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A look at the career of Michael Jackson, the king of pop.

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Michael Jackson

A career in images

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Michael Jackson: cada año de su trayectoria en imágenesPocos artistas en la historia de la música pop han generado tanta admiración y polémica como Michael Jackson, que murió el 25 de junio de...Noticieros Televisa

Main image by José Aguilar

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The Jackson Five

The 5 Jackson brothers, known by the artistic name The Jackson Five, are ready to resume classes. Then they'll go on tour for the summer holidays, which will see them visit 40 cities in 60 days, playing concerts which will attract 160 million people.

In the photo, from left to right and top to bottom, Marlon and Michael, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine. (AP Photo/David Smith)

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The Wiz

Diana Ross, in the middle, as Dorothy, Michael Jackson, right, as the Scarecrow, and Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man, performing during the shooting of the musical The Wiz in Nueva York, a film inspired by The Wizard of Oz, with R&B artists.

(AP Photo, file)

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American Music Awards

Michael Jackson and Diana Ross holding their American Music Awards in Los Angeles. This year, Jackson won the award for best soul album and Ross for best soul vocalist.

(AP Photo/File)

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Grammy Awards

The Grammy pose together backstage in Los Angeles. From left to right: Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. Jackson and Richie won a Grammy for the simple charity song “We Are the World”.

(AP Photo)

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The White House

President George Bush meets singer Michael Jackson at the White House. Jackson had been named “Entertainer of the Decade” by the Capital Children Museum.

(AP Photo/Barry Thumma)

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World Tour

Michael sings “Black or White” as Slash of Guns n’ Roses plays the guitar during his world tour, titled Dangerous, in a stadium in Tokyo.The American pop star performing in Bangkok in 1993, on his multimillion dollar tour, Dangerous.

(AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto, file)

(AP Photo/Jeff Widerner, file)

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Pasadena, California

Michael and his wife, Debbie Rowe, out walking in Pasadena, California. This year the singer divorced Lisa Marie Presley and married Rowe, his dermatological nurse, with whom he had 2 children: Prince Michael and Paris.

(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

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Hotel Adlon, Berlin

Michael holding his 8-month-old son, Prince Michael II over the balcony of the hotel Adlon in Berlin, Germany. While some reporters made fun of the incident, others questioned the singer's mental health.

(Photo by Olaf Selchow/Getty Images)

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California

Michael with his sisters LaToya, on the left, and Janet, leaving court during Michael's abuse case in Santa Maria, California.Michael arriving at the first day of his trial for child abuse in the Santa Barbara County Supreme Court. The show never ends.

(AP Photo/Ed Souza, Pool)

(AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant,File)

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O2 Arena

Michael Jackson speaking at a conference at the O2 Arena in London about his upcoming 50-concert residency there, all of which sold out. Unfortunately, the singer died 3 weeks before his highly anticipated return to the stage.

(AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)