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　　Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958–June 25, 2009)was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979)， Thriller (1982)， Bad (1987)， Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995)。

　　In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller-credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool-helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists。

　　One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records-including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"-13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career-more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era-and the sales of over 750 million albums worldwide. Cited as one of the world's most famous men, Jackson's highly publicized personal life, coupled with his successful career, made him a part of popular culture for almost four decades。

　　迈克尔·杰克逊个人资料

　　全名：Michael Joseph Jackson

　　中译名：迈克尔·约瑟夫·杰克逊 台湾译名：麦可·杰克森；香港译名：米高积逊；米高积臣

　　简称：MJ

　　血型：A型

　　出生日期：1958年8月29日中午12:13

　　逝世日期：洛杉矶时间2009年6月25日(北京时间6月26日)凌晨 

　　身高：179cm

　　星座：处女座

　　出生地点：美国印第安纳州加里市Jackson街21号(Gary, Indiana, USA)

　　主要音乐风格：新杰克摇摆舞曲(New Jack Swing)，俱乐部舞曲(Club/Dance)，流行/摇滚(Pop/Rock)，摩顿黑人音乐(Motown)，都市流行(Urban)，放克(Funk)，节奏布鲁斯(R&B)

　　主要歌唱特色：假声，痉挛，活力，热情，伤感，警醒，快乐，自信，丰富，时髦，真诚，盛典，神秘，口技

　　主要舞蹈风格：机械舞、踢踏舞、霹雳舞、现代舞、太空步

　　迈克尔·杰克逊(Michael Jackson)被誉为流行音乐之王(the King of Pop)，是继猫王之后西方流行乐坛最具影响力的音乐家，其成就已超越猫王，是出色的音乐全才，在作词，作曲，场景制作，编曲，演唱，舞蹈，乐器演奏方面都有着卓越的成就。

　　迈克尔与猫王、披头士两组歌手并列为流行乐史上最伟大的不朽象征，他开创了现代MTV，他把流行音乐推向了巅峰，他融合了黑人节奏蓝调与白人摇滚的独特的MJ乐风，时而高亢愤疾、时而柔美灵动的声音，空前绝后的高水准音乐录影，规模宏大的演唱会无不在世界各地引起极大轰动。他拥有世界销量第一的专辑《THRILLER》，销量达1.04亿(2006年吉尼斯世界纪录认证数据)。

　　据2006年底统计，其正版专辑全球销量已超过7.5亿，被载入"吉尼斯世界记录大全"。他是音乐史上第一位在美国以外卖出上亿张唱片的艺术家。他魔幻般的舞步更是让无数的明星效仿。2006年，吉尼斯世界纪录颁发了一个最新认证：世界历史上最成功的艺术家！他一个人支持了世界上39个慈善救助基金会，保持着2006年的吉尼斯世界个人慈善纪录，是全世界以个人名义捐助慈善事业最多的人。他患有白癜风皮肤病，皮肤呈白色。