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　　Few celebrity siblings can emerge from the shadows of their already famous relations to become superstars in their own right and with their own distinct personalities. That's exactly what Janet Jackson did in becoming one of the biggest female pop and R&B stars of the '80s and '90s.

　　Since her breakthrough in 1986 with the album Control, Jackson's career as a hitmaker has been a model of consistency, rivaling Madonna and Whitney Houston in terms of pop-chart success over the long haul. A big part of the reason was that Jackson kept her level of quality control very high; her singles were always expertly crafted, with indelible pop hooks and state-of-the-art production that kept up with contemporary trends in urban R&B.

　　Once established, her broad-based appeal never really dipped all that much; she was able to avoid significant career missteps, musical and otherwise, and successfully shifted her image from a strong, independent young woman to a sexy, mature adult. With a string of multi-platinum albums under her belt, she showed no signs of slowing down in the new millennium.

　　Janet Damita Jo Jackson was the youngest of nine children in the Jackson family, and her older brothers had already begun performing together as the Jackson 5 by the time she was born. Bitten by the performing bug at a young age, she first appeared on-stage with the Jackson 5 at age seven, and began a sitcom acting career at the age of ten in 1977, when producer Norman Lear selected her to join the cast of Good Times. She remained there until 1979, and subsequently appeared on Diff'rent Strokes (1981-1982) and A New Kind of Family.

　　In 1982, pushed by her father into trying a singing career, Jackson released her self-titled first album on A&M; a couple of singles scraped the lower reaches of the charts, but on the whole, it made very little noise.

　　She was cast in the musical series Fame in 1983; the following year, she issued her second album, Dream Street, which sold even more poorly than its predecessor. Upon turning 18, Jackson rebelled against her parents' close supervision, eloping with a member of another musical family, singer James DeBarge. However, the relationship quickly hit the rocks and Jackson wound up moving back into her parents' home and having the marriage annulled.

　　Jackson took some time to rethink her musical career and her father hired her a new manager, John McClain, who isolated his young charge to train her as a dancer (and make her lose weight). McClain hooked Jackson up with producers/writers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, whom she'd seen perform as members of the Minneapolis funk outfit the Time. Jackson collaborated with Jam and Lewis on most of the tracks for her next album, Control, which presented her as a confident, tough-minded young woman with a soft side and a sense of humor taking charge of her life for the first time. In support of Jackson's new persona, Jam and Lewis crafted a set of polished, computerized backing tracks with slamming beats that owed more to hard, hip-hop-tinged funk and urban R&B than Janet's older brother Michael's music.

　　Control became an out-of-the-box hit, and eventually spun off six singles, the first five of which -- "What Have You Done for Me Lately," the catch phrase-inspiring "Nasty," the number one "When I Think of You," the title track, and the ballad "Let's Wait Awhile" -- hit the Top Five on the pop charts. Jackson was hailed as a role model for young women and Control eventually sold over five million copies, establishing Jackson as not just a star, but her own woman. It also made Jam and Lewis a monstrously in-demand production team.

　　Jackson undertook her first real tour (she'd appeared at high schools around the country in 1982) in support of the album and it was predictably a smashing success. In 1991, Jackson capitalized on her success by jumping from A&M to Virgin for a reported $32 million.

　　Once on Virgin, Jackson set about revamping her sound and image. Her 1992 duet with Luther Vandross from the Mo' Money soundtrack, "The Best Things in Life Are Free," was a major R&B hit, also reaching the pop Top Ten. The following year, she also resumed her acting career, co-starring in acclaimed director (and former junior high classmate) John Singleton's Poetic Justice, along with rapper Tupac Shakur. But neither really hinted at the sexy, seductive, fully adult persona she unveiled with 1993's janet., her Virgin debut.

　　Musically, Jam and Lewis set aside the synthesized funk of their first two albums with Jackson in favor of warm, inviting, gently undulating grooves. The album's lead single, the slinky "That's the Way Love Goes," became Jackson's biggest hit ever, spending eight weeks at number one. It was followed by a predictably long parade of Top Ten hits -- "If," the number one ballad "Again," "Because of You," "Any Time, Any Place," "You Want This." janet.'s debut showing at number one made it her third straight chart-topping album, and it went on to sell nearly seven million copies.

　　In 1995, Janet and Michael teamed up for the single "Scream," which was supported by an elaborate, award-winning, space-age video that, upon completion, ranked as the most expensive music video ever made. The single debuted at number five on the pop charts, but gradually slid down from there.

　　Jackson toured the world again, and stayed on the charts in 1999 with the Top Five Busta Rhymes duet "What's It Gonna Be?!"; her appearance in the video remade her as a glitzy, artificially costumed, single-name diva. In 2000, she appeared in the Eddie Murphy comedy Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, and her soundtrack contribution, "Doesn't Really Matter," became a number one single.

　　Jackson returned with a new album, All for You, in 2001, which largely continued the sensual tone of janet. and The Velvet Rope; it debuted at number one, selling over 600,000 copies in its first week alone. The title track was issued as the album's first single and quickly topped the charts, followed by another sizable hit in "Someone to Call My Lover."

　　先是2001年初全美音乐奖的杰出艺人奖，随后是首届mtvICON荣誉艺人奖，接连而来的至高殊荣让Janet Jackson(珍妮)的倩影在2001年再度闪耀乐坛；随着全新大碟《All For You》的推出，Janet引领着歌迷继续珍爱她的美丽与音乐。

　　回溯至15年前的Janet，在前两张专辑惨遭滑铁卢下，印证了Jackson家族这个绿荫并不完全能够保证和帮助Janet在歌坛有所成就。一直到《Control》专辑的推出，才让人们体会年方19的Janet正努力蜕变为一个具有独立性格的新女性，与Jimmy Jam&Terry Lewis(后来成为Janet的长期御用制作人)的首度合作则展现了她对音乐制作品质上的强烈企图心。果不其然，Janet所付诸的心血让《Control》的首支单曲《What Have You Done For Me Lately?》成功进占Billboard Hot 100 singles季军，成为Janet第一首排行劲曲，而这支音乐录像带也建立了Janet予人的第一印象——甜美的笑容与俐落的舞蹈。之后《When I Think Of You》为Janet拿下首支冠军曲时，霎时Janet再也不只是Jackson家族的小妹，而是能独当一面、锋芒渐露的畅销女艺人。

　　选自《Rhythm Nation 1814》的最后一首单曲《Love Will Never Do(Without You)》代表了Janet形象方面的转折点。之前的Janet总是摆脱不了太过“丰腴”的外型，所以常常只能以一身裹得紧紧的黑衣示人。这回在请到名摄影师Herb Ritts掌镜的音乐录像带中，Janet意外地仅着薄衫，大展瘦身成功的轻盈身型，让人们大大惊艳于Janet性感诱人的一面。这支音乐录像带不但助Janet抱走当年MTV年度最佳女歌手音乐录像带奖，也巧妙塑造了Janet的性感形象，自此以后Janet得以从害羞的邻家女孩晋身为新一代的性感女神。

　　1995年Janet和哥哥Micheal Jackson终于决定携手粉碎彼此感情不和的谣言，在Micheal的精选集《History》中破天荒合唱《Scream 》，更为此曲拍摄出了史上花费最钜的音乐录像带。

　　蛰伏了一段时间后，Janet于2000年重新回到电影界，与艾迪墨菲搭档演出《肥佬教授 2》；而Janet为电影所演绎的主题曲《Doesn't Really Matter》重返了Janet早期歌曲的欢愉流行色彩，再次为Janet夺下了单曲榜冠军佳绩。

　　2001年，她推出了深具80年代流行disco风味的全新单曲《All For You》。不出所料，新单曲的佳绩让Janet重振天后封号，光凭点播率就在首周登陆了单曲榜的14名，创下排行历史新页，而在仅仅5周的爬升后更已跃入第一名，让Janet坐上相当具有纪念价值的第十次Billboard singles榜冠军宝座，也为她赢得了第44届格莱美“最佳流行女歌手”、“最佳流行演唱专辑”以及“最佳舞曲”三项大奖的提名！

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