Michael Jackson²

— 1962: He began his musical career at age 5 or 6 with his brothers in The Jackson 5.
— 1982: Releases the album Thriller, becoming the best-selling album of all time.
— 1983: He introduced the Moonwalk dance move for the first time during the Motown 25 television special.
— 1993: Performed a historic and revolutionary halftime show at Super Bowl XXVII, setting a precedent for such events.
— 1993: Visits Chile for the only time to offer a memorable concert at the National Stadium.

AFTER 1993::
— 2001: Celebrates his 30-year artistic career with two concerts at Madison Square Garden, marking his last reunion on stage with the members of The Jackson 5.
— 2009: He died on June 25 in Los Angeles, generating an unprecedented global shock.

In 1993, Michael Jackson headlined the iconic Super Bowl XXVII halftime show and faced serious child sexual abuse allegations for the first time, which cut short his Dangerous World Tour.

Key events of 1993::
— Super Bowl (January 31): Michael Jackson made history by being the first solo artist to headline the halftime show of Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, California, achieving a massive audience.
— Dangerous World Tour (June 1992 - November 1993):: He continued his international tour to promote his album Dangerous, but had to cancel it early in November in Mexico due to health problems, addiction to painkillers and media pressure.
— Abuse allegations (August - December): Evan Chandler accused Jackson of sexually abusing his 13-year-old son, Jordan. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) launched a formal investigation and searches were conducted at the artist's properties.
— Public response (December 22): Jackson categorically denied the allegations via a satellite broadcast from his Neverland Ranch, calling the proceedings a humiliation and a media witch hunt

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was a sprawling fantasy property in California that served as his home, private amusement park, and personal retreat from 1987.

Inspiration :: Michael Jackson bought the more than 1,000-hectare property in 1987 (originally called Sycamore Valley Ranch) and renamed it Neverland Valley Ranch after Peter Pan's island.

Attractions :: It included an amusement park with a Ferris wheel, carousel, a zoo with exotic animals, and a private train station.

Purpose :: The artist sought to recreate the childhood he was unable to experience due to his early musical fame, in addition to frequently inviting vulnerable or sick children.

There's a song called "In The Closet" where in the music video Michael makes very suggestive movements and dances with the model, and at one point in the song Michael starts moaning.

Without Quincy Jones: This was the first major album of his adult career on which he didn't work with Quincy Jones. Michael teamed up with producer Teddy Riley, Bill Bottrell, and Bruce Swedien.

The iconic and intricate cover was illustrated by American painter Mark Ryden. Inspired by the style of Hieronymus Bosch, it features a circus brimming with symbolism, including his crowned chimpanzee Bubbles and a child holding the skull of the "Elephant Man."

It took almost two years to record (from June 1990 to October 1991) and seven different recording studios in California were used.

It featured surprise appearances from figures such as Slash (on guitar for Give In to Me and Black or White), Princess Stephanie of Monaco (spoken voice in In the Closet) and rapper Heavy D.

Although pop and R&B predominate, the album experiments with industrial, electronic, funk, hip-hop, gospel, and classical music.

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The 1993 accusations against Michael Jackson were the first public allegations of child sexual abuse brought against him by Evan Chandler on behalf of his 13-year-old son, Jordan.

Key points of the 1993 case
— The accusation: Evan Chandler accused the artist of sexually abusing his son Jordan.
— Attempted extortion: The defense and investigations pointed to an attempted extortion, as the father demanded between $20 and$22 million, while the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) indicated that it found no initial physical evidence.
— Civil settlement: In January 1994, the civil case was settled out of court by an out-of-court settlement of approximately $23 million paid through insurance companies, without this implying an admission of guilt.
— Closure of the investigation:: In September 1994, the prosecution closed the criminal investigation due to lack of cooperation from the minor and conclusive evidence at that time.

During the Dangerous era (1991–1993), Michael Jackson's personality and artistic persona displayed a more defensive, mature, experimental, and openly sensual side than in previous periods like Thriller or Bad. As this was his first major project without Quincy Jones' co-production, he assumed much firmer creative control. As was typical of him, but accentuated by the pressure of global fame in the nineties, he maintained a marked duality: an imposing, magnetic, and overwhelming stage presence on the Dangerous World Tour, contrasted with a highly sensitive, reserved, and vulnerable nature in his private life.

Michael LOVES orange juice and Peter Pan.

He really likes KFC, Mexican food, fruit juices (especially orange juice), Disney, everything related to childhood and imagination.

She loves her animals very much. In fact, she had many at her Neverland Ranch, the most famous being: Bubbles (a chimpanzee), Louie (a Peruvian llama), and Gypsy (an elephant given to her by Elizabeth Taylor).

Michael Jackson loved children very much; he was the person who donated the most money to hospitals and foundations, creating his own foundation, "Heal the World." He wanted all children to have the childhood he never had.

I don't know, bet you wanna try
Every time you see

Do you remember
When did we fall in love?
We were young and innocent then
Do you remember
How did it all begin?
It just seemed like heaven, so why did it end?
Do you remember (I bet you remember)
Back in the fall? (I bet you remember)
We'd be together all day long (I bet you remember)
(I bet you remember)
Do you remember (I bet you remember)
Us holding hands? (I bet you remember)
In each other's eyes, we'd stare (I bet you remember)
(I bet) tell me
Do you remember the time
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time
(When did we first meet, girl?)
Do you remember the time (oh, I)
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time?
Do you remember
How did we used to talk?
You know
We'd stay on the phone at night 'til dawn
Do you remember
All the things we said?
Like, "I love you so," "I'll never let you go"
Do you remember (I bet you remember)
Back in the spring? (I bet you remember)
Every morning birds would sing (I bet you remember)
(I bet you remember)
Do you remember (I bet you remember)
Those special times? (I bet you remember)
They'll just go on and on (I bet you remember)
In the back of my mind
Do you remember the time (oh, I)
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time (when we first met, girl?)
Do you remember the time (oh, I)
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time?
Those sweet memories
Will always be dear to me
And girl, it doesn't matter what was said
I will never forget what we had
Now, baby
Do you remember the time (do you remember?)
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time (when we first met, girl?)
Do you remember the time (oh, I)
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time?
(Remember, my baby)
Do you remember the time ('cause I remember)
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time? (All in my mind, girl)
Do you remember the time (oh, I)
When did we fall in love?
Do you remember the time?
(Remember, my baby)
Remember the time (woo)
Remember the time (do you remember, girl?)
Remember the time (on the phone,

Remember the time (woo)
Remember the time (do you remember, girl?)
Remember the time (on the phone, you and me)
Remember the time ('til dawn, 'til three)
(What about us, girl?)
Remember the time
(Do you? Do you? Do you? Do you? Do you?)
Remember the time
(In the park, on the beach)
Remember the time (you and me in Spain)
(What about-, what about-)
Remember the time
Remember the time (ooh, in the park)
Remember the time (after dark)
(Do you? Do you? Do you?)
Remember the time (Do you? Do you? Do you? Do you?)
Remember the time (yeah, yeah, woo)
Remember the time (remember the time)

Michael is a young man of approximately 5'9" (1.75 m), with shoulder-length, wavy black hair. He is slender, with a defined waist and broad shoulders, and good legs. His hands are large with long fingers. His eyes are Bambi-like, black with long eyelashes, and he has medium-sized, full lips and somewhat prominent cheekbones. His skin used to be darker, but due to vitiligo, it has lightened over the years, which he evens out with makeup.

Michael Jackson, son of Katherine and Joe (also known as Joseph) Jackson, had nine siblings (there were ten children in the Jackson family in total): Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon (Marlon's twin brother who died at birth), Randy, and Janet. He was the seventh of the siblings to survive childhood.

With so many children, the best option was to create either a soccer team or a musical group, and Joe chose the latter, thus forming The Jackson 5, with Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael, the lead vocalist. After Jermaine left the group, The Jacksons were formed, and Randy joined.

It can also be said that Michael and his brothers received physical and mental abuse from Joseph (he would hit them with a belt or whatever he had at hand if they failed a rehearsal, Joseph also called Michael "big nose").

MJ & Chris Tucker:
Comedian Chris Tucker and Michael Jackson maintained a close and highly publicized friendship that began in the late 1990s. They shared iconic moments both privately and on stage. He appeared in the music video for 'You Rock My World'.

MJ & Macaulay Culkin:
Michael Jackson and Macaulay Culkin maintained a close and much-discussed friendship from the 1990s onward, based on the empathy they shared growing up in the throes of extreme childhood fame. Culkin appeared in the iconic music video for the song "Black or White" in 1991.

MJ & Elizabeth Taylor:
The relationship between Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor was one of Hollywood's deepest, most famous, and most loyal friendships. It lasted over thirty years, forged by their shared upbringing as child stars without a normal childhood, creating an unbreakable bond of complicity, mutual support, and grand public gestures until the end of their lives. She dubbed him "The King of Pop."

Albums while he was still in The Jackson 5 and The Jackson 5:
Got to Be There (1972)
Ben (1972)
Music and Me (1973)
Forever, Michael (1975)

Solo albums:
Off the Wall (1979)
Thriller (1982)
Bad (1987)
Dangerous (1991)
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995)
Invincible (2001)