Michael Joseph Jackson was born as the 7th child out of the Jackson family on August 29th, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He was recognized at 11 years old as a professional musician for a band called ‘The Jackson 5′ where they recorded numerous of songs with ‘Motown Records.’ In 1972 and still being a member of ‘The Jackson 5,’ Michael began his solo career releasing 4 studio albums with ‘Motown Records.’ In 1979 ‘Off The Wall’ was released to the public and became the first album to become #4 US Top 10 Hits and reached #3 on the Billboard 200, also it was certified 7 million shipments in the US and eventually selling over 20 million copies worldwide. In 1980 Michael Jackson won 3 awards for the ‘American Music Awards,’ also that year he won ‘Billboard Music Awards’ for ‘Top Black Artist,’ ‘Top Black Album’ and also won ‘Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.’ Recording his second successful album ‘Thriller’ Michael remained at the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for 80 weeks making the album sell over 109 million copies and having it be the best-selling album of all time. In 1987 Michael began touring for the ‘Bad World Tour’ and in Japan alone it drew 570,000 fans and 14 sell outs. Michael also broke the ‘Guinness World Record’ of having 504, 000 people attend 7 sold out shows at the ‘Wembley Stadium.’

In 1991 Michael recorded his 8th studio album ‘Dangerous’ that shipped 7 million copies to the US and 32 million copies were sold worldwide. The albums first single ‘Black or White’ was one of the biggest hits that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that remained their for 7 weeks. In the UK & Europe ‘Heal The World’ sold 450, 000 copies and spent 5 weeks at #2 in 1992. In 1993 Michael performed to 3.5 million people at 67 concerts and all the profits went to ‘Heal the World Foundation.’ In 1995 he released his double album ‘HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1′ and was charted #1, was certified 7 million shipments in the US and received Grammy nomination for best album. The first single on the CD was a duet song with Michael’s little sister Janet Jackson and had the highest debut on Billboard Hot 100 at #5 which received Grammy nomination for ‘Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.’ The ‘HIStory World Tour’ began in 1996 where he performed 82 concerts in 58 different cities and had over 4.5 million fans.

In 2000 Michael was listed in the ‘Guinness World Records‘ book in support of his 39 charities that any other entertainer has done. ‘Invincible’ was recorded in 2001 where it was a commerical success making the top charts in 13 countries and sold roughly 10 million copies worldwide receiving double-platinum certification in the US. 2006 Michael received 8 records ‘First Entertainer to Earn More Than 100 Million Dollars in a Year,’ ‘Most Successful Entertainer of All Time’ and won the ‘Diamond Award’ for selling 100 million records at the ‘World Music Awards.’ Michael issed the album ‘Thriller 25′ on behalf of his 25th anniversary of releasing ‘Thriller’ where it peaked at #1 in 8 countries and within 12 weeks of the release it sold over 3 million copies worldwide. As of November 2008 ‘Thriller 25′ stood at 688,000 copies making it the best-selling catalog album of 2008. Michael was scheduled to perform 50 sold-out concerts to over 1 million fans from 2009-2010.

At 12:21 yesterday, June 25, 2009 paramedics were called to the scene of Michael Jackson collapsing at a rented home where he was noted as already in cardiac arrest. Michael Joseph Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 PM and currently his death is known by the cardiac arrest. Grief of surprised fans created a shrine in New York City and Detriot. Michael’s death was reported on every news station, every radio station and over the web making Michael’s record sales increase dramatically.

Michael Joseph Jackson, you will be dearly missed by your family, friends and fans, but know you will always be unforgotten simply because you were known as the ‘King of Pop’

R.I.P Michael Jackson.