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Birth name - Michael Joseph Jackson
Born - August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana, United States
Died - June 25, 2009 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California,United States
Genres - R&B, pop, rock, soul, dance
Occupations - Singer, songwriter, Musician, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actor, businessman
Instruments - Vocals, piano, guitar, beat-box
Years active - 1964–2009
Labels - Motown, Epic

Michael Jackson had 3 sisters and 6 brothers, accept 1 of his brothers died at birth. Michael began his musical career at the age of 5 as the lead singer of the Jackson 5 who formed in 1964. The founding group members of were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. They formed the group after performing in an early incarnation called The Jackson Brothers, which originally consisted of a trio of the three older brothers. The Jackson 5 stayed with Motown until 1976, wanting more artistic freedom they felt they had to move on and signed up with Epic. The group name Jackson 5 had to be changed as it was owned by Motown, so they reverted to The Jacksons as they had be known in the early days. Michael's brother Jermaine married Berry Gordy's daughter and stayed with Motown. The youngest brother Randy joined in his place. The Jacksons had a number of hit records and in total made 6 albums between the years of 1976 and 1984.