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Michael  Jackson

 The world’s most famous pop-singer, dancer, songwriter Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Indiana, to an African-American working-class family. Michael was  the eighth child in the Jacksons’ family.

  At first, Michael played in his family group called “ Jackson 5 “  but soon everyone realized that Michael was the most talented in the family.  He soon became very popular. People gave him name “The King of Pop”. He had millions of fans. Of course, most of his fans were young girls. They screamed and shouted at his concerts.

 Michael got many musical awards.  He also sold about 750 million records. His best-selling album is “Thriller”. This album made him very popular all over the world. Unfortunately, he died on June 25, 2009. But we all agree that his songs will never die.

 We already know that Madam Tussaud’s Museum in London has got wax models of famous people.  One of them is Michael Jackson’s figure .