Michael Jackson Case Study

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Tokunbo Adebanjo         27/09/2009

Michael Jackson Case Study

Michael Joseph Jackson, popularly known as the “King of Pop”, was born on 29th August 1958 in Indiana, USA, and was arguably one of the greatest popstars who ever lived, as well as one of the most famous people in the world. He was a remarkable singer, entertainer and dancer, as well as a philanthropist with his own Heal the World charity and the breaker of many world records. He kick-started his career from a very young age as a member of the family group The Jackson Five, and together they released popular singles such as “Blame it on the Boogie” and “ABC”. He then moved on to have a very successful solo career, with several notable hits including “Smooth Criminal”, “Bad”, “Earth Song”, “Billie Jean” and “You rock my world”. He also had quite a turbulent personal life, often being the subject of media headlines. His shocking sudden death in 2009 stunned much of the world, but his great legacy lives on.

Michael Jackson was the eighth of ten children belonging to Joseph and Katherine Jackson, in a very large and musical African American family. He had nine siblings in total: Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon (died at birth), Randy and Janet. The Jackson parents lead their children to their musical careers from young ages, with Michael and his brothers starting out in the Jackson Five. The Jackson Five became a popular Motown group who had many popular hits including “I’ll be there” and “Who’s loving you”. As the group’s success gradually declined in the 1970s, Michael Jackson left in 1984 to pursue a solo career, and eventually the group disbanded in 1989.

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Michael Jackson had a very successful solo career that began in 1971. Over the course of his long time in music, he released ten studio albums, such as “Bad”, Dangerous”, “Off the Wall”, “Thriller” and “HIStory”, as well as several more compilations and remix albums. He also managed to release a massive 42 singles internationally, many of which peaked at number 1, such as “Don’t stop till you get enough”, “Beat it”, “Rock with you”, “The way you make me feel”, “Man in the Mirror” and “Dirty Diana”. Many of his accompanying music videos were not your typical 3 and ...

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