MICHAEL JACKSON

Subject: English: Dimas Miguel

MICHAEL JACKSON WAS AN AMERICAN
SINGER, SONGWRITER AND DANCER.
DUBBED THE IMPORTANT "KING OF POP", HE
WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL
CULTURAL ICONS OF ALL TIME AND ONE OF
THE GREATEST ARTISTS IN THE HISTORY OF
MUSIC.
MUSICAL CAREER
Born in 1958 in Indiana, the seventh of nine children of
the Jackson family, Michael Joseph Jackson started his
career with the band ’Jackson 5, founded by his father
Joseph Jackson, who had a passion for music when he
was only 6 years old. In this way, Michael, with his voice
and his talent for dancing, was recognized in a short
time and took the first steps of his future successes in
these years
REWARDS
Michael Jackson career was rewarded with 13 Grammy
Awards, as well as the Grammy Legend Award and
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; 6 Brit Awards, 5
Billboard Music Awards and 24 American Music Awards.
He currently holds 20 Guinness World Records.
CURIOSITIES

He was diagnosed with Michael performed more than

vitiligo in 1986, this is a Michael Jackson enjoyed
100 surgeries
rare skin disorder martial arts, and was a black
belt in karate
MICHAEL JACKSON DEATH
On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson
died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine
intoxication at his home on Los Angeles California