Michael Jackson

Birth name: Michael Joseph Jackson
Date of birth: 29 August 1958
Place of birth: Gary, Indiana
Career highlights: 13-time Grammy Award Winner, biggest selling album for Thriller, repeated American Music Awards winner Highest Charting Singles Include: Earth Song, number one, 1995, Billie Jean, number one, 1983, Black Or White, number one, 1991

The globally acknowledged King Of Pop has been in the business of captivating audience since he was seven years old. He was the lead singer in the hugely successful child disco outfit the Jackson 5, along with his brothers and sisters.

Known for his childlike personality and wacky lifestyle, including owning his own fairytale Neverland Ranch with a zoo, Michael Jackson has been a permanent tabloid feature since going solo in 1979 with the number one album Off The Wall.

He went on to make Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time. He has smashed countless records since, including becoming the first entertainer to earn more than $100 million a year, and the first to sell at least 100 million albums outside America.

He was inducted in the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2004, and has sold more than 11,311,000 singles to date!

Key albums include Bad, Dangerous and Invincible.