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Thriller generated 7 top ten hits. The song “Billie Jean” debuted his soon-to-be famous dance move the moonwalk. Jackson created the dance himself and choreographed the dance sequences for the video “Beat It.” His most elaborate video was for the albums title track. John Landis directed this horror-tinged video. It featured complex dance scenes, special effects, and a voice-over by actor Vincent Price. The video for “Thriller” became immensely popular, boosting sales for the already popular album. (Michael Jackson Biography) It stayed on the charts for 80 weeks holding the No. 1 spot for 37 weeks. Thriller earned 12 Grammy Award nominations and won 8 of those awards. (Michael Jackson Biography)
Jackson received Grammy Awards for best rhythm and blues song, best pop vocal and best rock vocal. The songs that won him those awards were “Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” and “Beat It.” At the top of his game Jackson signed a $5 million endorsement deal with Pepsi-Cola. He suffered burns to his scalp and face while filming the commercial. Releasing his follow-up to Thriller in 1987, Jackson reached the top of the charts with Bad. It featured five No. 1 hits, including “Man in the Mirror,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and the title track. Jackson spent a year on the road, playing concerts to promote his album. Bad was not able to duplicate the massive sales of Thriller. Jackson’s music continued to enjoy wide-spread popularity in the upcoming years. In 1993, he performed several important events, including the half-time show at Super Bowl XXVII. In August 1994, Jackson announced that he had married Lisa Marie Presley. She is the daughter of the rock icon Elvis Presley. The couple gave a television interview with Diane Sawyer. Their marriage was short lived, they divorced in 1996. Some people thought it was a publicity ploy to restore Jackson’s image after the molestation allegations. (Michael Jackson Biography) Later that year Jackson married Nurse Debbie Rowe. They had two children through artificial insemination. Son Prince Michael Jackson was born in 1997 and daughter Paris Michael Jackson was born in 1998. (Michael Jackson Biography) They divorced in 1999 and Jackson received full custody of the two children. He went on to have a third child Prince Michael Jackson II, with an unknown surrogate. In 2002, Jackson made headlines when he seemed confused and disoriented on stage at an MTV awards show. …show more content…
(Michael Jackson Biography.) Jackson received enormous criticism for dangling his son, Prince Michael II over a balcony. He was greeting fans in Berlin, Germany. In an interview, Jackson said that he was waiting for the fans and they were chanting that they wanted to see his child. Jackson’s reputation served another blow with the 2003 television documentary, Living with Michael Jackson. (Michael Jackson Biography.) Journalist Martin Bashir spent months with Jackson. He admitted that he had kid’s sleepover at his ranch, even after the allegations. Jackson faced more legal woes in 2004; he was arrested relating to a 13 year old boy the previous year. Facing 10 counts, he was charged with lewd conduct with a minor, attempted lewd conduct, administering alcohol to facilitate molestation, and conspiracy to commit child abduction. He was also charged with false imprisonment and extortion. The 2005 trial was a media circus with fans, detractors, and camera crews. More than 130 people testified. On July 14, 2005, Jackson was acquitted all his charges. (Michael Jackson Biography) His reputation was destroyed and all of his finances are in shambles. Thanks to mounting legal bills, he no longer had a bank account and he was unable to maintain the most basic finances. The largely reclusive Jackson announced he was going to perform several concerts in London. He called it the “final curtain call.” There was some speculation regarding whether he would be able to perform over 50 concerts. Despite all of his allegations, Jackson remained a figure of great interest. He was set to appear at the O2 Arena in London, England beginning July 8, 2009. Jackson saw all the tickets to This Is It sell out in only four hours. Jackson was never able to experience his
Jackson received Grammy Awards for best rhythm and blues song, best pop vocal and best rock vocal. The songs that won him those awards were “Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” and “Beat It.” At the top of his game Jackson signed a $5 million endorsement deal with Pepsi-Cola. He suffered burns to his scalp and face while filming the commercial. Releasing his follow-up to Thriller in 1987, Jackson reached the top of the charts with Bad. It featured five No. 1 hits, including “Man in the Mirror,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and the title track. Jackson spent a year on the road, playing concerts to promote his album. Bad was not able to duplicate the massive sales of Thriller. Jackson’s music continued to enjoy wide-spread popularity in the upcoming years. In 1993, he performed several important events, including the half-time show at Super Bowl XXVII. In August 1994, Jackson announced that he had married Lisa Marie Presley. She is the daughter of the rock icon Elvis Presley. The couple gave a television interview with Diane Sawyer. Their marriage was short lived, they divorced in 1996. Some people thought it was a publicity ploy to restore Jackson’s image after the molestation allegations. (Michael Jackson Biography) Later that year Jackson married Nurse Debbie Rowe. They had two children through artificial insemination. Son Prince Michael Jackson was born in 1997 and daughter Paris Michael Jackson was born in 1998. (Michael Jackson Biography) They divorced in 1999 and Jackson received full custody of the two children. He went on to have a third child Prince Michael Jackson II, with an unknown surrogate. In 2002, Jackson made headlines when he seemed confused and disoriented on stage at an MTV awards show. …show more content…
(Michael Jackson Biography.) Jackson received enormous criticism for dangling his son, Prince Michael II over a balcony. He was greeting fans in Berlin, Germany. In an interview, Jackson said that he was waiting for the fans and they were chanting that they wanted to see his child. Jackson’s reputation served another blow with the 2003 television documentary, Living with Michael Jackson. (Michael Jackson Biography.) Journalist Martin Bashir spent months with Jackson. He admitted that he had kid’s sleepover at his ranch, even after the allegations. Jackson faced more legal woes in 2004; he was arrested relating to a 13 year old boy the previous year. Facing 10 counts, he was charged with lewd conduct with a minor, attempted lewd conduct, administering alcohol to facilitate molestation, and conspiracy to commit child abduction. He was also charged with false imprisonment and extortion. The 2005 trial was a media circus with fans, detractors, and camera crews. More than 130 people testified. On July 14, 2005, Jackson was acquitted all his charges. (Michael Jackson Biography) His reputation was destroyed and all of his finances are in shambles. Thanks to mounting legal bills, he no longer had a bank account and he was unable to maintain the most basic finances. The largely reclusive Jackson announced he was going to perform several concerts in London. He called it the “final curtain call.” There was some speculation regarding whether he would be able to perform over 50 concerts. Despite all of his allegations, Jackson remained a figure of great interest. He was set to appear at the O2 Arena in London, England beginning July 8, 2009. Jackson saw all the tickets to This Is It sell out in only four hours. Jackson was never able to experience his