Icons of Music

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Write down this title on your paper Childhood

• He was the eighth of ten children in the . • The boys formed a group called ‘’ with as the youngest and lead singer. • Their father, Joe, was the band manager. • Joe admitted that he regularly whipped Michael and Michael said his father told him he had a "fat nose,“ and regularly physically and emotionally abused him during rehearsals. • The Jackson 5 repeatedly topped the charts with their songs. • Michael developed from a child performer into a teen idol. • He emerged as a solo performer in the early 1970s but maintained ties to the Jackson 5. Complete and copy out the sentences using the words below. Childhood Listen 1. was the eighth out of _____ children. 2. He was the ______of the Jackson 5 and also the lead ______. 3. Michael was ______and ______abused by his father during rehearsals. 4. The Jackson 5 became very famous and topped the ______many times with their songs. 5. Michael became a teen ______and turned to a ______career in the 1970s. charts youngest 10 idol physically singer solo emotionally

Solo fame

• Jackson's album, , was released in late 1982 and broke boundaries in the music and video industries. • It became the best-selling album of all time worldwide, selling an estimated 66 million copies. • Jackson donated much of his money to charity, including payments from Pepsi, when he represented them in their advertising campaigns and ticket sales from concerts. • Michael Jackson won hundreds of awards for his music throughout the 1980s and became known as the "King of Pop“. • He invented the ‘’ and had a new and individual style of dancing. • Some of his most famous songs include; Billy Jean, and . • In 1988, Jackson bought 2,700 acres of land in , to build his at a cost of $17 million. He installed a fun fair rides, a movie theatre and a zoo.

Complete and copy out the sentences using the words below. Listen Solo Fame 1. ______became the best-selling album of all time ______in 1982. 2. Michael Jackson represented ______in an advertising campaign but gave his earnings to ______. 3. He was known as the King of _____. 4. Michael Jackson is famous for his ______moves, including the ______. 5. In 1988 he built his ______ranch. The ranch had its own fun fair rides, ______and ______theatre. 6. His famous hits include: Billy ______, Man in the ______and Bad.

Pop Worldwide dance Neverland Thriller Pepsi

Movie Jean Charity Zoo Mirror Moonwalk

• It is well-known that Michael Jackson had many operations on his face and Plastic Surgery skin in the 1980s and 90s. • His addiction to changing the way he looked could have come from his Father’s teasing of him as a child. • Some of the operations he had include: • Nose pinching • Chin cleft • Cheek-bone enhancement • Lips • Hair implant • Permanent makeup • Skin bleaching There are also rumours that he slept in an oxygen chamber to keep young.

Complete and copy out the sentences using the words below. Listen Plastic Surgery

1. Michael Jackson underwent many forms of ______throughout the 1980s and 1990s. 2. His issues with his ______could have stemmed from being teased about his ‘fat ______’ by his father as a child. 3. Michael Jackson changed beyond recognition over the years and it is believed that he even ______his skin. 4. He had his nose pinched several times, a cleft _____ built, _____ - bone enhancement, lip surgery, ______implants and permanent ______. Hair nose surgery chin appearance bleached make-up cheek

Michael Jackson went through a series of bad press Controversy and accusations. • In 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse by a 13-year-old boy. The case was settled out of court and Michael Jackson was not charged. • He married ’s daughter in 1994 but divorced the next year. • In 1996 Jackson married , a dermatology nurse, who was six months pregnant with his first child. • His son Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (commonly known as Prince) was born on February 13, 1997. More controversy followed Michael when he wanted to show his new-born child to the press and fans. • Jackson and Debbie Rowe divorced in 1999. • In 2003 he was charged but acquitted again with inappropriate behaviour towards children at his Neverland ranch. • In 2008 Michael Jackson was in so much debt that the Neverland ranch was sold.

Complete and copy out the sentences using the words below.

Controversy Listen

1. In 1993, he was ______of child sexual abuse by a 13-year-old boy. The case was settled out of ______and Michael Jackson was not ______. 2. He married Elvis Presley’s daughter in 1994 but ______the next year. 3. In 1996 Jackson married Debbie Rowe, a dermatology ______, who was six months pregnant with his first ______. 4. Michael’s ______was born in 1997. The fans and ______were dismayed when he dangerously dangled the baby over the ______of his hotel so that they could see him. 5. Jackson and Debbie Rowe divorced in ______. 6. In ______he was charged again with inappropriate behaviour towards children but found not ______. 7. In 2008 Neverland ranch was ______due to Michael’s ______. Sold 1999 divorced charged debts balcony child press 2003 accused nurse son court guilty The

• After bad press and becoming hugely in debt, Michael decided to do a ‘come-back’ tour in 2009. • He was rehearsing hard but also taking a lot of prescription pain-killers to get him through the performances. • He suffered a heart attack, brought on by an overdose of drugs, and died on 25th June 2009 – aged 51. • His personal doctor, who had prescribed the drugs, was put on trial and charged with manslaughter. • He was imprisoned for 4 years. Complete and copy out the sentences using the words below.

The Death of Michael Jackson Listen 1. Michael Jackson became increasingly in ______due to a lot of bad press. 2. He decided to do a ‘come-back’ ______in 2009 to regain popularity. 3. He was ______hard but also taking a lot of ______pain-killers to get him through the performances. 4. He suffered a heart attack, brought on by an ______of drugs, and died on 25th June 2009 – aged 51. 5. His personal ______, who had prescribed the drugs, was put on trial and charged with ______and ______for 4 years.

Doctor overdose debt manslaughter rehearsing tour prescription imprissoned