Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009), American musician, dancer, actor, choreographer, philanthropist and record producer. Known as the King of Pop Music, he is the greatest and most influential musician in the history of pop music and a representative figure in pop culture. His unique contribution for nearly half a century has deeply promoted and influenced the development of pop music, pushing pop music to its peak. At the same time, as a comprehensive artist, Jackson not only has outstanding achievements in music, but also has unique contributions and extraordinary influence in dance, stage performance, fashion, etc., and is widely regarded as one of the greatest entertainers in history.
He is an outstanding all-round musical talent and has made outstanding achievements in lyrics, composition, scene production, arrangement, singing, dancing, and instrumental performance. As the lead singer and youngest member, he made his debut with The Jackson 5 in 1964, and later successfully launched a solo career in 1971. His 1982 album "Thriller" is the world's best-selling album, with total record sales reaching 110 million. Other albums "Off The Wall" (1979), "BAD" (1987), "Dangerous" (1991), and "HIStory" (1995) are also among the top 100 best-selling albums in the world. The most famous charity single "We Are the World" in history was co-written by him and Lionel Richie. He pioneered modern MTV, transforming music videos from a promotional tool into a form of expression with a musical storyline. The music video of the single "Thriller" is the world's first modern MV and is known as the "greatest music video" in history. It has unprecedentedly enhanced the status of MTV in the modern music industry. Today, the music form of modern MTV can be found almost throughout the modern era. It is widely used in the pop music industry. This year "Thriller", which was deemed to be of "cultural, historical and artistic importance", became the first music video to be preserved by the Library of Congress. The single "Beat it" successfully fused R&B and hard rock for the first time. This excellent cross-border music integration model has changed the face of pop music and has now become an indispensable part of the pop music dictionary. . The "Billie Jean" music video made Michael the first black singer to appear on MTV, destroying generations of segregation in commercial radio. Jackson popularized technically complex modern dances such as the machinima and the moonwalk. His unique music, voice, singing, and dance have spread all over the world, breaking the barriers of culture, race, economy, and era, and inspiring and influencing countless pop, rock, R&B, and hip hop artists.
Jackson has received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and is one of the few artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times. He has also received multiple Guinness World Records, including the 2006 Guinness World Record A new certification issued by Records: the most successful artist in the history of the world. Has 15 Grammy Awards, 26 American Music Awards (the most awarded artist in the history of the American Music Awards, including "One of the Artists of the Century"), and has 17 US Billboard chart-topping singles (including four as The Jackson 5 songs from the band members' days). At the same time, he has personally certified album sales of 215 million worldwide, and a record of total record sales of 780 million worldwide, making him the best-selling solo singer in the history of music. He is also the singer with the most fans in the world, an outstanding philanthropist and humanitarian, and the artist who has donated the most to charity in his own name (he alone supports 39 charitable relief foundations in the world). Meanwhile, Jackson's personal life has sparked controversy for years, with changes to his nose and skin color (white due to vitiligo) being hotly reported by the media. He has been married twice, in 1994 and 1996, and has three children. Michael Jackson fell into a deep coma due to an overdose of propofol and other drugs and was sent to the hospital on June 25, 2009, U.S. time. In the afternoon, rescue efforts failed and he was pronounced dead at the age of 50.
During his lifetime, the comeback concert was originally scheduled to start on July 13 of the same year. The tickets for the 10 concerts were initially expected to be sold out within a few hours, and then expanded to 50 concerts, with a total of 1.15 million tickets, and tickets for the other 40 concerts. All were sold out within four hours of opening tickets, but the concert could not start as scheduled due to the death of Michael Jackson. Los Angeles police ruled his death a homicide. His death shocked the world, and the memorial service attracted more than 3 billion viewers around the world.