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In Gary, Indiana back in August of 1958, Michael Jackson was brought into this world as the seventh child of nine. Michael has 3 sisters and 5 brothers which he had to share his childhood with. At a relatively young age he was introduced into music by his father and was set as the lead singer for the family band known as the Jackson 5.

The band’s earlier years saw them playing in both clubs as well as at private parties although they also had the opportunity to compete in competitions from time to time as well. It would not be until Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers heard them that the group would finally get the break they were looking for. He set up an audition with Berry Gordy at Motown who signed them instantly, and if you are interested in seeing some of their older stuff, it is still available on dvd rental new releases.

After the contracted with Motown was signed, the entire Jackson family headed out to California where the group went to work. Singles like The Love You Save as well as I’ll Be There were immediately liked by the listeners and set the Jackson 5 to the top of the charts.

The Jackson 5 would go on to make 14 albums with Motown and Michael Jackson would make 4 solos before the group made the switch to Epic in 1976. While with Epic they released another 6 albums but under the name the Jacksons because Motown had the rights to the Jackson 5 band name. Most of these Epic albums too were big hits.

The movie The Wiz allowed Michael Jackson to make his film debut and while working on the film he met Quincy Jones. With Quincy, Michael went on to release the album Off the Wall which features 4 number one singles. Following that album would be no easy task, but when Michael Jackson released Thriller, all records would be broken as more then fifty million copies have been sold.

When Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, he would receive 8 Grammies. This also marked the time when Michael was entering into the musical video scene and started releasing his short films as he calls them. These short films which can be longer then 10 minutes helped increase the sales of Thriller and it is through these that the world got their first glimpse at the trademarked Moonwalk. The moonwalk wowed kids all over the world, and they still watch it today Neflix.

Michael Jackson was married for a short time to Lisa Marie Presley who is the daughter of Elvis, however this marriage would end quickly and within only a yea and a half they were divorced. He would then married again and now has two of his own children including the first which was a boy, and more recently a girl. However a recent scandal has made Michael leave the music industry and he has believed to have moved to the country of Bahrain where he owns a mansion.