Indiana born Michael Jackson began performing with his four
brothers in the pop group the Jackson 5 when he was a child.

The group scored its first No. 1 single in 1969, with “I Want
You Back.”

By age 11, Jackson was appearing on TV, and by age 14 he
had released his first solo album.

A Jackson 5 TV cartoon series appeared in the early ’70s, and
in 1976 the Jackson family, including sister Janet Jackson,
launched a TV variety show called The Jacksons that ran for
one season.

Throughout the 70s, media attention focused on Michael, who
piped vocals in his high voice for “ABC,” “I’ll Be There,” and
many other Top 20 hits.

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles,
California, just weeks before a planned concert tour billed
as his “comeback.” He was 50 years old.