- was born on august 29, 1958 in Gary, India {one day after my b-day, kristy}
- in his family there was 9 children!!
- the jackson 5 consists of Jackie, Tito, Jermainne, Marlon, and Michael
- the jackson 5 first performed at a talent show when michael was 6! they walked off with first prize
- the jackson 5 recorded 14 albums
- the "thriller" album was released in 1982
- the thriller album sold 21 million copies in the u.s. and at least 27 million world wide!! {wow!!}
- in 1983 michael unveiled his signature "moonwalk" dance move while performing billie jean! {i saw it once and it is really cool! u should check it out!!}
- 1987 jackson released hit album bad
- 1993 jackson was accused of sexually abusing a 13 year old boy!
- the same year jackson announced to being addicted to pain killers and he canceled his tour
- 1994 jackson married elvis presleys only daughter, lisa marie, they got divorced in 1996
- jackson married debbie rowe the same year, had two children, and divorced in 1999
- jackson named two children paris michael and prince michael
to make a long story story short jackson died on june 25, 2009!! people dont recognize wat an amazing legend michael jackson was! if you haven't heard any of his songs you should really look some up on youtube! i hope you all enjoyed our little artical on michael jackson!!! have a nice day!! xoxo kristy and jess
