Michael Joseph Jackson (1958 to 2009) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer from Gary, Indiana, the eighth of ten children. He first performed as a child with his brothers in the Jackson 5 before starting a solo career in 1971.

He is widely called the King of Pop, and Thriller (1982) remains one of the best-selling albums in history. He is remembered for the moonwalk, for music videos that changed how artists worked on screen, and for a rhythmic, syllable-driven vocal style with playful hooks like h