"The King of Pop"

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29,1958-June 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter, actor musician, dancer, businessman, and philanthropist. Called the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
A performer since the age of five, Michael Jackson is one of the most popular singers in history. His 1983, album, Thriller, sold forty million copies, making it the biggest seller of all time. Through his record albums and music videos he created an image imitated by his millions of fans

Michael Jackson's Top 10 Hits

Billie Jean (1982)
Smooth Criminal (1987)
Beat It (1982)
Thriller (1982)
Man in The Mirror (1987)
Earth Song (1995)
They Don't Care About Us (1995)
Black or White (1991)
Heal The World (1991)
Dirty Diana (1987)

Facts

He won 13 Grammy Awards.
He was four years old when he began singing with his brothers Marlon, Jermaine, Jakie, and Tito in The Jackson 5.
The largest television audience in U.S history watched him perform at half time during the 1993 Super Bowl.
He has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
Jackson fathered two children with Deborah Jeanne Rowe -Michael Joseph Jackson Junior(also known as "Prince") and a daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson.
His third child, Prince Michael Jackson II (nicknamed "Blanket"), was born the same year his father won his 22nd American Music Award For Artist of the Century. The mother's identity is unknown, but Jackson said the child was the result of artificial insemination.
At the time of his death Jackson was rehearsing for his greatest comeback with 50 shows scheduled in London.