singer estadounidence of rhythm and bluesMichael Joseph Jackson1 (Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958 - Los Angeles, California, 25 June 2009 ) known simply as Michael Jackson, was a singer, songwriter and dancer American pop music and its variants. Known as the 'King of Pop', did about 80 records for various reasons [citation needed] and was included in the Guinness Book of records on numerous occasions, including: being the most awarded musical artist in history, with hundreds of awards, including 15 Grammy Awards; the youngest vocalist in leading the list of singles in the United States, with 11 years of age; the first vocalist to enter in the list directly singles at number 1, with ' You are not alone "; largest number of weeks at number 1 on the list of 40 albums; not including band sound ) in the United States, with Thriller, for 37 weeks; most successful music video, Michael Jackson ' s Thriller, with around 1 million units sold; first animator to win more than $ 100 million in a year; highest paid Entertainer of all times ( 125 million dollars in the Forbes list of 41 1989; and most successful Entertainer of all time.