Michael Jackson “King of Pop”
By: Ariana Valdez, Sharmillia Sands, Calder Laidlaw
Jackson 5
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Group was formed by the boys father Joe Jackson Making their debut in 1964 with his 4 older brother ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
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Jackie Tito Jermain Marlon Michael
Michael began performing in the Jackson 5 around the age of 5 years old Michael soon shared lead vocals with his brother Jermaine Went on a mini tour around the midwest form 1966-68 Made their first TV debut in 1969 in the Miss Black America Pageant ○ ○ ○
Performed “It’s Your Thing” Michael was pointed out as a prodigy by The Rolling Stones Thus, his solo career began
“The Jackson 5” ClasssicMotown.c om
Solo career
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“King of Pop” Started his solo career in 1971 Jackson epitomised the era of pop in the 70s, 80s, & 90s Began to break racial barriers in media Jackson’s 5th solo album, “Off the Wall (79)” established him as a solo performer ○
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Secured the highest royalty rate in the music industry (37% of album profit)
Won all of this awards during his run as a solo artist Had the best-selling album of all time worldwide “Thriller” Made a multi-million dollar agreement with Pepsi Donated hundred of millions of dollars to charity Performed at the Super Bowl XXVII Performed live on Motown 25 “Yesterday, Today, Forever” - A TV special
First Broadcasted Music Video
Thriller ●
Thriller is the best-selling album of all time ○
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66 million copies worldwide
Used Thriller as a way to make traditional media a way to broadcast his art Remained at the #1 spot for 37 weeks Brought the network MTV to fame Won a grammy for Best Music Video This music video launched Michael into a position as the most famous pop singer in the world Thriller broadcasted on live television world wide something that had not been done before ○
Used TV as a new outlet for advertisement of his music
Performing Style “How Michael Jackson Changed Dance History” Biography.com
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Revolutionized dancing during performances ○
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Moonwalk ○ ○
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One of Michael’s famous dances that was his signature move Made him a global from icon not just from music but for dancing as well
“The glove” ○ ○
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Making his concerts a musical and somewhat theatrical experience to go to
Michael Jackson was famous for his single white glove covered in silver sequins Wore it for every concert on his left hand
Michael’s gravity-defying ‘Smooth Criminal” lean ○
His famous lean that he performed in the “Smooth Criminal” music video wasn’t dancing talent ■ Michael had designed a shoe with a V shaped clasp on the bottom to hook his shoes into the floor ■ This allowed him to attempt the 45° tilt forward while keeping his feet planted on the floor and his back straight
Michael in Motown
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Jackson 5 in Motown ○
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Started his solo career in 1971 at Detroit’s Motown Records Singles with Motown (Jackson 5) ○ ○ ○ ○
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In 1969 Motown executives thought that Diana Ross should introduce the Jackson 5 to the public ■ Sending off what was considered Motown’s last product of its “product line”
“ I Want You Back” “ABC” “The Love You Save” “I’ll Be There”
SIngles with Motown (Solo) ○ ○ ○ ○
“Got to Be There” “Ben” “Music & Me” “Forever, Michael”
Career Achievements
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Referred to as the “King of Pop” Won more award than any other artist in the history of popular music ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
● ● Michael Jackson with his 8 Grammy Awards that he won in one night at the 26th annual Grammy Awards in 1984
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Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice Only pop or rock artist to have been inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame 15 Grammy Awards 26 American Music Awards 13 #1 US singles 1st artist to have a top 10 single inthe Billboard Hot 100 in 5 different decades In 2016 his estates earned $825 millionthe highest yearly amount for a celebrity ever recorded by Forbes
One of the biggest entertainers of the 20th century His single “Bad” (1987) was the first album to produce 5 US Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles One of the best-selling music artists of all time ○
Sales of over 350 million records worldwide
Tragic Death
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Died in 2009 Was preparing for a series of comeback concerts: This is it ○ ○
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Died from cardiac arrest from an overdose of sedatives ○ ○
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Died less than 3 weeks before the start of the tour All concerts were completely sold out
Administered by his personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray Some expected foul play
His public memorial service was broadcasted live worldwide
Sources
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqj kJTMaA
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jack son https://www.biography.com/news/how-mich ael-jackson-changed-dance-history
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https://classic.motown.com/artist/the-jack son-5/
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https://www.biographyonline.net/music/mi chael-jackson.html
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https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/062 6/p02s19-usgn.html
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https://footwearnews.com/2018/influencer s/news/michael-jackson-smooth-criminal-s hoes-tilt-1202566113/