Michael Jackson is our first artist of the week! He is the king of pop. Kids today love his music even thought he was popular in the 80’s! He has worked so hard his whole career singing and writing his songs. He has dedicated a lot of his time to his career. Eventually that paid off, he had the top selling album “Thriller.” He is known for his dance moves and he even choreographs his own moves! He has won so many awards and will go down in history forever.
Michael Jackson
Date of Birth: August 29th, 1958
Death: June 25th, 2009
Height: 5’ 10”
Started Career: Age 11
Year Started and Ended Career: 1964-2009
Group: Jackson 5, Solo Artist
Top album: Thriller, Released November, 1982 (Sold 29 million copies)
Greatest move: “Moonwalk”
Nickname: “The Gloved One”
Genres: R&B, Pop, Rock, Soul, Dance
Profession: Artist, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Director, Choreographer, Dancer
Instruments: Piano, Vocals, Guitar, Beat-Box
First #1 single as solo artist: “Ben “Released in 1983
Number of Grammy’s: 13
Songs recorded: about 192
Posted by grant on December 4, 2009 at 4:14 pm
cool
I liked the video