Jackson is the seventh child in this family. In 1964, together with his brother, he made his professional debut as a member of the Jackson Five. 1968, the band cooperated with a local record company to publish the first record "Big Boy".
197 1 1 In February, Jackson released his first single "Got to be there", which marked the beginning of his personal career. 1982 65438+February, the best-selling album "Thriller" of Jackson's music career was released.
1In September, 987, he began his first tour around the world. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized dance techniques such as mechanical dance and spacewalk. Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards and 26 american music awards in his life. In his solo career, he has 13 American champion singles.
In addition to performing arts, Jackson also cared about charity, held many charitable activities, visited poor areas, visited refugees and donated money and materials. 1985, in order to help the hungry people in Africa, he wrote and sang the song "One World", and all the proceeds were used to help the hungry people in Africa. On February 3rd, 1992, the "Save the World" Foundation was established to help AIDS patients and teenagers with diabetes.
In 2000, Guinness World Records certified that he sponsored 39 charities, and individuals donated more than $300 million to charities. He is the Guinness World Records artist who donated the most in his own name.
Jackson died at 2: 26 pm local time on June 25th, 2009 (5: 26 am Beijing time on June 26th) at the age of 50. On June 20 10/day, Jackson was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
He and his four brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Malone, formed the jackson 5, and made his debut on the professional music stage in 1964, and then began to fly solo in 197 1 year. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a leading figure in pop music.
The music videos of his songs, including Avoidance, billie jean and Thriller, have transformed the media into an art form and a propaganda tool, and made great contributions to breaking racial barriers. The popularity of these music videos has made the newly established TV channel "Global Music Television" famous all over the world.
In the 1990s, Jackson recorded many music videos, including Black and White and Scream, which indicated his continuous innovation ability. At this stage, a large number of tours made him equally famous abroad.
Because of Jackson's fame and his stage and video performances, some dance techniques named after him, such as "mechanical step" and "moonwalk", have become popular. His unique voice and style have influenced many artists of hip hop, late disco, modern rhythm and blues, pop music and rock music.
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Inheritance and influence
The media often call Jackson "the king of pop music". Tom Ottley, the author of the Daily Telegraph, called Jackson "a genius" and "extremely important" in 2003. His music and humanitarian contributions have an "unparalleled" influence on the younger generation all over the world.
Jackson's music and videos, such as Thriller, promoted ethnic diversity, helped the newly established TV channel "Global Music Television" become famous, shifted the focus of the channel from rock music to rhythm and blues and pop music, and shaped it into a lasting artistic expression.
Jackson's works continue to influence many hip-hop, rock, pop and R&B musicians. Black entertainment TV called Jackson "the greatest artist of all time", and he "created revolutionary music and spread dance movements similar to walking on the moon to the world. Jackson's voice, style, dance and legend will continue to inspire artists of all genres. "
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Michael Jackson