Michael Jackson was born in 1958 and gave his first public appearnace aged five singing Climb Every Mountain. He joined his brothers in The Jackson Five who signed to Motown Records in 1968.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320033-1.jpg","width":272,"height":364,"alt":"15320033-1"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
Jackson branched out alone in 1979, releasing his first solo solo album Off The Wall. Three years later he made Thriller which went on to become the world's best-selling album of all-time.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320037.jpg","width":444,"height":364,"alt":"15320037"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
He paid $47m for the publishing rights to the Beatles back catalogue in 1985 and then two years later released the iconic Bad album.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320034.jpg","width":564,"height":364,"alt":"15320034"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
Michael Jackson caused a stir in Berlin in 2002 when he dangled his baby precariously from a hotel window to show the infant to his waiting fans.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320035.jpg","width":564,"height":364,"alt":"15320035"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
In 1993 a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Chandler claimed Jackson sexually abused him during a visit to the ranch. He married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock legend Elvis Presley, a year later but the marriage only lasted 19 months and the pair divorced.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320047.jpg","width":564,"height":364,"alt":"15320047"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
He married nurse Debbie Rowe for the second time to in 1996. The couple divorced three years later.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320048.jpg","width":564,"height":364,"alt":"15320048"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
Jackson is one of the biggest selling artists in the history of popular music.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320049.jpg","width":272,"height":364,"alt":"15320049"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
He sold more than 11 million singles in the UK and his albums Thriller and Bad sold more than 3.5 million copies.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/15320052.jpg","width":564,"height":364,"alt":"15320052"},{"captionHeading":"Michael Jackson: A Life In Pics","caption":"
In early 2009 he announced a series of come back concerts at London's O2 arena.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/26/michael-jackson.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"michael-jackson"}];