The Jackson 5 Era

The Jackson 5 Era, 1963-1975, would see young Michael burst onto the music scene with his brothers, The Jackson 5. Michael would also cut his first solo record at the tender age of 13 and establish himself as an accomplished and polished performer. These years were a whirlwind of performances, recording, television appearances, interviews and [...]

BIOGRAPHY III : MICHAEL JACKSON

2001–2003: Invincible, Berlin and Martin Bashir   In October 2001, Invincible was released and debuted at number-one in thirteen countries. The singles released from the album include “You Rock My World”, “Cry”, and “Butterflies”. Jackson and 35 other artists recorded a charity benefit single entitled “What More Can I Give” which was never released. Just [...]

BIOGRAPHY II MICHAEL JACKSON

1987–1990: Bad and controversies   In 1987, Jackson released Bad; his third album for the Epic record label, and final album with producer Quincy Jones. He initially wanted to make the album 30 tracks long, but Jones cut this down to 10. According to Jones, Jackson wanted the title track to be a duet with [...]

BIOGRAPHY OF MICHAEL JACKSON

    1966–1980: Early life and career   Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. He is the second-youngest brother of seven and the eighth of ten children of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. In 1966, after taking co-lead singing duties with brother Jermaine, the group’s name changed from The Jackson Brothers to The Jackson 5. [...]