Gone too soon---
Like A CometBlazing 'Cross The Evening Sky
Gone Too Soon
Like A Rainbow
Fading In The Twinkling Of An Eye
Gone Too Soon
Shiny And SparklyAnd Splendidly Bright
Here One Day
Gone One Night
50 * 's for you Pop King You have left the world so soon, but still singing in the hearts of your fans....
* Jackson--Seventh of the nine gems born to Joseph Walter Joe and Katherine Esther.
* Jacksons father was a steel mill employee who often perfomed in a band, with his brother Luther.
* Jackson has several media nicknames. They include The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, The King of Pop, and MJ. Close friends call him Smelly!
* Jackson as a child had to face physical as well as mental abuses of his father, Joseph Walter Joe.
* Jackson was raised by his mother, Katherine Esther.
* Jackson’s musical talent came to display at an young age of five in the Christmas recitals at school.
* In 1964, Jackson joined the Jackson Brothers—a band,which was later renamed Jackson5
* Jackson is a vegetarian.
* Jackson wears his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
* Jackson's favourite superhero is Morph from the X-Men
* Jackson picked up his iconic moonwalk moves, which he debuted at the Motown 25th Anniversary show in 1983, from streetdancers he spotted performing outside a hotel.
* MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your videos and every single dance move you use, you got off of me."
* Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat are two of Jackson's most famous pets.
* Jackson also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher and Louie the llama.
* An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star.
* In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over $1 million in overdue book fines. Officials said they would scrap the fines if he returned the books autographed.
* Jackson really is a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.
* Jackson's pre-concert ritual includes drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water. He claims the beverage helps to keep his throat and his singing voice clear.
* Jackson owns the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.
Like A CometBlazing 'Cross The Evening Sky
Gone Too Soon
Like A Rainbow
Fading In The Twinkling Of An Eye
Gone Too Soon
Shiny And SparklyAnd Splendidly Bright
Here One Day
Gone One Night
50 * 's for you Pop King You have left the world so soon, but still singing in the hearts of your fans....
* Jackson--Seventh of the nine gems born to Joseph Walter Joe and Katherine Esther.
* Jacksons father was a steel mill employee who often perfomed in a band, with his brother Luther.
* Jackson has several media nicknames. They include The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, The King of Pop, and MJ. Close friends call him Smelly!
* Jackson as a child had to face physical as well as mental abuses of his father, Joseph Walter Joe.
* Jackson was raised by his mother, Katherine Esther.
* In 1964, Jackson joined the Jackson Brothers—a band,which was later renamed Jackson5
* Jackson is a vegetarian.
* Jackson wears his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
* Jackson's favourite superhero is Morph from the X-Men
* MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your videos and every single dance move you use, you got off of me."
* Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat are two of Jackson's most famous pets.
* Jackson also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher and Louie the llama.
* An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star.
* In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over $1 million in overdue book fines. Officials said they would scrap the fines if he returned the books autographed.
* Jackson really is a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.
* Jackson's pre-concert ritual includes drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water. He claims the beverage helps to keep his throat and his singing voice clear.
* Jackson owns the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.
* Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael.
* Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
* Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
* Lisa Marie Presley's former brother-in-law and his wife were the witnesses at her Dominican Republic wedding to Jackson in 1994.
* Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
* Jackson is godfather to Nicole Richie, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb's son Michael, and Oliver star Mark Lester's kids.
* Jackson appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honour.
* Jackson shares the same birthday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
* The Pop singer had converted to Islam last year and changed his name to Mikaeel.
* In 1988, Jackson released his first autobiography, Moon Walk.
* Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
* Jackson is godfather to Nicole Richie, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb's son Michael, and Oliver star Mark Lester's kids.
* Jackson appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honour.
* Jackson shares the same birthday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
* The Pop singer had converted to Islam last year and changed his name to Mikaeel.
* In 1988, Jackson released his first autobiography, Moon Walk.
* Jackson's skin was a medium-brown color for the entire duration of his youth, but starting in the early 1980s, his skin gradually grew paler. In the mid-1980s, Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo and lupus,thus making his skin sensitive to light.
* Jackson lost weight in the early 1980s because of a change in diet and a desire for "a dancer's body”.
* Witnesses reported that Jackson was often dizzy and speculated that he was suffering from anorexia nervosa.
* Jackson suffered a setback on January 27, 1984. While filming a Pepsi Cola commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Jackson suffered second degree burns to his scalp after pyrotechnics accidentally set his hair on fire.
* PepsiCo settled a lawsuit out of court, and Jackson gave his $1.5 million settlement to the "Michael Jackson Burn Center" which was a piece of new technology to help people with severe burns.
* Hee had two rhinoplastic surgeries and the surgical creation of a cleft in his chin.
* Jackson lost weight in the early 1980s because of a change in diet and a desire for "a dancer's body”.
* Witnesses reported that Jackson was often dizzy and speculated that he was suffering from anorexia nervosa.
* Jackson suffered a setback on January 27, 1984. While filming a Pepsi Cola commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Jackson suffered second degree burns to his scalp after pyrotechnics accidentally set his hair on fire.
* PepsiCo settled a lawsuit out of court, and Jackson gave his $1.5 million settlement to the "Michael Jackson Burn Center" which was a piece of new technology to help people with severe burns.
* Hee had two rhinoplastic surgeries and the surgical creation of a cleft in his chin.
* Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
* Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
* Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
* Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began
* Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
* Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
* Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
* Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began
* Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
* Jackson's double album HIStory is the biggest selling double album ever released in the U.S
* Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor is the biggest selling re-mix album of all time.
* Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.
* Jackson's performance during the 1993 SuperBowl half-time show drew the largest TV audience in American history.
* Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor is the biggest selling re-mix album of all time.
* Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.
* Jackson's performance during the 1993 SuperBowl half-time show drew the largest TV audience in American history.
* An extensive 1997 survey declared Jackson was the Most Famous Person in the World.
* Jackson was 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, 13 Grammy awards and the sales of his over 750 million albums worldwide.
* Elizabeth Taylor while presenting Jackson with an "Artist of the Decade" award in 1989, proclaimed him "the true king of pop, rock and soul” resulting in the nickname “King of Pop”.
* Jackson was 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, 13 Grammy awards and the sales of his over 750 million albums worldwide.
* Elizabeth Taylor while presenting Jackson with an "Artist of the Decade" award in 1989, proclaimed him "the true king of pop, rock and soul” resulting in the nickname “King of Pop”.
* Controversies also kept Jackson in media glare. In 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse but could not be charged due to lack of evidence.
* In 2005, Jackson was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges.
* In 2005, Jackson was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges.
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