Background
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, in Gary, Indiana. He was the eighth of ten children in an African working-class family who lived in a 3-room in an Gary, an industrial city near Chicago.
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Michael Jackson was born on August 29, in Gary, Indiana. He was the eighth of ten children in an African working-class family who lived in a 3-room in an Gary, an industrial city near Chicago.
He started in a public school in Gary, Indiana until he was 11 years old, his grades were above average and he especially excelled in creative class, by the time the Jackson 5 became famous they had to leave school
He came to the school when he was 14 and stayed two years. "He was a super kid" said the school's principal, Mark Simpson. As soon as he left the school walls he went back to being the superstar.
At first, the Jackson Family performers consisted of Michael's older brothers, Tito, Jermaine and Jackie. Michael joined his siblings when he was 5 years old, and emerged as the group's lead vocalist. He showed remarkable range and depth for such a young performer, impressing audiences with his ability to convey complex emotions. Older brother Marlon also became a member of the group, which evolved into the Jackson 5. They recorded one single on their own, "Big Boy" with the b-side "You've Changed," but it failed to generate much interest. He made the charts in 1971 with "Got to Be There" from the album of the same name. Working with producer Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson wowed the music world with his next solo album, 1979's Off the Wall. Teaming up with rock legend Paul McCartney, Jackson sang on their 19782 duet, "The Girl Is Mine," which nearly reached the top of the pop charts. In 1991, Jackson released Dangerous, featuring the hit "Black or White." The video for this song included an appearance by child star Macaulay Culkin, and was directed by John Landis.
MICHAEL JACKSON has become a Muslim - and changed his name to MIKAEEL.
'Peter Pan' by James Matthew Barrie, 'Jonathan Livingstone Seagull' by Richard Bach, 'The Old Man And The Sea' by Ernest Hemingway and the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling.
He liked a variety of music styles, like R&B, rap and classical.James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Sammy Davis Jr., The Temptations and Diana Ross, he also like classical music.