Love him or Hate Him, He is Michael Jackson. On June 25th, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead. He suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him.
Michael Joseph Jackson or as known as “The King of POP” was born in 29 August 1958 in Indiana, United States. He was the 7th child of the Jackson family. As early as age 11, Michael Jackson started his professional music career as a member of The Jackson 5, and began a solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, he was the dominant figure in POP music and was credited for transforming the music video into an art form and promotional tool. This helped the MTV Music channel quickly become poplular. With his stage work and music videos, he also popularized a number of complicated dance moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk.
A quick look at his lifetime achievements includes: 2 time inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles, and multiple Guinness World Records – including one for “Most Successful Entertainer of All Time”. His success has made him part of POP culture for almost four decades!
On his Dangerous tour here in Singapore on the 29th August 1993, Michael Jackson performed on his birthday to a crowd of 47,000 fans at the Singapore national stadium.
We now leave you with the 10 songs we loved, Paying tribute to the King of POP forever. Thanks Michael, may you rest in peace.
Billie Jean
Thriller
Smooth Criminal
Earth Song
Will you be there
Who is it
Dangerous
Bad
Beat it
Heal the World
Share with us some of your most loved MJ Songs.
Truly the KING OF POP!
Thankyou, I never knew this, thankyou.
Justin Bieber may be my favorite! He is extremely lovely!
Justin Bieber may be my fave! He is totally cute!
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