introducing Michael Jackson the King of
Pop
popular music or the so called pop music
as we now know it was born in America in
the 1920s among all the famous musicians
related to the genre
there was one Michael Jackson MJ or
Jacko who would become the King of Pop
at its ultimate icon every King was once
a child and Michael was a very musical
one first walking on stage at the age of
five
together with four of his siblings he
performed in the family band that
Jackson five it was a very hard time for
black artists to record and perform
their own music because of the racial
barriers that existed within society but
record companies like the Motown label
created hope the company was one of the
most important soul labels owned by an
African American Berry Gordy it
established the soul pop Motown sound
and was famous for its factory light
production of hits when Gordy took the
brothers under his wing their father's
ambitions came true the band was soon to
be seen on tours recording an album was
superstar Diana Ross and even creating
its self-titled cartoon show but the
Motown labels restrictive politics on a
lack of musical freedom forced the
Jackson 5 to leave and change their name
to the Jacksons meanwhile Michael
started performing his own songs with
the producer Quincy Jones but how did
the boy become the King of Pop and
create a fever worldwide first of all
his unique voice and distinct vocal
hiccup singing technique were one of a
kind his passions for beatboxing and
imitating various instruments as well as
his habit of recording music while
composing were really unusual at the
time
this innovative thinking turned Michaels
performance into art with new haircuts
costumes and attributes together with
his unique dance style and the moonwalk
move he became an icon the king was a
record breaker he was the first artist
with top singles in five different
decades and five number one singles from
one album the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
acknowledged him twice and his
best-selling album Thriller still holds
the Guinness World Record it sold 65
million copies and went platinum 29
times unfortunately Michaels
controversial private life was becoming
more and more public the vitiligo
disease was whitening his skin color and
the paternity over his three children
was being questioned so was also the
close contact he was having with
children at his own fantasy themed ranch
Neverland this public discontent
escalated to a long-lasting trial due to
rumors of child sexual abuse
Michael was cleared of all charges but
that case damaged his reputation for the
years to come he died at the age of 50
from a heart attack caused by
prescription drugs leaving a lot of
unanswered questions and worldwide grief
around 35 million of his albums were
sold the following year even after his
death the king of pop continues to break
records as one of history's top running
death celebrities the king may be dead
but let the pop live on