This June 25 will mark the completion of two years since Michael Joseph Jackson, better known as the King of Pop, left the world.
Recognized globally as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records, Jackson's contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure for over four decades. He debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, and began his solo career in 1971.
Michael Jackson died at age 50, due to a cardiac arrest. To understand all that Jackson had and lost requires wiping away three decades of plastic surgeries that deformed him, erratic behavior that made his name synonymous with the warping powers of fame, and a 2005 trial for sexually abusing a child that, even though he was not found guilty of, brought his reputation down in the last years of his life.
Jackson throughout his career transformed the art of the music video and paved the way for modern pop music.
Throughout his career he received numerous honors and awards, including the World Music Awards' Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium, the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award and the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award.
His awards also include many Guinness World Records (eight in 2006 alone),13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards, which is certainly more than any artist, 13 number one singles in the US in his solo career and estimated sales of up to 750 million records worldwide, making him the world's best selling male solo pop artist.
Here are a few pictures, remembering the legendary man on the upcoming 2nd death anniversary.
Pop star Michael Jackson (C) dances with a troupe at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York in this September 7, 1995 file photo. Michael Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009 after rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London. Picture taken September 7, 1995.
Pop star Michael Jackson performs during his second concert in Israel in this September 21, 1993 file photo. Michael Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009 after rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London. Picture taken September 21, 1993.
Pop star Michael Jackson testifies during a trial in which he was accused of cancelling concert appearances, in Santa Maria Superior Court in this November 13, 2002 file photo. Michael Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009 after rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London. Picture taken November 13, 2002.
Michael Jackson and a back-up singer perform through smoke during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena on January 31, 1993 file photo Michael Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009 after rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London. Picture taken January 31, 1993.
Singer Michael Jackson (R) poses with his close friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor, after she presented Jackson with the International Music award backstage during American Music Award ceremonies in Los Angeles in this January 26, 1993 file photo. Michael Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009 after rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London. Picture taken January 26, 1993.
Pop star Michael Jackson performs a song dressed like a U.S. 'cop' during a concert in Sao Paulo in this October 15, 1993 file photo. Michael Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009 after rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London. Picture taken October 15, 1993.
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