"Hold My Hand" a new song from Michael Jackson was released on Monday
Michael Jackson, The King of Pop,
died on Thursday, June 25th 2009, at the age of 50.
Michael Jackson, one of the most successful pop singers of all-time, was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary Indiana. He was 7th child in a family of 9 talented kids that soon formed a music band named 'Jackson 5'.
"Jackson 5" become wildly popular and recorded a number of hit songs. But it was just a beginning for their lead singer young Michael.
After parting with his brothers and starting his own solo music career Michael Jackson sold hundreds of millions records, achieved worldwide super-stardom and become pop icon loved by millions.
Michael Jackson's Discography:
Motown releases:
1971:
Got To Be There
1972: Ben
1973: Music and Me
1975: Forever, Michael
Epic releases:
1979: Off the Wall
1982: Thriller
1987: Bad
1991: Dangerous
1995: HIStory
1997: Blood on the Dance Floor
2001: Invincible
Michael Jackson's estimated accumulative worldwide sales about 300 million albums!
Glamorous Walk of Fame in Hollywood California includes imbedded in the pavement stars for the most famous, beloved and best selling artists, performers, musicians, actors, radio and TV personalities and overall significant cultural figures. Michael Jackson received two stars in two different categories, one for the Radio, and the other for his Recording achievements.