Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958–June 25, 2009)was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums are among the world’s best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995)。
In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller-credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool-helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists。
One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records-including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"-13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career-more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era-and the sales of over 750 million albums worldwide. Cited as one of the world’s most famous men, Jackson’s highly publicized personal life, coupled with his successful career, made him a part of popular culture for almost four decades。
迈克尔约瑟夫杰克逊(1958年8月29日,2009年6月25日),美国歌手,艺人,商人。杰克逊的家庭第七孩子,他推出了专业音乐现场(mv),11岁时,作为杰克逊五兄弟的成员,于1971年开始独唱生涯,并一直是该集团的成员。被称为“流行音乐之王”在随后几年,他的五名独奏张专辑是世界上最畅销的记录:墙外(1979),战栗(1982),BAD(1987年),危险(1991)和历史(1995年)。
在80年代初,他成为了流行音乐的主要人物和第一位非洲裔演员转型向MTV。他在MTV音乐,播出,如“BEAT IT”,“比莉珍”和惊悚,转化为一种艺术形式的音乐,视频和宣传工具,贷记影片人气,促成了新的成名渠道。影片如“BLACK OR WHITE”和“scream”成为了MTV杰克逊在90年代持久的舞台。与舞台表演,音乐录像,杰克逊推广复杂的身体技巧,如机械舞和月球漫步量。他的声音和独特的音乐唱腔影响了许多嘻哈音乐,流行音乐和当代R&B艺术家。
为数不多的艺术家之一已两次入选摇滚名人堂的,他的其他成就包括多个吉尼斯世界纪录,其中包括“最成功的艺人”-13格莱美奖,13个单曲一个接一个在他的单曲中出现比任何其他的Hot 100时代的男歌手更多的超过750万张的全球销售。作为世界上最有名的人,例如杰克逊的广为宣传的个人生活与他的事业成功,使他成为近40年来流行文化的一部分。