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No matter what, no star is too far to reach. And you never give up – Michael Jackson.
As a massive admirer, Shin_LoveLife tributes Michael Jackson on his 56th birthday, by listing his inspiring achievements during his life.
Age 10+
Michael had already been singing with the Jackson 5 for five years and had slowly become the lead vocalist.
Berry Gordy signed the Jackson 5 to Motown in 1968
They moved from Gary, Indiana to LA and lived with Diana Ross in 1968
First single ‘I Want You Back’ went to no. 1 in January 1970 followed by ‘ABC’, ‘Love You Save’ and ‘I’ll Be There’
Solo career launched at 13
‘Ben’ was his first solo no.1 in 1972
Jackson 5 had a cartoon show than ran for two years called Jackson 5ive
Left Motown and begin working with Epic Records
1979 released first solo record, ‘Off the Wall’
Jackson 5 were the first group to hit the no.1 spot with 4 singles consecutively
Age 20+
Duet with Paul McCartney ‘The Girl is Mine’ 1982
Broke boundaries for black artists by having his video repeated on MTV with ‘Billie Jean’
Debuts Moonwalk at Motown’s 25th Anniversary 1983
13-minute minute video for ‘Thriller’ premiered 2nd December 1983
It stayed at no. 1 for 37 weeks and was in the charts for two years
‘Thriller’ gave him seven top ten singles
In 1985 he co-wrote the charity song ‘We Are the World’
Guinness World Record Titles includes longest span of US top 40 singles 1971-2011
First artist to have five singles reach no. 1 from the same album ‘Bad’ 1987
His ‘Bad’ tour made over $124 million
He won 8 Grammys in one night in 1984, more than any artist in that decade
Age 30+
He bought his estate Neverland, where he moved with Bubbles in 1988
The Michael & Bubble sculpture made by Jeff Koons was sold for $5.616.750 dollars at an auction
No. 1 album ‘Dangerous’ was released in 1991
Performed during halftime at the Superbowl June 1993, where 133.4 Million viewers watched worldwide
Another no.1 album ‘HIStory’ was released in 1995
Won a Grammy for Best Music Video ‘Scream’ which is the most expensive music video ever made – £7m
Had three children Prince, Paris & Prince Michael
Released ‘Invincible’ in 2001
8th July 2009 he announced ‘This Is It’ tour in London, which sold out in four hours
Sadly he passed on June 25th 2009
One billion people tuned in to his memorial on July 12th 2009
He won a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy in 2010
There were mixed emotions when ‘Xscape’ was released May, 2014
Hologram performance of ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ took place at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards
“This is it” the film was released Oct 2009. During the open weekend It was no.1 at box office and made $23 million in the US and $260 million worldwide
Everyone has their opinion on Michael Jackson but regardless; he is the King of Pop and Entertainment. He had drive, passion and initiative – you can see that by looking at his achievements.
As young people, in order to succeed our aspirations and create a legacy, we need to have the drive and passion to excel in everything we do, collaborate with each other and show the other generations what we are capable of doing.
Nothing is impossible.
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Shin_LoveLife
Shanai is a creative person and has always been passionate about the arts, in particular performing arts and filmmaking. She spent a year with the BBC, creating content as a Production Management Assistant working on Bargain Hunt and Springwatch 2012. She also works as a partner of The Nu-Being, a company she co-founded. She is a storyteller; She loves to tell stories and evoke emotions through acting, music videos and shorts. Since she was part of the Creative Talent Lab in Bristol in February 2014, she has produced a promotional video for an artist in LA to enhance his status within the UK. She was one of Rife magazine's founding in-house Young Journalists.
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