W&R - Concurso TBT - Semana #06 - 25 STEEM EN PREMIOS ///Michael Jackson

What would the world of music be without its great icons, without those great artists who changed everything For me, Michael represents the best example of a perfect artist, and represents illusion and solidarity, humanity with their work?

_{This is MJ signature on my arm, it's a real tattoo. I inked on 2009 when he passed away}

The truth is that we will never know, since there have been some beings, throughout history, who have been in charge of transforming music into what it is today, an art. And one of those great artists is undoubtedly the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. About him, and about his influence in the world of music, and beyond, I will talk today because to me Michael Jackson it's the best artist, showman in the history of contemporary music and I love him to death 👑. It revolutionized the world of video clips Michael Jackson used video clips as an expression of art, and was able to tell a complete story through them. They were not an excuse to promote his music, they were true audiovisual works, films. Thriller is a great example of this, its production cost 500,000 dollars, an exorbitant amount for the time, but it was worth it, MTV took the exclusive rights to the video to broadcast it on its channel, which is why its audience soared . Thriller won the Grammy for Best Video, how could it be otherwise. John Landis (An American Werewolf in Paris), in Black or White and Thriller; or Martin Scorsese, in Bad, were some of the directors who worked with him to carry out such spectacular video clips.

But let's start for the beginning ok?

Michael began his artistic career in the mid-1960s in the musical group The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons in which he published, together with some of his brothers, ten albums until 1975. The group was founded in 1965 in Gary, Indiana, by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine, with younger brothers Marlon and Michael joining soon after.
The Jackson 5 performed in talent shows and clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit (community's of "black people") , then signed with Steeltown Records in 1967 and released two singles.In 1968, they signed with Motown, where they were the first group to debut with four consecutive number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with the songs "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There". They also achieved 16 top-40 singles on the chart. The group left Motown for Epic Records in early 1976, with the exception of Jermaine, who was replaced by Randy. At Epic, they released four studio albums and one live album between 1976 and 1981, including the successful albums Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980) and the singles "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", and "Can You Feel It".

The brothers also released solo albums, most successfully Michael. In 1983, Jermaine reunited with the band to perform on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever TV special. They released the Victory album the following year, followed by an extensive tour which also featured songs from Michael's solo albums. After the Victory tour, Michael and Marlon Jackson left the group. The remaining four released 2300 Jackson Street album in 1989 before being dropped from their label. In 2001, the Jacksons reunited on Michael's 30th Anniversary Celebration TV special.

According to some sources, The Jackson 5 have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. In 1980, the brothers were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as the Jacksons. They were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Two of the band's recordings ("ABC" and "I Want You Back") are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and, alongside "I'll Be There", were also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Became a dominant figure in popular music. His music videos, notably "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller", from his 1982 album Thriller:

... Are credited as breaking down racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. Their popularity helped lead the MTV television network to fame.

Bad (1987):

... Produced the number one singles "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana" at the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first album to have five number one singles on that chart. He continued to innovate with videos such as "Black or White" :Dangerous Album):

... And "Scream" (history album):

... Throughout the 1990s, and built a reputation as a solo artist on various tours. Through his stage and video performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. Its distinctive sound and style have influenced numerous artists from various musical genres. Thriller is the best-selling album of all time, with sales estimated at 65 million copies worldwide. Jackson's other albums, Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), also rank among the best-selling albums ever. With Off the Wall, Jackson became the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100:

Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the US Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll twice, and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the only rock and pop music dancer.

_{For me, the last two original MJ albums, the "postum albums sounds shaddy to me and a lot of experts claims that isn't Michael voice, the state is using an impersonator, but that's material for another post}

His other achievements include multiple Guinness Records13 Grammy Awards, the Legend Grammy Award, the Grammy Award for Career Art, 26 American Music Awards - more than any other artist - including Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1980s, 13 singles. number one in the United States during his solo career - more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era - and estimated sales of more than 350 million musical productions worldwide.

He became the first artist in history to have a top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades, when "Love Never Felt So Good" reached number nine on May 21, 2014. Jackson traveled the world attending events honoring his solidarity, and in 2000, the Guinness Book of Records recognized him for supporting 39 charities, more than any other artist.

Personal Life:

In 1993, Jackson secretly married Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's only daughter, in the Dominican Republic. This link caused public opinion to be divided in two: that of those who saw the union as a publicity stunt to get Michael to be the star of all time; and that of his followers who found in this marriage a beautiful love story that linked the king of pop with the king of rock. The couple broke up two years later on friendly terms. In 1997.

The singer remarried, this time to nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe, with whom he had his two oldest children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. (also called "Prince"), and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. They divorced in 1999, and Rowe awarded Jackson full custody of the children. Their third son, Prince Michael Jackson II, was born in 2002 without the artist revealing the identity of the child's mother, although it was said that he had used a surrogate mother.

The king won several guinnes world records

The discography of Michael Jackson, composer, dancer and singer of American pop, rock, dance, soul and rhythm and blues genres, is made up of 11 studio albums in his lifetime - three posthumously -, 2 live, 28 compilations and more. of 70 singles. His record and audiovisual material has been distributed by different companies throughout his career, such as Motown, Epic Records, Legacy and MJJ Music, the latter being his property. Jackson made his solo debut in 1971, at the age of 13, with his first studio album Got to Be There. Seven months later, the album Ben was released, reaching the top of the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. The self-titled single was her first song to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Two other albums were subsequently released, Music and Me in 1973 and Forever, Michael, along with her first compilation The Best of. Michael Jackson in 1975. Four years later, Off the Wall was released, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. The first single, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," reached the top of the Hot 100 and won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The year 1982 saw the release of Thriller, Jackson's most successful and best-selling album of all time, with sales exceeding 65 million copies worldwide and 32 in the United States, making it the second best-selling in the history of that country.

Thriller spent 37 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard 200, the largest amount ever recorded. In addition, the disc was included in the Library of the United States Congress because of its great cultural significance.

At the 26th Grammy Awards, Jackson won eight awards, including Album of the Year and Best Children's Album, the latter for the ET soundtrack the Extra-Terrestrial. Bad was their first work in five years and set the record as the first album with the most singles at No. 1 in the US, with a total of five.

_{"The Biggest selling album of all Times, "thriller"}

A multidisciplinary artist Singer, dancer, composer, show organizer. You will already know that he has a prodigious voice, that his dance left everyone amazed (his ability to slide with the Moonwalk, and to tilt his body 45º as in the Smooth Criminal video clip are incredible); and what to say about the lyrics and the sound of the songs that he composed himself. But what do I mean by show organizer? Have you seen the documentary "This Is It"? In this documentary you can see how the rehearsals were and all the production prior to what was to be Michael Jackson's final tour, of 50 concerts during the summer of 2009 (which could not be carried out due to his death on June 25 of that year). Well, in that documentary you can see why Michael is a unique, wonderful artist. You have the ability to appreciate perfection, and when you can't find it, you know what needs to be changed. It can already be a note that does not fit what you want, a platform that does not rise as you want, or a light that is too bright. It can be anything, in any of the many aspects that there is in a show, that Michael knows how to modify it so that everything is perfect. And his ear, his ear is a true wonder, he has a gift to appreciate every note, to appreciate if there is any fault, no matter how small. All of this makes him the perfect artist.

Michael has been characterized by the large number of charitable works he has done.

From a cinema and an amusement park for terminally ill children in his own home, to the 300 million dollars that he apparently donated to different NGOs, to songs and concerts whose profits were directed to certain humanitarian causes. He wanted to change the world through his acts and his music. He was an inspiration for other artists, and for the whole world, who could learn from his solidarity, from his concern for the needs of others. An example of this is the song We are the World, with which he managed to raise millions of dollars (there are currently more than 140 million) against the drought in Africa.

_{The single"heal the world is the best selling single of all time and fundraised 30 million dollars in humanitarian help for children in Africa}

Michael has a great influence on many contemporary artists and after him, how could it be otherwise. In this sense, Bruno Mars can be highlighted, who already commented in an interview that every artist should want to be like the king of pop. And he, with his style, with his rhythm, with his timbre of voice, and his dance, is the artist who can most quickly remind us of Michael Jackson. Influence on contemporary art Yes, Michael Jackson is an artist who has revolutionized the world of music. But his influence has reached the art world as such. At the National Portrait Gallery in London they made an exhibition, Michael Jackson: On the Wall, dedicated to exploring how the figure of the king of pop has been the inspiration of some artists such as Andy Warhol, Rita Ackerman or David LaChapelle. To end this text, as a great lover of Michael Jackson, of his music, of everything he did and what he represents, I can say that for me this artist means magic, passion, it means the success of doing what you love above all .

Michael Jackson has sold more than 350 million musical productions, making him one of the best-selling musicians in history. For his contributions to music, dance and fashion, he is recognized as the "King of Pop".

Now regarding to me Michael has been my biggest and dearest influencer. Actually I'm a bilingual because I need to know what his songs says so I studying English, My cultural backgrounds I took him for him no doubt about it. His music has been my companion on my darkness moments and believe me, has been a few just for name 3 few small things. But I better stop here because this post its getting too long 😅, I have been collector of his for 26 years now and here I wanna share some of my items with you, believe me, there are a lot more!

_{The king with some of his many, many awards and recognitions}

A little sample of my humble collection

I absolutely love this song

I started my collection in 1991, my father let me took the pages of the papers, then we go on a trip by land to Maracaibo, Valeraand Trujillo and I could collect more from different papers, with the years of course I was able to buy much expensive items

oh.. I almost forget...
"prejudice is ignorance(s track of the "black and white song"

" human nature" one of my favorite MJ songs and a mantra that I use to try to understand poorly people behavior

(todo el contenido biográfico, fotos oficiales y data, fueron obtenidos blogs de Google, mjhideoutvenezuela y club de Michael Jackson Ciudad Bolívar (Facebook) y las imágenes tomadas de pinterest, google y Getty images).

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