How Michael Jackson Became One of The Most

How Michael Jackson Became One of The Most Iconic Pop Stars? By Alex Landaverde

Who Was Michael Jackson? ● ● An American Pop Star Joined his brother’s band in 1966 and were called “The Jackson 5” Left his brother’s band in 1973 Released hit songs such as “Beat it”, “Billie Jean”, “Thriller” and more

Thriller Album and song released in 1983 Album went on to be the best seller with well over 60 million copies sold! The album managed to create the perfect 80’s era music that we look back on now

The “Moonwalk” Michael Jackson first did this in March of 1983 in a concert in California The Moonwalk is a special jaw-dropping move that is incredibly hard to pull off An iconic move that helped bring Michael Jackson to the level of fame and success that he acquired

Touchy! Michael Jackson was well known for his incredible dancing abilities. . . and allegations of touching children. He was known for his signature move of grabbing his crotch area and doing a sort of thrust that sounds very creepy but ultimately captivated the fans once seen in action with his other moves.

Black and White Michael Jackson was known to be a special specimen who suffered a lot throughout his life For a good chunk of his life he was black and then as his vitiligo began to kick in it believed that he had his skin bleached to keep his skin a consistent color but people argue that he was slowly trying to attain the physical aspects of a white person To add to the part that Michael did not seem comfortable in his skin, he also had a number of facial surgeries that had changed his face over the course of his career. Most prominent of these would be his nose and lips.

Length of Career Michael Jackson had a very successful career for over two decades! He was younger then ten when he kicked off his career and released consistently good songs throughout the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s Michael Jackson was able to keep providing entertainment for all kinds of people for a long time and would have kept doing so had he not died in 2009.

A Complex Icon Michael Jackson built his legacy throughout decades of hard work and struggle. He went through a lot of internal and external issues but despite them he still managed to release unforgettable music and dancing. And despite his questionable physical changes, his passion and talent remained the same.

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