Known as the "King of Pop," Michael Joseph Jackson was a best-selling American singer, songwriter and dancer. As a child, Jackson became the lead singer of his family's popular Motown group.
Some of Michael Jackson's most famous songs. The King of Pop's hits included Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller and his 1982 album was the best-selling album of all time.Singer-songwriter Michael Jackson's award-winning career as the King of Pop transformed the face of pop music and popular culture.
Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on 25 june, 2009.