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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Commonly known as the King of Pop, he was one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers in popular music. His career spanned more than four decades, during which he achieved success both as a member of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist. He contributed to the development of music videos as a prominent form of artistic and commercial expression and became associated with dance techniques including the moonwalk, the robot, and the anti-gravity lean. Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, as the eighth of ten children in the Jackson family. He began performing at an early age and became the lead singer of the Jackson 5, a group formed with several of his brothers. The group signed with Motown Records and achieved commercial success with songs including I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, and I'll Be There. During the 1970s, Jackson also released several solo albums through Motown, including Got to Be There (1972), Ben (1972), Music & Me (1973), and Forever, Michael (1975). After the Jackson 5 left Motown in 1975 and became the Jacksons, Jackson continued performing with the group while pursuing a solo career. His appearance in the musical film The Wiz (1978) led to a professional relationship with producer Quincy Jones. Their collaboration resulted in the album Off the Wall (1979), which established Jackson as a successful solo perfor...

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