The 8th child of fair poor family, Michael Jackson was beloved singer as well as songwriter. He was the part of his family band ‘The Jackson 5’. Here are some unknown facts about this astonishing singer:-
- At a very young age, his father forced him and his brothers to sing.
2. Sometimes his father used to beat when he sang the song in a wrong way.
3. He met Princess Diana, Princess of Whales at Wembley Stadium in 1988. They had a very close friendship.
4. In 1988, Jackson did his first Western advertisement commercial in the the then USSR.
5. He was gifted 5000 pound elephant.
6. He was awarded with 23 Guinness World Records, 40 Billboard Awards, 13 Grammys, and 26 American Music Awards.
7. Jackson’s skin changed because of Skin disease called ‘Vitiligo’.
8. Michael Jackson was the first black artist to air on MTV with his music video for Billie Jean.
9. He invented gravity defying shoes.
10. He loved Mexican, and Japanese Sushi.
11. His favourite character was ‘Pinocchio’.
12. He once tried to buy ‘Marvel Comics’.
13. Jackson once had a pet chimpanzee called Bubbles.
14. On the day he passed away (June 25th, 2009) Wikipedia, Twitter and AOL all simultaneously crashed at 3:15PM.
15. An island in the Caribbean once created Michael Jackson stamps.
16. His father, Joseph Jackson, was a boxer, steelworker, and a guitarist but to provide for his family, he worked as a crane operator.
17. In 1983, with around 47 million viewers, Motown was a huge success where Jackson performed “Billie Jean” and showed his famous dance move called “The Moonwalk.”
18. Jackson’s animals have disappeared. Just after his death his animals were sent to other jails, or other owners.
19. For the filming of the song “Beat It”, Michael Jackson casted 80 members of two Los Angeles rival street gangs “Crips” and “Bloods” to foster peace between them and add authenticity.
20. MJ was a big fan of “The Three Stooges,” an American vaudeville and comedy act.
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