Michael Joseph Jackson was born on the 29th of August 1958 and he died on October 2009 . He was 50 years old when he died . He was born and raised in Gary , Indiana , in the USA . Michael Jackson was one of nine brothers and sisters and he has 3 children : 2 sons and 1 daughter . Jackson was a singer , a songwritter and a dancer . He was named " the King of Pop " . Michael Jackson won 197 major awards and 13 Guiness World Records . He was a member of the Jackson Five ( music band composed five Jackson brothers ) . He released one of World ' s best - selling records with five famous songs : Off the Wall( 1979 ) , Thriller ( 1982 ) , Bad ( 1987 ) , Dangerous ( 1991 ) , and History ( 1995 ) . He was named the most influential man the world has ever seen but he had a disease .

Sources : biographie.com /Wikipedia

Written by Loquemanique Jonathan 3G

 

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