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| Michael Jackson is, quite simply, the single most successful, entertainer of the 20th century. As a singer, composer, producer, arranger and musican, he's fashioned music that is hte embiodiment of modern pop and has sold ore recordings than any other solo artist. His live concerts are presentations of kinetic energy, unbirled emotion and the highest level of showmanship. Unquesionably, he is the King of Pop. As part of the Jackson 5, Michael was one of the most popular singing stars of the 70s. In 1970. at the tender age of 11, he and his brothers won international succes on the Motown label with four #1 hits. It was just a taste of what was to come... Moving with his brothers (then called the Jacksons) to Epic in the mid-'70s, Michael went on to make his auspiciuos solo debut in 1979. His 'Off The Wall album included the #1 singles 'Rock With YOu and 'Don't Stop Untill You Get Enough' and went mulit- platinum. After recording and touring again with the Jacksons, Michael returned to solo work. His 1982 album 'Thriller' featured the singles 'The Girl Is Mine', 'Beat It' and 'Wanna Be Startin Something' and is the all- time best selling record in history- spending 37 weeks at number 1 and notching up worldwide sales of more than 50 million copies to date. It made him an international icon. After comleting one more album with his brothers, Michael released his 1987 album 'BAD' which he accompanied with his first solo world tour. Including the singles 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You' , 'The Way You Make Me Feel' and 'Man In The Mirror', 'BAD' has sold more than 25 million copies wolrdwide, making it hte second all- time selling (non- soundtrack) album. His 1991 follow- up 'Dangerous' was another chapter in the succes story. Selling 23 million copies worldwide, it included the hits 'Black Or White', 'Remember The Time' and 'Heal The World'. His second world tour, launched in Europe in June 1992 continued into 1993. 1995's 'HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I' not only chronicled Michael Jackon's dynamic musical career, but saw him turning a creative corner. 'HIstory Continues' (Disc II of the two- CD set) is the most personal album he's ever recorded and spawned the hits, 'Sream ( a duet with sister Janet), 'Earth Song' and 'Stranger In Moscow'. By january 1996, it had been certified six times platinum in the US alone. Having gathered a slew of new (MTV, World Music and Grammy) awards Michael embraked uopn the HIStory World Tour in September 1996. The following year saw the realease of 'Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix which contained five new songs and eight remixes from HIStory. It immediatly went to number 1 across Europe and just two months after the release, went gold in the USA. |
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