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and this place could be Much
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In My Heart
I Feel You Are All
My Brothers
Create A World With
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Happy Tears
See The Nations Turn
Their Swords
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And The Entire Human Race
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And The Entire Human Race
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For You And For Me
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For You And For Me
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By Todd Leopold
CNN (CNN)-- Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums-- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifyingstage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time,died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. Michael Jackson, shown in 2008, was one of the biggest pop stars in history.
He was 50.
He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of LosAngeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest,according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center.
Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said anautopsy would probably be done on the singer Friday, with resultsexpected that afternoon. Watch crowds gather at Jackson's hospital »
"Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color," the Rev. AlSharpton said. "To say an 'icon' would only give these young people inHarlem a fraction of what he was. He was a historic figure that peoplewill measure music and the industry by." Jackson'sblazing rise to stardom -- and later fall from grace -- is among themost startling of show business tales. The son of a steelworker, herose to fame as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, a band he formed withhis brothers in the late 1960s. By the late '70s, as a solo artist, hewas topping the charts with cuts from "Off the Wall," including "RockWith You" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." Watch Jackson perform at a 1988 concert »
In 1982, he released "Thriller," an album that eventually producedseven hit singles. An appearance the next year on a Motown Records25th-anniversary special cemented his status as the biggest star in thecountry. Timeline: The life of Michael Jackson »
For the rest of the 1980s, they came no bigger. "Thriller's" follow-up,1987's "Bad," sold almost as many copies. A new Jackson album -- a newJackson appearance -- was a pop culture event. iReport: Share your memories of Michael Jackson
The pop music landscape was changing, however, opening up for rap,hip-hop and what came to be called "alternative" -- and Jackson wasseen as out of step.
His next release, 1991's "Dangerous,"debuted at No. 1 but "only" produced one top-ranking single -- "Blackor White" -- and that song earned criticism for its inexplicablyviolent ending, in which Jackson was seen smashing car windows andclutching his crotch.
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And then "Dangerous" was knocked out of its No. 1 spot on the albumcharts by Nirvana's "Nevermind," an occurrence noted for its symbolismby rock critics.
After that, more attention was paid toJackson's private life than his music career, which faltered. A 1995two-CD greatest hits, "HIStory," sold relatively poorly, given the hugeexpense of Jackson's recording contract: about 7 million copies,according to Recording Industry of America certifications.
A 2001 album of new material, "Invincible," did even worse.
In 2005, he went to trial on child-molestation charges. He was acquitted.
In July 2008, after three years away from the spotlight, Jacksonannounced a series of concerts at London's O2 Arena as his "curtaincall." Some of the shows, initially scheduled to begin in July, wereeventually postponed until 2010.
Rise to stardom
Michael Jackson was born August 29,1958, to Joe Jackson, a Gary, Indiana, steelworker, and his wife,Katherine. By the time he was 6, he had joined his brothers in amusical group organized by his father, and by the time he was 10, thegroup -- the Jackson 5 -- had been signed to Motown. Watch Michael Jackson's life in video
He made his first television appearance at age 11.
Jackson, a natural performer, soon became the group's front man. Musiccritic Langdon Winner, reviewing the group's first album, "Diana RossPresents the Jackson 5," for Rolling Stone, praised Michael's versatilesinging and added, "Who is this 'Diana Ross,' anyway?"
Thegroup's first four singles -- "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love YouSave" and "I'll Be There" -- went to No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart,the first time any group had pulled off that feat. There was even aJackson 5 cartoon series on ABC.
In 1972, he hit No. 1 as a solo artist with the song "Ben."
The group's popularity waned as the '70s continued, and Michaeleventually went solo full time. He played the Scarecrow in the 1978movie version of "The Wiz," and released the album "Off the Wall" in1979. Its success paved the way for "Thriller," which eventually becamethe best-selling album in history, with 50 million copies soldworldwide.
At that point, Michael Jackson became ubiquitous.
Seven of "Thriller's" nine cuts were released as singles; all made theTop Ten. The then-new cable channel MTV, criticized for its almostexclusively white playlist, finally started playing Jackson's videos.They aired incessantly, including a 14-minute minimovie of the titlecut. ("Weird Al" Yankovic cemented his own stardom by lampooningJackson's song "Beat It" with a letter-perfect parody video.)
Onthe Motown Records' 25th-anniversary special -- a May 1983 TVextravaganza with notable turns by the Temptations, the Four Tops andSmokey Robinson -- it was Michael Jackson who stopped the show.
Already he was the most popular musician in America, riding high with"Thriller." But something about his electrifying performance of "BillieJean," complete with the patented backward dance moves, boosted hisstardom to a new level.
People copied his Jheri-curled hair andsingle-gloved, zippered-jacket look. Showbiz veterans such as FredAstaire praised his chops. He posed for photos with Ronald and NancyReagan at the White House. Paul McCartney teamed with him on threeduets, two of which -- "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say Say Say" -- becametop five hits. Jackson became a Pepsi spokesman, and when his haircaught fire while making a commercial, it was worldwide news.
Itall happened very fast -- within a couple years of the Motown special.But even at the time of the "Motown 25" moonwalk, fame was old hat toMichael Jackson. He hadn't even turned 25 himself, but he'd been a starfor more than half his life. He was given the nickname the "King ofPop" -- a spin on Elvis Presley's status as "the King of Rock 'n' Roll"-- and few questioned the moniker. Relentless attention
But, as the showbiz saying has it, when you're on top of the world,there's nowhere to go but down. The relentless attention given Jacksonstarted focusing as much on his eccentricities -- some real, somerumored -- as his music.
As the Web site Allmusic.com notes, hewas rumored to sleep in a hyperbaric chamber and to have purchased thebones of John Merrick, the "Elephant Man." (Neither was true.) He didhave a pet chimpanzee, Bubbles; underwent a series of increasinglydrastic plastic surgeries; established an estate, Neverland, filledwith zoo animals and amusement park rides; and managed to purchase theBeatles catalog from under Paul McCartney's nose, which displeased theex-Beatle immensely.
In 1990s and 2000s, Jackson found himselfpasted across the media for his short-lived marriages, the first toElvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie; his 2002 claim that then SonyRecords head Tommy Mottola was racist; his behavior and statementsduring a 2003 interview with British journalist Martin Bashir done fora documentary called "Living With Michael Jackson;" his changingphysical appearance; and, above all, the accusations that he sexuallymolested young boys at Neverland.
The first such accusation, in1993, resulted in a settlement to the 13-year-old accuser (rumored tobe as high as $20 million), though no criminal charges were filed,Allmusic.com notes.
He also fell deeply in debt and was forcedto sell some of his assets. Neverland was one of many holdings thatwent on the block. However, an auction of material from Neverland,scheduled for April, was called off and all items returned to Jackson.
Interest in Jackson never faded, however, even if some of it wasprurient. In 2008, when he announced 10 comeback shows in London,beginning in July 2009, the story made worldwide news. The number ofconcerts was later increased to 50.
Seventy-five thousand tickets sold in four hours when they went on sale in March.
However, when the shows were postponed until 2010, rumors swept theInternet that Jackson was not physically prepared and possiblysuffering from skin cancer.
At the time, the president and CEOof AEG Live, Randy Phillips, said, "He's as healthy as can be -- nohealth problems whatsover."
Jackson held open auditions for dancers in April in Los Angeles.
He is survived by his three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II.
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