Michael Jackson
Michael at age 13 in 1972. The youngest member of the Jackson Five, he became its lead singer at age 5.
The Jackson Five. 'Big Boy' was the group's first single, released in January 1968.
His 13-minute music video 'Thriller' was released in 1983. In the video Jackson transforms into both a were cat and a zombie.
With Quincy Jones at at the 1984 Grammys. Jackson won eight awards for Thriller.
In the White House with the Reagans in 1984. Jackson received an award for lending his hit song 'Beat It' to a national drunk driving awareness campaign.
With girlfriend Brooke Shields in 1984.
On the cover of Time magazine in 1984.
Performing 'Bad' in 1988.
With Nelson Mandela in 1989.
Performing at halftime of Super Bowl XXVII in 1993.
With Lisa Marie Presley in 1995. Presley and Jackson were married from 1994
During the HIStory tour in 1997.
Jackson dangled his towel-hooded son, Prince Michael II, over the balcony of a Berlin hotel in 2002.
At the MTV Video Music Awards with Britney Spears in 2002. Jackson received the Performer of the Millennium Award.
With Elizabeth Taylor at Liza Minelli's 2002 wedding to David Gest, where Jackson gave Minelli away. Taylor is godmother to two of Jackson's three children.
He received the Humanitarian Award from the African Ambassadors' Spouses Association at the Ethiopian Embassy in DC in 2004.
Leaving his child molestation trial in 2005 with his father Joe.
2005: The Jackson trial continues. LaToya, Janet and Michael.
Performing in London at the 2006 World Music Awards.
This March he announced plans for a summer tour in London.
After a long absence from the spotlight, and amid rumors of his money troubles, Jackson holds a press conference in March 2009 to announce a series of summer shows at London's O2 arena. On June 25, 2009, the pop star suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at an L.A. hospital.
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