Michael Joseph Jackson (eng. Michael Joseph Jackson; born August 29, 1958 in Los Angeles, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur. The most successful ispolnitelej the history of pop music, known as the "King of pop", winner of 15 Grammy awards and hundreds of other awards. 25 times is listed in the Guinness Book of records. The number of sold records worldwide Jackson (albums, singles, collections, etc.) is 1 billion copies. In 2009, officially recognized by the American Legend and Icon of Music. Michael Jackson made a significant contribution to the development of popular music, video, dance and fashion. Michael Jackson died June 25, 2009