Baby Jackson ... he sure was a cute kid. Jackson is pictured here in the early 1960s.
Mellow yellow ... Jackson started his career as part of his family's Motown troop The Jackson Five. Go the fro / Snapper Media
Early days ... Jackson's solo career took off in 1971. He sure scrubbed up well back then / Supplied
King Of Cool ... Jackson knew how to rock it even back in the day. He's pictured in his limo outside the Palace Hotel in New York during the 1980s / Snapper Media
Thrilling ... Thriller was Jackson's sixth solo album and cemented his place as one of the biggest pop stars of the late 20th century. According to The Guiness Book of World Records it's the world's best selling album of all time / Supplied
Music Greats ... friends with the best, Jackson is pictured with music diva Diana Ross / Snapper Media
Changing Face ... In the mid 1980s Jackson was diagnosed with Vitiligo - a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. It was around this time he embarked on a series of plastic surgery procedures, dramatically changing the shape of his nose and chin / Reuters
Elivis's girl ... Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994. They're pictured on their honeymoon at Euro Disneyland in Paris. Jackson is known for his fondness of Disney and all things fairytale / AFP
Divorce ... Jackson and Presley divorced in 1996, less than two years after their marriage. They're pictured here visiting a cancer ward in 1995 / AP
King of Pop ... you'd be sweaty too performing in front of 60,000 people. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He's pictured performing in Brunei for the 50th Birthday of the country's ruler in 1996 / AFP
Commanding presence ... Jackson is pictured conducting a military band during is visit to Moscow in 1996 / Reuters
Globe Trotter ... Jackson's History world tour consisted of 82 concerts in over 38 countries. He is pictured here in Bangkok / AP
Wax on ... Michael Jackson and mime artist Marcel Marceau perform in Paris during the unveiling of Jackson's wax double / Reuters
Second Marriage ... Jackson married dermatologist nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe in Sydney in 1996. The pair called it quits after three years and two children together / Reuters
Indigenous Encounter ... Arriving at the Sheraton on the Park Hotel in Sydney, Jackson is greeted by a member of the Bangarra Dance Theatre / Picture: Nick Cubbin
Love of children ... Jackson, pictured in Soweto, South Africa, has been involved with many children's charities over the years. In 2005 he was aquited of child molestation charges / AP
Friends in High Places ... Pictured with South African President Nelson Mandela, Jackson performed two charity concerts in 1999 of which profits went to the Nelson Mandela children's fund / AP
Bizarre Behaviour ... Jackson's third child Prince Michael Jackson II was born in 2002. The singer was widely criticised for dangling his newborn son over the balcony of his hotel room in Berlin / Reuters
Arrested ... iin 2003 Jackson was charged with several child molestation offences / Reuters
Sigh of Relief ... a jury deliberated for about 32 hours over the course of seven days before acquitting Jackson of the child molestation charges in 2005. Jackson is pictured leaving the Santa Barbara County Courthouse / AFP
Big move ... after the trial Jackson left the US and moved to Bahrain. He's pictured here with with former rally car driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem / Reuters
Jackson Today ... pictured recently at Heathrow airport, Jackson regularly travels with an extensive entourage including 10 or more security guards / Snapper Media
Is that you? ... Jackson's face is almost unrecognisable from his Thriller days / AFP
