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Michael Joseph Jackson August 29 1958 Gary Indiana—June 25 2009 In Los Angeles California Was An American Singer Songwriter And Dancer. Dubbed The King Of Pop He Is Widely Regarded As One Of The Most Significant Cultural Figures Of The 20th Century And One Of The Greatest Entertainers Of All Time. He Was Also Known For His Philanthropy Charitable Fundraising And Lifestyle Residing In A Private Amusement Park He Called Neverland Ranch And Often Becoming The Focus Of Tabloid Scrutiny. Jackson's Contributions To Music Dance And Fashion Along With His Publicized Personal Life Made Him A Global Figure In Popular Culture For Over Four Decades. Through His Group Solo And Family Work He Became One Of The Few Artists To Have Been Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Twice. He Was Also Inducted Into The Dance Hall Of Fame As The First and Currently Only Dancer From The World Of Pop And Rock 'n' Roll. Jackson's Other Achievements Include 39 Guinness World Records—including One For "Most Successful Entertainer Of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards As Well As The Grammy Legend Award And Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 26 American Music Awards 16 World Music Awards And The Estimated Sale Of Up 750 Million Units Worldwide. Winning Countless Awards For His Humanitarian Endeavors The Singer Has Been Honored By Two Presidents Of The United States. He Has Also Been Named As The Artist Of "the Decade" "Generation" "Century" And "Millennium" And Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 2002. Jackson Has Also Won Hundreds Of Other Awards Making Him The Most Awarded Recording Artist In The History Of Popular Music. He Is Also Credited For Popularizing Many Physically Complicated Dance Moves Such As The Robot And The Moonwalk And Has Influenced And Spawned A Whole Generation Of A Wide Variety Of Artists Including Justin Timberlake Mariah Carey And The Weeknd Among Others. Jackson's Musical Career Began In 1967 As Lead Singer Of The Jackson 5 When The Group Made Their First Recording With A Local Label Before Signing Up With Motown Records In 1968. He Made His First Solo Recordings In 1971 While Still A Member Of The Group. But It Was Off The Wall 1979 Which Marked The Start Of His Full-Fledged Solo Career And He Formally Parted With His Siblings In 1984. In His Solo Career Jackson Recorded And Co-Produced The Best-Selling Album Of All Time Thriller with Worldwide Sales Over 100 Million Received Thirteen Grammy Awards And Charted Thirteen #1 Singles In The U.S. Throughout His Four-Decade Career Michael Jackson Has Been Awarded Numerous Honors Including The World Music Awards Best-Selling Pop Male Artist Of The Millennium. He Is Also A Double-Inductee Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame As A Member Of The Jackson 5 In 1997 And In 2002 As A Solo Artist. He Is Also A Member Of The Songwriters Hall Of Fame. In The Mid-1980s TIME Magazine Described Jackson As "the Hottest Single Phenomenon Since Elvis Presley". He Has Had A Notable Impact On Music And Culture Throughout The World While Also Tearing Down Racial Barriers And Paving The Way For Modern Pop Music. From 1988 To 2005 Jackson Lived On His Neverland Ranch Property On Which He Built An Amusement Park And Private Zoo For The Enjoyment Of Economically Disadvantaged And Terminally Ill Children. In 1993 And 2003 Separate Accusations Of Child Molestation That Allegedly Occurred In Neverland Were Made Against Jackson Which Drew Intensely Negative Media Coverage. While He Was Never Charged For The First Case Jackson Was Tried And Vindicated In 2005 Of The Latter Allegation But Moved Out Of The US Shortly Thereafter. He Later Returned To Las Vegas In Early 2007. In The Years Following His Acquittal 2005-2009 Jackson Made Numerous Public Appearances Including MTV Japan's VMA Awards Where He Accepted The Legends Award The World Music Awards Where He Accepted The Diamond Award For Selling Over 100 Million Records James Brown's Funeral Where He Paid Tribute And Delivered A Sermon And A Fan Appreciation Event In Tokyo Japan Where He Greeted Troops At US Army Base Camp Zama. In Early 2008 Jackson Issued Thriller 25th Anniversary A Critical And Commercial Success That Was The Second-Biggest Selling Album Of 2008 With Over 2.1 Million Copies Sold Worldwide. On June 25 2009 Jackson Collapsed At A Rented Home In Holmby Hills In Los Angeles California. The Cause Of Death Is Currently Believed To Be Cardiac Arrest. At The Time Of His Death Jackson Was Scheduled To Perform 50 Sold-Out Concerts To Over One Million People At London's O2 Arena From July 13 2009 To March 6 2010. During A Press Conference Jackson Made Suggestions Of Possible Retirement. In The Hours Following Jackson's Death His Record Sales Increased Dramatically. His Seminal Album Thriller Climbed To Number One On The American ITunes Music Chart While Another Eight Made It Into The Top 40. In The UK Where Jackson Would Have Performed Less Than Three Weeks After His Death Fifteen Of His Albums Occupied The Top 15 Spots On The Amazon Music Chart. Social Music Network Website Last.Fm Also Saw A Dramatic Increase In Michael Jackson Plays Per Hour After The Announcement Of His Death. On December 10 2010 A Compilation Album Of Previously Unreleased Material Simply Entitled Michael Was Released Posthumously. Featuring Guest Performances By Akon 50 Cent And Lenny Kravitz The Album Was Certified Platinum In 18 Countries But Received Mixed Reviews From Most Critics. This Was Followed In November 2011 By Immortal A Remix Album In September 2012 By Bad 25 A 25th Anniversary Reissue Of Jackson's 1987 Hit Album Bad And By Xscape A Second Compilation Album Released In May 2014. 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