to change their name again to The Jacksons, as Motown took the name "Jackson 5" for itself.
From 1976 to 1984, they released 6 more albums, traveling around the country on tour.
Meanwhile, Jackson released four solo albums and a number of successful solo singles, including "Got to Be There", "Rockin' Robin "and reached the first place in the charts in 1972," Ben " (a ballad dedicated to his pet rat).
In 1978, Michael starred with Diana Ross in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical " Viz " based on the fairy tale "The Amazing Wizard of Oz".
On the set, he met the music director Quincy Jones, who would become the producer of his most famous albums.
The first of them, Off the Wall, was released on August 10, 1979.
The disco hit "Donot Stop 'til You Get Enough" and the slower song "Rock With You" reached the top of the charts, and the album itself sold more than 20 million copies.
Many music reviewers[who?] consider Off the Wall to be the last peak of the disco music era.
1982-1983: Thriller and "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever"[edit / edit wiki text]
Main Article: Thriller
Jackson in 1988
The Thriller album went down in history as the best selling album in the world.
Regarding this album, producer Quincy Jones said in an interview with Time magazine:
"Black music has had to play second fiddle for a long time, but its spirit is the whole driving force in pop music, which Michael has connected with every soul in the world."
Released in November 1982, Thriller gave America nine singles: "The Girl Is Mine" (No. 2, a duet with Paul McCartney), "Billie Jean" (No. 1, Grammy Award, the biggest hit in Jackson's entire career and one of the most sampled tracks of funk music), "Beat It" (No. 1, another Grammy), "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (No. 5), "Human Nature" (No. 7), "P. Y. T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (No. 10), "Thriller" (No. 4), "Baby Be Mine", "The Lady in My Life".
Thriller headed the Billboard 200 for nine months (37 weeks) and not leave the limits of this chart more than two years (122 weeks).
For this album, Jackson received seven Grammy awards (including the nomination "the best album of the year", while the eighth Grammy was for the audio recording of the story of "Alien" on the same film) and seven American Music Awards (American music award).
In 1985, the album was declared by the Guinness Book of Records "the best selling album of all time".
As of July 2001, the album has sold 26 million copies in the United States[22], which made it the second best selling album in American history after The Eagles ' Greatest Hits (27 million).
Thriller has sold a record 109 million copies worldwide.
Jackson and his producers used the actively developing music television: his revolutionary videos became the first clips of a black artist in the constant rotation of the MTV channel, who was only a year old at the time of the album's release.
Michael Jackson's meeting with Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy
The eighties of the 20th century can be described as the" golden " era of Michael Jackson.
On November 30, 1982, Thriller was released, which still remains the best selling album in the world.
On March 25, 1983, at the anniversary show "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever", which was broadcast throughout North America, during the performance of the song "Billie Jean", Michael Jackson demonstrated his famous "moonwalk"for the first time.
This performance was included in the list of the most significant moments on American television.
1984-1985: Pepsi, "We Are the World" and business career[edit]
In February 1984, the 14 minute film "Thriller", created by Michael Jackson and directed by John Landis, was released, which sets new standards for music video and which, together with other Jackson clips, contributes to the formation of the video music industry in the face of the newly appeared MTV channel.
On May 14, 1984, at the White House, Michael receives an award from President Ronald Reagan for supporting charitable organizations that help people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
From July 6 to December 9, 1984 in America and Canada, the Jackson brothers hold the largest "Victory Tour" for bands of that time: 55 concerts, more than 2 million viewers, more than 75 million dollars in profit.
At that time, these were record breaking world achievements.
Michael donated his entire income from this tour to charity — $ 5 million.
Also in 1984, Jackson again leads the American charts, this time with the song "Say Say Say" recorded in a duet with Paul McCartney.
The following year, Michael bought up most of the shares of ATV Music Publishing, which owned the rights to most of The Beatles ' songs, which caused a quarrel with McCartney, who himself wanted to buy out these shares.
Michael Jackson also worked together with Freddie Mercury, making several trial recordings with him, said Queen guitarist Brian May[23], but the collaboration never took place due to the employment of both musicians.
On March 7, 1985, the single "We Are the World" (Rus.
"We are the world").
The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and performed by the most famous musicians of the USA.
Funds raised from sales of $61,800,000 were used to help the hungry in Ethiopia.
However, the 80s were marked not only by achievements and records.
January 27, 1984 — the day that changed a lot in the life of Michael Jackson.
Michael and his brothers starred in a Pepsi commercial.
At the request of the director, he stayed dangerously close to pyrotechnic devices.
His hair caught fire and Michael received 3rd degree scalp burns[24][25].
While in the hospital, Michael visited the children's burn department, and after that, instead of receiving a multimillion dollar compensation from Pepsi, he decided to open a children's burn center in his name with the help of Pepsi.
While in the hospital, Michael visited the children's burn department, and after that, instead of receiving a multimillion dollar compensation from Pepsi, he decided to open a children's burn center in his name with the help of Pepsi.
This was the beginning of Michael's charity work, which he did not stop until the end of his days.
At the opening of the same burn center, Michael was asked to pose in an oxygen pressure chamber for patients with extensive body burns.
Michael posed lying on his back, and then turned on his side and pretended to be asleep.
This is how the most famous myth in show business was born, that Michael Jackson allegedly wants to live for 150 years and for this he sleeps in a pressure chamber every night.
In fact, this was the only time when Michael Jackson "slept" in the pressure chamber.
Another consequence of the burn was that the stress suffered by the body provoked the development of vitiligo, a disease transmitted to Michael on the maternal side, and disrupting skin pigmentation.
This led to the need to apply enhanced makeup, and avoid sunlight.
Another consequence: Jackson never recovered from this injury, and the pain did not leave Michael for the rest of his life, and he was forced to start taking painkillers regularly.
In addition, after the burn, Michael first got acquainted with plastic surgery, when he was restoring damaged skin and hair on his head.
After that, he decided to have a nose and chin operation.
All this, combined with the transition to a vegetarian diet, and weight loss led to significant changes in the singer's appearance, which was constantly food for discussion in the press[26][27].
1986-1990: Bad, movies, autobiography and Neverland[edit / edit wiki text]
In September 1986, Michael Jackson again appeared in a movie for the first time in 8 years (since the film "Viz").
It was a 17 minute 3D film "Captain Io", shot by George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola specifically for demonstration in Disneyland parks.
On August 31, 1987, the album Bad was released.
The circulation is more than 45 million.
This is the first ever album containing five singles that were at the top of the Billboard.
From September 12, 1987 to January 14, 1989, the grandiose "Bad Tour" lasted.
123 concerts in 15 countries, which were visited by 4.4 million viewers.
The tour grossed more than $ 125 million and became the largest in the world.
A new record was set in London — 504 thousand viewers[28][29].
On October 29, 1988, the musical film "Moonwalk" was released, which was a success at the box office and earned $ 67 million, and then released on video in the amount of 800 thousand copies (for 1989).
In 1989, at the Soul Train Music Award ceremony, actress Elizabeth Taylor in her speech called Michael Jackson "the true king of pop, rock and soul" (Rus. "the real king of pop, rock and soul music"), and the unofficial title "the king of pop" was fixed for Michael Jackson forever.
1991-1997: Dangerous, HIStory I & II[edit / edit wiki text]
Due to the increased attention to his person, Jackson spent most of his time in seclusion at his Neverland ranch, which was strictly guarded from outsiders.
Few friends visited him there, including Elizabeth Taylor.
According to the bodyguards, Michael did not let his own brothers and father go there without a special pass, but Jackson's mother Catherine was allowed to enter the ranch without permission.
There were also children on the ranch, to whom the singer was always not indifferent.
In 1991, he wrote two singles for the animated series "The Simpsons", of which he was a fan.
However, due to the restrictions imposed by the contract, his name was not mentioned in the credits[30].
On November 26, 1991, the album Dangerous was released, the release of which was preceded by the premiere of a large scale video clip for the single "Black or White" (Rus. "Black or White").
For five weeks, "Black or White" occupied the top line of the charts and became Jackson's biggest hit after "Billie Jean".
As with the previous ones, seven singles were released from this album.
In addition to "Black or White" (No. 1), they included " Remember the Time "(No. 3)," In the Closet "(No. 6) and" Will You Be There " (No. 7).
For" Remember the Time", a video was shot with a multimillion dollar budget and computer special effects, in which the pharaoh of Egypt and his wife were portrayed by Eddie Murphy and top model Iman.
During the 1990s, Jackson's face changed a lot, and his skin became completely white
On June 16, 1995, the double album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I was released: on the first disc — a collection of greatest hits, on the second — 15 new songs.
It was supposed to be the first part of the trilogy.
The first single was released "Scream" - a duet of the singer with his sister, Janet Jackson.
The song was accompanied by a futuristic video clip, for the shooting of which over seven million dollars were spent.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 20 million copies (7 million copies in the US).
Many new songs from it were released as singles, among them the ballad about Moscow ("Stranger in Moscow"; Jackson promised to record a song about the Russian capital when he first visited there in 1993), the composition on the environmental theme " Earth Song "(five weeks at number one in the UK) and the composition in the style of modern rhythm and blues" You Are Not Alone "(his thirteenth" number one " in the Billboard Hot 100), written and produced for him by Ar Kelly.
In the video for "You Are Not Alone", Michael appeared semi naked together with his first wife — Lisa Maria Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley.
In 1997, the album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix was released: the soundtrack to the film "Ghosts" and a collection of dance remixes of tracks from HIStory.
Reviews for this CD were mostly positive, and the title track topped the sales charts in many countries, including the UK.
In the US, the album went almost unnoticed and did not reach the first line in the charts.
Performances in Russia[edit / edit wiki text]
Michael Jackson first came to Moscow in September 1993.
His concert was organized by the company "Dessa", the organizer of the tour was Samvel Gasparov[31].
The concert was held on September 15 in an open area — the Large sports arena of the Luzhniki Stadium in heavy rain.
Shortly after the concert, the company ceased to exist due to financial problems, and the stadium was closed for repairs.
During the concert, it was pouring rain, the puddles of which were cleaned by the service staff right during the performance of Michael Jackson.
In his Moscow hotel room, Jackson wrote a ballad about loneliness — Stranger in Moscow, which was included in the 1995 album History and was released as a single.
Jackson's second performance in Russia took place on September 17, 1996 at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow[32].
During the visit, Michael Jackson met with the then mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, the head of the security service of the President of the Russian Federation Korzhakov, the composer Igor Krutoy.
2001-2003: Invincible[edit / edit wiki text]
Jackson's next studio album was recorded only six years later, its release was repeatedly postponed.
The Sony label reluctantly agreed to invest millions of dollars in the protracted process of recording and subsequent promotion of the album, which ultimately led to a quarrel between the singer and the recording giant.
Invincible, released in October 2001, contained 16 tracks, including the single "You Rock My World", in the video for which famous actors Marlon Brando and Chris Tucker starred.
The album was met with mixed reviews by critics, and its sales figures were twice as modest as those of HIStory.
The song "Invincible" is dedicated to a 15 year old Afronorvegian boy named Benjamin Hermansen, who was killed by a group of neo Nazis in the city of Oslo (Norway, January 26, 2001).
Omer Bhatti, a close friend of Jackson, was a good friend of Benjamin Hermansen.
Michael Jackson writes in the message:
"This album is dedicated to Benjamin "Benny" Hermansen.
We must remember that it is necessary to judge a person not by the color of his skin, but by his personal qualities.
Benjamin…
We love you…
Rest in peace."
In order to promote the album, a benefit was organized in honor of the 30th anniversary of Michael Jackson's solo career at Madison Square Garden, held in September 2001.
Michael Jackson appeared on stage next to his brothers, for the first time since 1984.
The benefit also included performances by Britney Spears, Mýa, Usher, Whitney Houston, Tamia, 'N Sync, Slash, Aaron Carter.
A world tour was also planned in support of the album, but due to the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tour was canceled.
The album spawned three singles, "You Rock My World", " Cry " and "Butterflies", the latter of which had no music video.
"Unbreakable" was supposed to be released as a single, but due to a number of financial issues, Sony refused to release it.
In November 2003, Jackson released a collection of hits "Number Ones".
The 18 tracks included in the collection included 16 previously released hits, a live performance of the song "Ben" and the new single "One More Chance".
By the end of 2004, sales of "Number Ones" worldwide exceeded 6 million copies.
2003-2009: Recent Years and "This Is It Tour"[edit / edit wiki text]
In 2003, Jackson had to appear in court on charges of molesting minors[source not specified 1584 days].
After a long trial, the musician was acquitted.
After the trial, Michael Jackson withdrew from journalists in Bahrain and began preparing the recording of a charity single in memory of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
It soon became clear that not all the invited musicians wanted to participate in the project headed by Jackson.
Although the song "I Have This Dream" was recorded, it was never released as a single, due to unclear circumstances.
On November 16, 2004, Michael Jackson released "Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection" — a 5 disc set containing 57 tracks and 13 previously unreleased recordings, covering the period from 1969 to 2004, plus a previously unreleased live concert from 1992 on DVD.
In the summer of 2008, Sony BMG launched a global campaign, in which residents of more than 20 countries of the world voted for their favorite songs of Michael Jackson, and thus took part in compiling a collection of hits of the "king of pop music" in their country.
122 tracks were presented to the fans.
The album, which has become unique in each country, included about 17-18 tracks on each disc (there were 1 or 2 of them in total, depending on the country).
In addition, Michael Jackson recorded his new solo album, the release of which was planned for 2009.
Rappers participated in the recording of the album Will.I.Am, Kanye West and R&B singer Akon.
In November 2008, the son of the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, at whose invitation the singer was in this country, sued Michael Jackson for n non fulfillment of contractual obligations.
The sheikh demanded payment of seven million dollars.[33]
In March 2009, Michael announced that he was going to give the last series of concerts in London called "This Is It Tour".
The concerts were supposed to start on July 13, 2009 and end on March 6, 2010.
When Jackson announced his return to the stage at a special press conference on March 5, 2009, it was about 10 concerts at The O2 arena, which seats 20,000 people.
However, the demand for tickets was so high that 40 more performances had to be scheduled.
The concert tour never took place due to the singer's death.
Death, farewell ceremony and funeral[edit / edit wiki text]
Main article: The Death of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson statue at Craven Cottage Stadium in London
On the morning of June 25, 2009, Conrad Murray gave Michael Jackson an injection of propofol and left the singer alone.
About 2 hours later, Murray returned and saw his patient lying on the bed with his eyes and mouth wide open.
The doctor tried to resuscitate the singer, but the attempts were unsuccessful.
At 12:21 local Pacific time, a call was registered to the 911 number[34].
The doctors who arrived after 3 minutes and 17 seconds found Jackson no longer breathing with a stopped heart[35] and immediately began to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation[35].
Attempts to bring Jackson back to life continued on the road and within an hour after arriving at the University of California Medical Center at 13:14[36].
These attempts were unsuccessful[37].
The death was pronounced at 14: 26 local time[38].
The news of his death was made public in the very first minutes after the incident.
Rumors and news about the death of Michael Jackson broke network records, provoking a kind of Internet "traffic jams" [39] and a sharp increase in traffic on sites such as Google[40], Facebook[40], Yahoo![41]
, Twitter[42] and Wikipedia[43].
On June 25-26, 2009, artists: The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, DJ Khalil, Polow da Don, Mario Winens, Usher and Boyz II Men recorded the single "Better on the Other Side", dedicated to the passing of Michael Jackson.
The lyrics were written by Jason Taylor (The Game).
On June 30, 2009, a music video was released for the song[44].
July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles held a farewell ceremony, which consisted of family services at the Hall of Liberty in memorial Park forest Lawn in the Hollywood hills, which was followed by a public farewell at "staples Center".
Coffin Jackson stood in front of the stage during the ceremony, broadcast live around the world, which was watched by nearly a billion people, but no information about the whereabouts of the body was not published[45].
Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Jermaine Jackson and Shaheen Jafargoli performed Jackson's songs.
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson delivered eulogies, and Queen Latifah read "We had him" — a poem written on the occasion by Maya Angelou[46].
The Reverend El Sharpton broke the applause of the audience when he said, addressing the Jackson children: "There was nothing strange about your father.
What was strange was what your father was facing"[47].
Jackson's 11 year old daughter, Paris Catherine, said with tears: "From the moment I was born, Daddy was the best father you can imagine…
I just wanted to say that I love him so much! "
[48].
There were reports that Michael Jackson was secretly buried on August 8 or 9, 2009 at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, but later there were reports that he would be buried only in September.
Jackson's final funeral was held on Thursday, September 3 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
Wikinovosti on the topic:
The court found the doctor guilty,
who treated Michael Jackson, in his death
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles authorities are investigating the death of Michael Jackson.
The Los Angeles coroner qualified the actions of the doctors as murder and did not rule out a trial over them[49].
In November 2011, Conrad Murray was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
He also lost his license to practice medicine.
Posthumous albums[edit / edit wiki text]
Sony has signed a contract with Michael's family to release ten new Jackson albums.
They will include reissues of some old albums and collections of never released songs.
The first of these albums was Michael, released in 2010.
It received mixed reviews from critics, but, by universal recognition, it came out much better than expected.
Four singles were released from the album, and music videos were shot for each.
Michael himself is involved in them on the frames of inserts from lifetime clips.
A year later, the remix album Immortal was released, consisting of remixes of Michael's greatest hits.
This album served as the soundtrack for the Cirque du Soleil show "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour", which included numbers based on Jackson's songs and his dances.
Choreographers who had previously worked with Michael during his lifetime took part in the creation of the numbers.
In May 2014, Michael's second posthumous studio album, Xscape, was released.
This album consisted of 8 songs, and one of them, the single Love Never Felt So Good, was made in two versions: a solo and a duet with Justin Timberlake (a video was shot for the second version).
On May 18, 2014, at the Billboard ceremony, an illusory image of Jackson, created using the "Pepper's Ghost" technology (although most prefer to call it a hologram for convenience[50]), "performed" the song from the album "Slave To The Rhythm".
The reaction of fans was mixed, many believe that a double was actually used[51].
After death[edit / edit wiki text]
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This mark was set on December 8, 2013.
After Michael's death, flash mobs in his honor became a frequent occurrence.
Flash mobs of Jackson's memory, with their scale and frequency of conduction, went beyond the usual fan mobs and began a completely new, unique movement.
These flash mobs are different from the usual ones, they do not comply with the rules of the classic mob, as well as the fan mob participants of this mob are dressed in attributes and clothes of Jackson, thereby copying his style.
All the choreography and movements copy the movements of Michael Jackson.
The music of this flash mob must be selected from Michael's repertoire.
Basically, the choreography of this mob is taken from the original choreography of Jackson, but sometimes it is facilitated or simply changed, since it is very difficult for non professionals to repeat it.[source not specified 906 days]
On July 8 of the same year — in Stockholm, first on Sergel Square, and a few hours later on the roadway near the Stureplan Hotel 300 dancers performed a production to Michael's hits (and the choreography was learned 1.5 hours before the performance).
The Stockholm flash mob, organized by Bounce Streetdance Company, was picked up by fans from Amsterdam.
And on July 19, 1000 Amsterdam fans of the man of legend walked through the largest squares of this city with Jackson's "Thriller".
On July 27, at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the children's collective "opened" the Montreal flash mob.
Also in the list of cities that supported the idea of Swedish enthusiasts are: Moscow, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Taichung, Paris, Baku, Houston, London, Helsingborg, Tubingen, Tallinn, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Hollywood, Bishkek, Almaty, Astana — and this is not a complete list.
The world dance community decided to express its gratitude to a great man — Michael Jackson — for his work, which made an immeasurable contribution to this field of art.
The dance movement dedicated to the memory of the artist is gaining momentum all over the world.
Video clips of mobs began to gain popularity on well known Internet portals, in particular YouTube, Twitter, VKontakte, etc.[source not specified 906 days]
In Mexico City, 12937 people took part in the dance to the song "Thriller".
As it was covered in the press — it was an attempt to organize the most massive dance of Michael Jackson, for which he got on the pages of Guinness World Records.[source not specified 906 days]
Creativity[edit / edit wiki text]
Clips and choreography[edit / edit wiki text]
Jackson is also called the King of the music video[52].
Steve Hay of Allmusic watched as Jackson turned the video into a work of art through complex storylines, dancing, special effects and the appearance of celebrities in cameo roles, while breaking down racial barriers.
Before the Thriller, Jackson tried in vain to get on MTV, allegedly because he is African American.
Pressure from CBS Records convinced MTV to start showing " Billie Jean "and then" Beat It", which leads to a long partnership with Jackson, as well as helping other black musicians gain recognition.
MTV employees deny racism in their shows or pressure to change their position.
MTV claims that they played rock music regardless of race.
The popularity of his videos on MTV helped put a relatively young channel "on the map"; attention on MTV shifted towards pop and R&B[53][54].
His performance on "Motown: Yesterday, Today, Forever" changed the framework of a live show on stage;
"The fact that Jackson performed" Billie Jean " synchronously is not extraordinary in itself, but the fact that it did not change the impression of the performance is extraordinary, whether it was a live performance or synchronous, it does not affect the audience," thereby creating an era in which artists recreate the images of a music video on stage.
Short films such as Thriller mostly remained unique to Jackson, while the dance of the dance group in "Beat It" was repeatedly imitated.
The Thriller's choreography has become part of global pop culture, being copied everywhere, from Indian films to a prison in the Philippines.
The short Thriller video was marked by an increase in the level of music videos and was named the most successful music video ever to enter the Gi Book of Records nnesa[55].
In the 19 — minute video for the song "Bad" — directed by Martin Scorsese Jackson began to use sexual images and choreography not seen before in his work.
From time to time, he grabbed or touched the chest, torso and perineum.
When asked by Oprah in an interview in 1993 about why he grabs his crotch, he replied: "I think it happens subconsciously," and he described it as something that was not planned, but rather as something that was forced by the music.
"Bad" received a mixed reception from fans and critics, Time magazine called it "shameful".
The film also features Wesley Snipes, and celebrities will often get cameo roles in Jackson's future music videos[56][57].
For" Smooth Criminal", Jackson experimented with an innovative "anti gravity tilt" in his performances.
This maneuver requires special shoes, for which he received US Patent No. 5255452.
Although the video for the song "Leave Me Alone "was not officially released in the United States, in 1989 he was nominated for three Billboard Music Video Awards; in the same year he received the Golden Lion Award for the quality of special effects used in his productions.
In 1990, "Leave Me Alone" won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form[58].
He received the MTV Video Vanguard Award in 1988 and the MTV Video Vanguard Award Artist of the Decade Award in 1990 to commemorate the achievements in his art in the 1980s, and in 1991 the first award was renamed in his honor[59].
"Black or White" was accompanied by a controversial music video, which premiered on November 14, 1991 simultaneously in 27 countries, with an estimated audience of 500 million people, the largest ever to watch a music video.
The scenes shown were interpreted as having a sexual nature, as well as as an image of violence.
The offending scenes in the final part of the 14 minute version were edited to prevent a ban on the video, and Jackson apologized.
Along with Jackson, Macaulay Culkin, Peggy Lipton and George Wendt participated in the video.
This work helped to introduce morphing as an important technology in music videos[60].
Personal life[edit / edit wiki text]
Family[edit / edit wiki text]
Michael (under an umbrella) and his two children in masks
Michael Jackson was married twice.
From 1994 to 1996, he was married to Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley.
They first met in 1975 during one of the celebrations at the MGM Grand Hotel, in the casino.
Through a mutual friend in early 1993, they met again, and their relationship reached a serious one.
They called each other every day.
When Jackson was accused of child molestation and it became public, Jackson became dependent on Presley: he needed emotional support, and Presley explained:
"I believed that he had done nothing wrong, and that he was innocent, I became closer to him.
I wanted to save him.
I felt that I could do it"
Soon she persuaded him to settle the charges out of court, as well as the need for rehabilitation to restore his health.
In October 1993, Jackson proposed to Presley over the phone: "If I asked you to marry me, would you do it?"
They were married on May 26, 1994 in the Dominican Republic in secret, denying it for almost two months.
The wedding took place at the house of local judge Hugo Alvarez Perez in the city of Santo Domingo[61].
The wedding took place in the Church of St. Stanislava in the town of Altos de Chavon.
The marriage was called "semi fictitious" [61], since according to the laws of the Dominican Republic, no woman can remarry if three months have not passed after the divorce.
And Lisa Maria had just divorced her ex husband in those days[61].
Jackson and Presley divorced less than two years later, but remained friends.
In 1997, Presley accompanied Michael, married to Debbie Rowe, during the HIStory tour.
In November 1996, after his divorce from her, Jackson married Debbie Rowe (a former nurse), with whom he has two children: son Prince Michael Jackson I[en] (born February 13, 1997) and daughter Paris Michael Catherine Jackson[en] (born April 3, 1998).
In 1999, Debbie Rowe and Michael Jackson divorced.
The second son is Prince Michael Jackson II[en] (Blanket eng. Blanket) (born February 21, 2002) was born from a surrogate mother, whose identity is unknown[62].
A scandalous story is connected with this child, when Michael, showing his fans on Prince Street, staggered a little and it seemed to many that Michael almost dropped him[63].
Jackson always tried to hide his family from the press and fans: when appearing in public with his father, the children wore masks[64].
After Jackson's death, his mother, Katherine Jackson, took custody of the children.
In life, Michael Jackson's good friends were:Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Eddie Murphy, Mark Lester, Chris Tucker, Macaulay Culkin, Elton John, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Omer Bhatti.
In addition, Michael Jackson admired the talent of Freddie Mercury and attended concerts of the band Queen.
I was on good friendly terms with Princess Diana.
Health[edit / edit wiki text]
Jackson often appeared with an umbrella and dark glasses, shielding his skin from the sunlight
Main article: Michael Jackson's health and appearance
Since the mid 1980s, Michael Jackson's appearance has changed markedly[65].
His skin was getting lighter and lighter.
As Jackson himself said, the reason for his "whiteness" is a rare genetic disease vitiligo, and there are many confirmations of this in photos where white milky spots are visible on Michael's body[66].
These changes were hidden with the help of makeup.
Jackson categorically denied rumors that he deliberately tried to turn into a white man [67].
The disease forced the singer to constantly close himself from the sun with the help of umbrellas, masks, dark multi layered clothing.
According to the stories of some doctors, he underwent several nose operations, as well as lifting his forehead, thinning his lips, operations on his cheeks, on his eyelids[68] and creating a dimple on his chin[69].
Surgeon Arnold Klein confirmed that he operated on the singer's nose[70][71].
The singer himself stated that he changed the shape of his nose only 2 times, and also made a dimple on his chin.
He categorically denied everything else, explaining the changes in appearance as growing up, a strict vegetarian diet[72].
In the future, Jackson experienced problems related to the consequences of operations.
In the early 2000s, Michael appeared in public for some time in a medical mask.
Rumors began to circulate that Jackson's nose was collapsing, and that he had to undergo plastic surgery to restore his nose.
Later, Jackson appeared in public with a Band Aid on his nose.
The performer himself said that it was an analgesic patch that he put on because of allergies.
Surgeon Arnold Klein later confirmed that he operated on the singer's nose to restore Michael's ability to breathe[70][71].
Allegations of child molestation[edit / edit wiki text]
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Michael's fans held demonstrations in support of him during the accusations.
The inscription on the poster — "Michael is innocent"
Michael Jackson appeared in court twice on charges of molesting minors, both times boys.
In 1993, he was accused of molesting 13 year old Jordan Chandler.
Jordan was a fan of Jackson and often visited him at the Neverland Ranch.
According to the boy's father, the son confessed to him that the singer forced him to touch his genitals.
The police conducted an investigation into these allegations, during which Michael had to show his genitals for comparison with what the boy described.
As a result, the parties concluded a settlement: Jackson paid the Chandler family $ 22 million, and Jordan refused to testify against Michael.
Ten years later, in 2003, Michael was again charged with a similar charge.
This time, the singer was accused of molesting 13 year old Gavin Arvizo, also a regular guest at the Neverland Ranch.
During their stay at the ranch, the children often slept in the same room with Jackson and even on his bed.
According to the prosecution, Jackson allegedly got Gavin drunk, which is already a crime under US law, and then engaged in masturbation with him.
In addition, he allegedly often groped Gavin and other children.
On December 18, the police raided the Jackson estate "Neverland", and on the 20th the singer was arrested, and released on bail a day later.
As on the previous occasion, Jackson categorically denied the accusation, stating that the Arvizo family was simply trying to engage in extortion.
Michael's trial lasted from February to May 2005.
More than 2,200 media outlets from around the world have accredited their journalists to cover the scandalous trial.
The jury decided that there was insufficient evidence and Jackson was innocent.
Constant litigation led to a deterioration in Jackson's health, he even began to use painkillers to cope with stress.
In addition, the court led to the complete emptying of bank accounts: the services of the best lawyers in the United States cost more than $100,000,000. [source not specified 906 days]
After the singer's death in 2009, Jordan Chandler admitted that he had slandered Michael Jackson.
His father Evan Chandler (who later committed suicide) forced him to do this for the sake of money. [73][74][75]
Religious views[edit / edit wiki text]
Michael Jackson was not an open follower of any church, but he showed interest in the religion of various denominations.
Katherine Jackson (Michael's mother) was baptized in 1963, when Michael was five years old.
His mother tried to raise Michael as a Jehovah's Witness and encouraged him to study the Bible, attend Christian meetings in the Halls of the Kingdom and preach.
However, his relationship with the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses did not develop.
By 1984, despite his enormous fame, Michael Jackson continued to preach as a Jehovah's Witness, twice a week, maybe for an hour or two.
He also attended Christian meetings in the Kingdom Hall with his mother four times a week when he was in the city.
He refused to eat blood, celebrate Easter and Christmas, which he regarded as "pagan holidays", and celebrate his own birthday [76].
However, in 1987, Jackson left the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses in response to disapproving reviews of the video "Thriller"[77].
This, in particular, was facilitated by the fact that Michael's sister La Toya Jackson was expelled from the organization around the same time.
Michael, like all other members of the organization, was forbidden to communicate with her on spiritual topics (you can communicate on everyday topics in a forced situation), which was a blow for him.
Michael violated this principle and as a result, he himself stopped attending meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses[78].
In 1987, it was announced that Michael Jackson was no longer a Jehovah's Witness[79].
Michael's brother, Jermaine Jackson, openly professes Islam, and often gave his brother books about this religion.
Jermaine hoped that his passion for religion would protect Michael from nervous disorders and bad habits[80].
On November 21, 2008, The Sun tabloid reported that Jackson at the shahada ceremony, "a testimony that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger," allegedly changed his name to Mikael as a sign of his acceptance of Islam when he was in Los Angeles with composer Steve Porcaro[81].
This information was never confirmed by Jackson himself.
Jackson's lawyer, Londell McMillan, denied this report, saying about him that " this is nonsense.
This is completely untrue"[82][83].
Jackson was also closely acquainted with Andre Crouch, a Christian musician and gospel singer.
Shortly before his death, the singer visited a Christian church with Crouch and performed several Christian songs.
According to Crouch and his sister, Jackson asked about their customs, but did not say anything about wanting to join their denomination[84][85].
Awards and achievements[edit / edit wiki text]
Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Jackson's achievements — one of the few musicians twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as part of the Jackson 5 collective and as a solo artist) - include a number of records in the Guinness Book of Records, the title of "The Most Successful Artist of All Time", 15 Grammy Awards"[5][6][7], 14 hits in the US and sales of 800 million records[source not specified 1953 days].
Even during the life of Michael Jackson, people, at the instigation of Elizabeth Taylor, unofficially called him "The King of Pop Music", but this title stuck to Jackson so much that the music society recognized him as such officially.
The album is Jackson's 1982 Thriller remains the best selling album of all time and four other solo Studio albums are among the most sold in the world: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).
Jackson popularized complicated to perform dance techniques such as "robot" and "moonwalk".
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