Michael Jackson

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AboutMichael Jackson...

• Michael Joseph Jackson

• Singer, composer and dancer
• Lived in the USA
• Born in 1958
• Died in 2009
• One of the important artists in the history of music
• Has contributed to music, dance and fashion
• Was a global figure in popular culture

His sucess

• Was one of the best-selling musical artists of all time
• Has won hundreds of awards, more than any other artist.
• His album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time (70 million copies worldwide)

The start ofhis career

• First media appearance in 1964 with the group The Jackson Five.
• In 1966, became the lead singer and dancer in the band.

His solo career

• In 1979, started his solo career
• In 1982, released the album Thriller, which became a worldwide success
• Billie Jean, Beat it and Thriller were considered the best music videos of all time

Moonwalk dance step

• In 1983, first showed off a dance move in which he moved backwards while his feet seemed to move in the opposite direction, causing the illusion that he was floating above the stage
• The move soon became one of the artist's trademarks

His death

• During the preparations for the This Is It tour, the singer, suffered a cardiac arrest.
• Caused by a drug overdose
• He died in Los Angeles, California, United States
• 25 June 2009.

Thank you!

By Santiago Castro

Sources

Information sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
• https://www.infopedia.pt/apoio/artigos/$michael-jackson
• https://www.ebiografia.com/michael_jackson/
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Jackson
• https://www.biography.com/musicians/michael-jackson