Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958), often referred to as The King of Pop[1] or MJ[2] is an American musician and entertainer. The seventh child of the Jackson family, Michael Jackson debuted on the professional music scene at the age of eleven as a member of the Jackson 5 and went on to become a pop icon as a solo artist. His successful career and controversial, enigmatic personal life have been a part of pop culture for almost four decades.[3] Jackson has dominated pop music since the late 1970's, becoming the first black entertainer to amass a strong cross-over following on MTV with his revolutionary transformation of the music video as an art form and as a promotional tool.[4] The popularity of videos aired on MTV such as "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" helped to put the relatively young channel "on the map"[5] with Jackson maintaining a dominant staple on MTV into the 1990's with videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream". Jackson also popularized physically-complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk along with a distinctive style and vocals that have influenced a whole generation of hip hop, pop, and R&B artists. He has been cited as the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by Guinness World Records,[6] and holds the record for the best-selling album ever, Thriller, among seven more Guinness world records. Michael Jackson has received thirteen Grammy Awards[7] (eight on a single night in 1984) and two of his solo albums have been ...
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