Michael Jackson: King of Pop with legendary dance and sexual abuse scandal

As one of the world's greatest and most talented musical idols of the 20th century, Michael Jackson has dedicated his life to popular music. Despite the noise and scandal behind the limelight, his efforts and dedication have always been commensurate with the title "King of Pop" to this day.

The road to conquering the contemporary music scene

Michael Jackson was born in 1958 and is the 7th c.hild in a family of 9 brothers. From a young age, he showed himself as a musically gifted person when he joined the Jackson Five family band when he was less than 6 years old. At the age of 8, he took on the role of lead singer with his brother Jermaine to gradually prove his talent in Jackson's band, taking the first step in the journey of conquering world music.

In 1968, the Jackson Five signed a contract with the prestigious Motown record label, setting the stage for their brilliant development in the future. When Michael Jackson was only 11 years old, he and the band created their debut single with a series of famous songs and achieved many high rankings in music charts such as I Want You Back,ABC,The Love You Save and I'll Be There. That was also when the Jackson Five set a musical record with the first four singles w.inning at number one.

As he entered adulthood, the reputation of the Jackson Five group gradually faded and Michael was forced to continue his singing career as a solo singer. In 1979, some time after his solo activities, Michael Jackson's legendary Off The Wall with the support of music producer Quincy Jones was released and was an unexpected success. That helped Michael's name rise more than ever, motivating him to complete the album of the same name with the help of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Besides the title song, the Off The Wall album also has two songs Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough and Rock with You which also stormed the music charts.

At the age of 22, Michael Jackson has become not only one of the top pop stars in the world, but also one of the most famous people on the planet. In 1981, his name really reached its peak with the album Thriller which became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Reaching a record of earning 8 prestigious Grammy Awards, consistently appearing on the music charts for 2 years and having a reign of 37 weeks at the top, ... Thriller's success also surprised many people, although His talent was already proven. Michael's 6th studio album was so successful that 7 out of 9 songs ever reached the Top 10 hits on many charts. Michael himself also began to be known as the "King of Pop" during this time.

On March 25, 1983, Michael Jackson marked another peak in his career when he performed a unique dance style called the moonwalk in a TV special called Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. Then, for a long time after, that dance has always been an inspiration for young artists around the world.

However, in the following years, Michael Jackson's career began to s.how signs of slowing down and declining. Not only that, his personal and private life also became scandalous and eccentric. Diagnosed with albinism, he had to participate in the process of "lightening the skin with controversial medical therapies. However, with his musical talent, the song We Are the World was still given to him. released in 1985 and raised 50 million USD in support for the purpose of raising funds to fight poverty in Africa, it is also a song that has been regularly performed in humanitarian programs around the world since then. .

The dark patches behind the halo

After going through a downturn from the peak Thriller era, Michael Jackson's career showed signs of breakthrough again with the album Bad in 1987. Although his 7th album was not as successful as before, but Michael Jackson. still have enough confidence to get back to the top again. However, when he moved to live on the vast Neverland ranch in California, it was his eccentricity that made the public known the most. At that time, Michael's name began to be affected by rumors of suspicion of l.ewdness and a loose and disorganized lifestyle.

Not stopping at the rumor level, it was Michael's personal doctor who shared that Michael once fell deeply in love with Emma Watson, the star of the Harry Potter film series, when she was only 11 years old. The culmination of those scandals was the fact that Michael Jackson was entangled in a lawsuit because of allegations of c.hild molestation.

Specifically, Michael has three times faced allegations of c.hild molestation, even after his d.eath. This music legend had to stand trial for sexually abusing a 13-year-old b.oy in 1993. He had to make a separate agreement with the b.oy's family and pay $22 million in compensation. In 2005, Michael Jackson continued to be accused of having committed p.edophilia with another b.oy at the age of 13. After that, everything was settled. In 2014, four years after Michael's d.eath, the FBI released a classified investigative document, which said that over the course of 15 years, he had sexually abused at least 24 children. Despite having a "clean" private life with many accusations of p.edophilia, Michael Jackson is still revered and respected by the whole world for his outstanding musical talent.

Although he tried to salvage his name with the album Invincible and spectacular concerts at Madison Square Garden, New York, but then he continued to become the focus of public opinion with the noise behind the marriage. Controversial with the only daughter of the legendary Elvis Presley is Lisa Marie Presley.

Ignoring the strange appearance and lifestyle like no other, until the age of forty, Michael was always a burning star on stage. With the ability to dance and sing more expensive than anyone in the world, Michael has always been a powerful and influential star in the music industry, until his unfortunate d.eath in 2009.

The d.eath of a legend

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died at the age of 51 from acute p.oisoning at his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was later charged with manslaughter, said at the time that he found Jackson in bed without breathing but with a weak pulse and performed CPR but failed. effective.

News of Jackson's d.eath caused an outburst of grief around the world. The circumstances and time of his d.eath have been compared to those of Elvis Presley and John Lennon. Many artists, fans and even politicians have paid their respects and performed many memorial actions for the "King of Pop".

Despite living a life of ups and downs, reaching the pinnacle of talent and then dying because of a leisurely lifestyle, with what Michael Jackson has contributed to the world's music, he will always be worthy. worthy of the title "King of Pop".

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