August 29 marks the 55th anniversary of the legendary

August 29 marks the 55th anniversary of the legendary American singer Michael Jackson. Legendary American singer Michael Joseph Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson) was born on 29 August 1958 in Gary, Indiana (USA). He was the seventh of nine children of a familyJacksons. In five years, Michael became a member of the family group Jackson Five, and soon took the place of the lead vocalist. In 1968 the Jackson Five signed to Motown Records and recorded hits such as I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, and I'll Be There. In the mid-1970s, the popularity of Jackson Five began to fall, and Michael's solo career began to gain momentum. In 1977 Michael Jackson made his debut in the film musical The Wiz, which began with its long association with the famous composer and producer Quincy Jones. Along with him, Michael was released in 1979 solo album Off the Wall. The disc topped the U.S. charts and the UK, and for the composition Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Jackson got his first statuette "Grammy". In 1982 the singer released a second album Thriller. The album became one of the most commercially successful in the history of pop music - its circulation of 70 million copies worldwide. Disc Thriller Michael brought seven "Grammy" awards. For the main, song of the album of the same name was filmed video that is believed to be initiated the active development of the music video. In 1983 the show Motown 25 years, Michael Jackson was first held his famous "moonwalk". In 1987 the singer released the album Bad. All the singles from this album reached the top spots of the charts. The album was realized with a circulation of 29 million copies. In the same year the book was published the autobiographical Jackson Moonwalker («Walking on the Moon"). In 1991 Michael Jackson has signed a major contract with Sony Music and released his solo album Dangerous. The singer finally cemented its status as the first star in the world of show business - his song Black Or White became a number one hit on both sides of the ocean. In September 1993 Michael Jackson held a concert in Moscow at the Grand Sports Arena stadium "Luzhniki". In 1995 Jackson released the double album HIStory, which connected the disk of the 15 new songs from the disc's biggest hits. The album was sold over 7 million copies in the U.S. (15 million worldwide). In 1996 at the Moscow stadium "Dynamo" Jackson took second appearance in Russia. In 1997 the store was an album of dance remixes of tracks from the HIStory - Blood on the Dancefloor. Album Invincible, released in October 2001 contained 16 tracks, including the single You rock my world, in a clip which starred the legendary actor Marlon Brando. In the same year, Michael wrote the song What more can I give, the proceeds of which went to charity. In 2003 saw the release of the greatest hits album by Michael Jackson - Number Ones. The only original composition on this disc - One More Chance - for three weeks occupied the top spot of the charts magazine Billboard. In 2004 Jackson released a commemorative edition of Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection - a collection of five disk drives, which included his best-known hits, demos and an additional DVD-ROM with live recordings while touring Dangerous. In August 2008 Michael Jackson released an original studio album titled King of Pop. The collection consisted of songs based on poems by the great Scottish poet Robert Burns XVIII century. The great success of the album was Jackson's Thriller 25 released in February 2008 for the 25th anniversary of the release of the legendary album Thriller. In the new collection includes nine original songs from the old albums and remixes and a new song For All Time. Only the U.S. has sold 166000 copies of this disc. Michael Jackson died suddenly on June 252009 at the age of 50 years. As a forensic medical examination determined the cause of death of the King of Pop was an overdose of a powerful anesthetic "Propofol", which the singer began drinking for 10 years until his death. It is possible that it exceeded the permissible daily dose of the drug and load "cumulative effect" drug in the body. July 72009 in the sports and entertainment complex Staples in Los Angeles held a memorial ceremony for Michael Jackson, and September 32009 he was buried in the cemetery near Los Angeles. During his artistic career of Michael Jackson's total circulation of his albums have reached 750 million copies worldwide. Michael Jackson was the owner of more than 350 music awards, including 15 awards "Grammy". Michael Jackson was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful entertainer of all time. Jackson's Thriller album was also included in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling album of all time. During his life, Michael Jackson has gone through a lot of plastic surgery, some of which he had to do because of a rare genetic skin disorder - vitiligo (characterized by the development of white spots).

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