Jolene(Biography of Michael Jackson)

Everyone knows that the 'King of Pop' , Michael Jackson lived to be 50 years old. He was born on August 29, 1958(1958-08-29).Everybody that knows him calls him as 'Michael Jackson', but his full name is Michael Joseph Jackson.

He is born in The United States. His mum and dad are, Katherine Esther Scruse and Joseph Walter ''Joe'' Jackson. His father was a steel mill worker who performed with an R&B band called The Falcons. Michael Jackson had three sisters :Rebbie, La Toya and Janet. He also have six brothers :Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Brandon(Marlon's twin brother who died shortly after birth) and Randy.

Everybody that do not know him very well will only think that he is only a singer when he is also a songwriter, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actor, businessman, philanthropist, beat boxer. He married twice, first in 1994 and again in 1996, and brought up three children, one born to a surrogate mother.

Michael Jackson died while preparing for the 'This is it' concert tour in 2009. He reportedly had been administered drugs such as propofol and lorazepam. Michael Jackson death triggered an outpouring of grief from around the world. But because of his death, he became the first artist in United States with 4 of the top 20 best-selling albums in a single year.