Michael

Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, august 29, and 1958. His mother, Katherine Esther scruce, was a devout Jehovah’s witness, and his father, Joseph Walter “Joe” Jackson , worked in a factory and sang in a band called the falcons Michael had three sisters Robbie, la toya and Janet ,and six children: Jackie ,tito ,Jermaine, Marlon ,Brandon (Marlon twin who diedshortly after birth.
During his childhood he lived in a house in his hometown of Gary, Indiana with his parents and eight siblings, he grew up in an environment of continuous abuse, because of the abuses suffered by his father, his brother confirmed Tito. This ensures that, on several occasions, the singer "was crying a lot due to the blows of his father and tried to hide from him" and, when hecould, Joe laughed Michael.
His father committed adultery several times, and one of these had a hija.That kind of relationship did the couple did not feel comfortable with your relationship, so that since 2005 the couple decided to stop living together and in August , 2010 announced their separation after 60 years of matrimonio.
From an early age showed interest in music, she sang in the Christmascelebrations in kindergarten I attended. In 1964, he and his brother Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers musical band formed by his older brothers Jackie, Tito and Jermaine, where they played some small bongos and tambourines. Michael said the rest of his brothers for his ability to sing and dance, and became, along with his brother Jermaine, a singer of the group, later called The Jackson Five.The group played for years in clubs Chitlin 'circuit across the eastern states and the U.S. Midwest, began participating in competitions and festivals for amateurs, and became known to act in the Apollo Theater in New York. 17 In 1967, they released the single "Big Boy" with the Steeltown label. The following year, recommended by Gladys Knight and Bobby Taylor producer, auditioned for MotownRecords, where Berry Gordy, owner and label boss, decided to hire them after watching a videotape in which Michael made versions themes of James Brown with his brothers.
Later, in 1969 released the single "I Want You Back", a song that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Similar success took their next three singles, "ABC", "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There", which also reached the top ofthe lists of éxitos.
In 1972, fourteen years old, began his solo career with the album Got to Be There and Ben, the time to juggle his work as lead singer of the group that was with his brothers. They reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 songs "Got to Be There" (fourth place), "Ben" (first place), the central theme of the film of the same name, and "Rockin 'Robin" (second.)
Contract with Epicand Off the Wall (1975-1981)
In June 1975, The Jackson 5 signed a contract with Epic Records, a subsidiary of CBS Records and changed their name to The Jacksons. continues performing tours in the following years and between 1976 and 1984 they released six studio albums , for which Michael wrote several songs such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "This Place Hotel" and "Can You Feel It".
In 1978, the singer starred as Scarecrow in the movie The Wizard, a remake of the musical The Wizard of Oz (1939), conducted this time by actors during the filming Afro-American. Origin met producer Quincy Jones, who worked in the following years. Jones convinced him to produce the next album together the artist's studio, Off the Wall. In 1979, he injured his nose making a complex dance routineand had to undergo a rhinoplasty, and also had problems to breathing.
Some of the songs that made the album Off the Wall were written by Rod Temperton, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, the album was released in 1979 and was the first Jackson album to contain four singles that reached the Top 10 of Billboard Hot 100 , among which are "Do not Stop 'til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" Off...