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1、美国名人歌手、词曲创作人、舞蹈家、表演家、迈克尔杰克逊MichaelJackson,1958-2009:HeAmazedtheWorldWithHisMusicandDancingplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:10repeat(MUSIC)mFaith1.apidus.AndmBobDoughtywithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellaboutoneofthemostfamousperformersintheworld,MichaelJackson.KnownastheKingofPop,Jackson

2、soldmorethansevenhundredfiftymillionalbumsoverhiscareer.MichaelJacksonredefinedpopularculturewithhisenergeticmusic,dancemovesandrevolutionarymusicvideos.ButJacksonshugesuccessasaperformerwasnotalwayseasy.Hewasacomplexindividualwithanoftentroubledprivatelife.(MusiC-uBiIIieJean)Thatwasasongthathardlyn

3、eedsanintroduction.BillieJean*firstcameoutonthenineteeneighty-twohitalbumThriller.TheGuinnessWorldRecordsliststhatrecordasthebest-sellingalbumofalltime.OtherfamoussongsonthealbumincludeThriIIeruznBeatItandWannaBeStartinSomethin.ThealbumThrillerwasasmuchaboutmovesasitwasaboutmusic.MichaelJacksonbroug

4、htattentiontohisbodysmovementsbywearingashinywhiteglove,shortenedblackpantsandwhitesocks.Hecreateddancemovementsthatwereelectrifying.Hecouldbeashardasarobot,orassmoothasliquid.WhiledoinghisfamousMoonwalkstep,heseemedtobewalkingbackwardsonair.(MSIC-IWantYouBack)MichaelJacksonwasborninGary,Indianainni

5、neteenfifty-eight.Hewastheseventhofninechildren.HewasfiveyearsoldwhenhebegansingingwithhisbrothersinagroupcalledtheJackson5.Innineteensixty-eightthegroupsignedarecordingdealfromMotownRecords.Michaelwaselevenyearsoldwhentheyreleasedtheirfirstalbumayearlater.TheJackson5becameanimmediatesuccess.Theirmu

6、sicsetrecords.TheirfirstfoursongswereIWantYouBack,“ABC”，The1.oveYouSaveandIllBeThere.Theyallreachedthenumberonepositioninpopmusicrecordsalesinnineteenseventy.Michaelwasthestarofthegroup.Hewastheleadsingeranddancedwithgreatenergy.Hisextraordinaryskillandpresenceonstagewasremarkable,especiallyforsomeo

7、nesoyoung.ThegroupmadeyouthfulandfunmusicthatwasverypopularwithbothAfrican-Americansandwhitelisteners.Inthenineteenseventies,thegroupchangedrecordcompaniesandshortenedtheirnametotheJacksons.Theycontinuedtoperformtogether,althoughMichaelJacksonstartedtorecordmusiconhisownaswell.Hisfirstalbumperformin

8、galonewasOfftheWall,releasedinnineteenseventy-nine.(MUSIC-DontStopTiIYouGetEnough)Threeyearslater;JacksonreleasedThriller.Thealbumwasnotjustthebestsellingalbumofalltime.ItalsowoneightGrammyAwardsandsevenAmericanMusicAwards.Andithelpedestablishthepopularityofanewformofentertainment,musicvideos.Thevid

9、eoforthesongThrillerwasimportantinthehistoryofthemusicindustry.MichaelJacksonunderstoodthepowerofthesevideosinbringingattentiontohismusicandtohisimage.Heworkedhardtomakeexcitingvideoswithcomplexstoriesanddances.Innineteeneighty-five,MichaelJacksonhelpedwritethesongWeAretheWorld.1Herecordeditwithmany

10、otherfamousperformers.TheaimoftherecordwastoraisemoneyforstarvingpeopleinAfrica.Theprojectraisedmillionsofdollarswiththisbestsellingsong.MichaelJacksonsnextalbum/Bad,producedfivenumberonehits,includingTheWayYouMakeMeFeel.(MUSIC-TheWayYouMakeMeFeel)MichaelJacksonwasahugesuccess,buthewasalsoaverytroub

11、ledman.Hisbehaviorandappearancebecameincreasinglystrange.Hehadmanyoperationstochangehisface.Heactedandspokeinachildlikeway.JacksonboughtahugepropertyinCaliforniawhichhecalledNeverlandafterthechildrensstoryofPeterPan.Hehadamusementparkrides,azooandalargemovietheaterbuiltforhishome.MichaelJacksonalsow

12、entintomajordebt.Andhesufferedfrominjuriesandillnessthatreportedlyledhimtotakemanykindsofpain-killingmedicines.Innineteenninety-three,athirteen-year-oldboyaccusedhimofsexualabuse.ThechildmolestationcasewassettledoutofcourtwithJacksonreportedlypayingtheboymillionsofdollars.Buttenyearslater,asimilarac

13、cusationbyanotherboyledtoacriminaltrialwhichbeganintwothousandfive.AjuryclearedJacksonofallcharges.Hecalledthetrialthehardestthinghehadeverdoneinhislife.Duringthistime,MichaelJacksonkeptrecordingandperformingmusic.HislateralbumsincludeDangerous,HistoryandInvincible.(MUSIC-nBIackandWhite)MichaelJacks

14、onwasbrieflymarriedto1.isaMariePresley,thedaughterofmusicianElvisPresley.HelatermarriedanursenamedDeborahRowe.Theyhadtwochildren,MichaelJosephJacksonandParisMichaelKatherineJackson.Thecoupledivorcedinnineteenninety-nine.MisterJacksonlaterhadathirdchild,PrinceMichaelJackson.A代erhistwothousandfivetria

15、l,thesingerspentmuchofhistimeinEuropeandtheMiddleEast.HereturnedtotheUnitedStateswiththeaimofplanningwhatwastobeavictoriouscomeback.MichaelJacksondiedonJunetwenty-fifth,twothousandnineofheartfailure.Hewasjustdaysawayfromlaunchingaseriesoffiftyconcertsin1.ondon.Fansaroundtheworldmournedhisdeath.PrisonersinajailinthePhilippinesdancedforhim.FansinPariszFranceattendedaserviceatthecitysancientreligiouscenterinhishonor.Famousperformersaroundtheworldtoldabouttheinfluencehehadontheirwork.MichaelJacksonleftahugemarkonpopularculture.Hismemorywillliveoninhisunforgettablemusic.(MUSIC-ManintheMirror)