Jum'at, 26 Juni 2009 16:36
Di tengah-tengah kegembiraan penggemar menantikan comeback-nya, Michael Jackson malah mengubahnya jadi derai air mata. Raja pop yang dipuja karena bakatnya dan dipenuhi masalah dalam kehidupan pribadinya ini meninggal dengan cara mengejutkan. Jackson ditemukan pingsan di manson-nya dan meninggal dalam perawatan di UCLA Medical Center, yang tak jauh dari rumahnya di Holmby Hills, LA.
Awal Karir
Anak ketujuh dari sembilan bersaudara, putra pasangan Joseph dan Katherine Jackson ini terlahir dengan nama Michael Joseph Jackson. Pria berbakat ini lahir di Gary, Indiana, pada 29 Agustus 1958.
Jackson ketujuh ini memulai karirnya bersama kakak-kakaknya lewat grup musik Jackson Five. Debut profesionalnya ini dimulai saat usianya masih 11 tahun. Grup ini berhasil mendongkrak tangga lagu dengan empat single pertama mereka, di antaranya I Want You Back dan ABC. Sebagai soloist, Jackson juga merekam album untuk Motown Records sebelum pindah label rekaman bersama kakak-kakaknya. Jackson Five tetap bersatu di bawah label Epic Records dan melanjutkan rekaman hingga tahun 1984.
Bersama produser Quincy Jones, Jacko bekerja bareng untuk membuat film musikal di tahun 1978, THE WIZ. Jackson meluncurkan album solonya OFF THE WALL, di mana Jones berperan sebagai co-produser, dengan hits seperti Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough dan Rock With You. Album solo keduanya, THRILLER yang diluncurkan tahun 1982 jadi awal kebesaran Jacko. Album ini dinobatkan sebagai album best-selling terbesar sepanjang waktu.
Moonwalk
Dengan video musik Thriller, nama Jackson melambung tinggi. Lagu hits ini menduduki tangga lagu selama 37 minggu. Thriller juga dinominasikan untuk 12 kategori di piala Grammy dan berhasil memenangkan delapan piala.
Pada bulan Maret 1983, penyanyi ini tampil live membawakan lagunya Billie Jean di acara special, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever TV. Di acara inilah untuk pertama kalinya dia menampilkan gerakan tari khas-nya, yang dikenal dengan nama moonwalk (berjalan di permukaan bulan).
Tahun depannya, Jackson mengalami luka bakar parah saat sedang syuting iklan Pepsi-Cola di Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. Kejadian itu berawal saat kembang api mengenai rambutnya dan terbakar. Penyanyi ini mendapat ganti rugi dan menyumbangkan ke Michael Jackson Burn Center dengan uang ganti rugi senilai US$1,5 juta. Pusat perawatan ini dibangun dengan teknologi lengkap untuk membantu orang-orang yang menderita luka bakar.
Si Anak Dengan Masa Lalu Kelam
Di tahun 1984, Jackson melakukan tur terakhirnya dengan The Jacksons untuk promosi album VICTORY. Lagu hit dari album ini adalah duet Michael dan Mick Jagger lewat lagu State of Shock. Tahun berikutnya, dia ikut menulis dan menyanyikan lagu untuk Afrika bersama penyanyi lain di lagu We Are The World.
Tahun 1987 bersamaan dengan peluncuran albumnya, BAD, di mana dia mulai mempertontonkan bukti kesuksesannya. Jackson mulai membangun rumah mewah bak mini Disneyland dan diberinya nama Neverland. Tempat tinggal mewah ini jadi obat bagi masa kecil, yang diklaimnya tidak pernah dijalani seperti layaknya anak-anak.
Jackson akhirnya buka mulut soal dirinya dan juga masa kecilnya yang kurang bahagia dalam wawancara di acara TV Oprah Winfrey Show di tahun 1993. Menjawab soal gosip tentang prosedur pemutihan kulit, dalam wawancara ini Jackson mengaku kalau dia menderita kelainan yang disebut vitiligo (kehilangan warna dalam kulit). DIa juga mengaku mendapat siksaan fisik dari ayahnya semasa anak-anak. Dia menceritakan pada Oprah tentang ayahnya yang duduk di kursi sambil membawa sabuk saat dia dan saudara-saudaranya berlatih bernyanyi. Sang ayah mengganjar dengan lecutan sabuk kalau mereka tidak melakukan sesuai dengan yang diharapakannya.
Dirundung Kasus
Tak lama setelah itu, Michael dituduh melakukan pelecehan pada seorang anak berusia 13 tahun yang menginap di Neverland. Namun polisi tidak menemukan bukti-bukti yang mendukung tuduhan ini saat mereka memeriksa Neverland. Kasus ini tak terpecahkan. Selama tidak ada tuduhan lain serupa, Jackson dinyatakan tidak bersalah.
Pada Agustus 1994, Jackson menikahi putri legendaris Rock N' Roll, Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley. Pernikahan mereka hanya mampu bertahan seumur jagung, tahun 1996 mereka bercerai. Jackson menikahi Debbie Rowe, seorang perawat di tempat dokter yang menangani masalah kulitnya. Dari pernikahan ini dia mendapatkan dua anak dengan cara inseminasi buatan. Anak pertamanya Prince Michael Jackson lahir pada 1997 dan anak perempuannya, Paris Michael Jackson lahir tahun 1998. Jackson dan Rowe bercerai di tahun 1999. Raja Pop ini juga memiliki anak ketiga dengan cara inseminasi buatan dari wanita yang namanya dirahasiakan, anak lelaki ini diberi nama Prince Michael Jackson II, yang dipanggil dengan nama Blanket.
Jackson sudah tidak terlalu berminat lagi pada kehidupan profesional. Pendapatannya dari penjualan album di tahun 1995 HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I campur aduk, walau ada dua single hits di album, ini You Are Not Alone dan Scream, duet bareng adiknya Jannet Jackson. Dan albumnya INVICIBLE diluncurkan di tahun 2001, dengan menunjukkan dia sebagai musisi eksentrik dan sekaligus serius.
Selamat Tinggal Neverland
Jackson merusak reputasinya sendiri saat dia bermain-main dengan putranya Blanket di balkon hotel di Berlin. Jacko mengayun-ayunkan anaknya di balkon supaya para penggemar di bawahnya bisa melihatnya.
Masalah yang sebenarnya muncul di tahun 2003, dengan dokumenter TV Living with Michael Jackson, di mana penyanyi ini mengungkapkan pada jurnalis Inggris, Martin Bashir kalau dia berbagi tempat tidur dengan anak-anak. Di tahun 2004, Jackson ditahan dengan beberapa tuduhan, yang di antaranya adalah memberikan alkohol pada anak-anak, melakukan pelecehan dan percobaan penculikan. Media berlomba-lomba memberitakan proses persidangan. Suatu hari Jackcon datang terlambat dalam persidangan dan muncul dengan mengenakan piyama. Namun pada akhirnya 14 Juni 2005 diputuskan kalau penyanyi ini bersih dari semua tuduhan.
Karena merasa Neverland terkontaminasi dengan digeledah polisi saat kasus pelecehan itu, Jackson memutuskan membawa anak-anaknya hijrah ke Bahrain. Beredar kabar dia mempersiapkan pembuatan album barunya di negara Timur Tengah itu.
Awal tahun ini dia mengumumkan akan tampil dalam serangkaian konser di Inggris. Jackson mengatakan ini akan jadi penampilan terakhirnya - dan ternyata sebelum penampilan itu sendiri dia telah mengucapkan selamat tinggal pada penggemarnya untuk selama-lamanya.
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Friday, June 26, 2009 16:36
Amidst the excitement of fans waiting for his comeback, Michael Jackson even turned it into tears. King of pop is adored because of his talent and full of problems in his personal life is dying in a way surprising. Jackson was found unconscious in his Manson and died in care at UCLA Medical Center, not far from his home in Holmby Hills, LA.
Early Career
The Seventh child of nine siblings, the couple's son Joseph and Katherine Jackson was born with the name Michael Joseph Jackson. This talented man was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958.
Jackson started his career with seven older brothers through music group the Jackson Five. He started his professional debut at age of 11 years. This group managed to push up the charts with their first four singles, including ‘I Want You Back’ and ‘ABC’. As a soloist, Jackson also recorded albums for Motown Records before moving record label with her brothers. Jackson Five remain united under the label Epic Records and continued recording until 1984.
Together with producer Quincy Jones, Jackson worked together to make a movie musical in 1978, THE WIZ. Jackson launched his solo album OFF THE WALL, where Jones served as co-producer, with hits like Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough and Rock With You. Second solo album, Thriller, which was launched in 1982 so the early greatness of Jackson. The album was crowned as the best-selling album, the greatest of all time.
Moonwalk
With the music video Thriller, Jackson's name soared. This song hits the charts occupied for 37 weeks. Thriller also been nominated for 12 categories of trophies won eight Grammys and trophy.
In March 1983, the singer is performing live his song Billie Jean brought on the show special, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television. At this event for the first time he displays his typical dance movements, known as the Moonwalk (walk on the lunar surface.)
Next year, Jackson suffered severe burns when she was filming the ad with Pepsi-Cola at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The incident began when the pyrotechnics of his hair and burned. The singer's compensation and donate to the Michael Jackson Burn Center with a cash compensation of U.S. $ 1.5 million. The center was built with a complete technology to help people who suffered burns.
The Boy With a Dark Past
In 1984, Jackson last toured with The Jacksons to promote the album VICTORY. The hit song of this album is a duet of Michael and Mick Jagger through the song "State of Shock. The following year, he co-authored and sang songs to Africa with another singer in the song We Are The World.
Year 1987 in conjunction with the launch of his album, BAD, where he began to show evidence of success. Jackson started building mini mansions like Disneyland and gave the name of Neverland. This luxury residence to be a cure for childhood, which claims to have never lived like children.
Jackson finally opened his mouth about himself and also the less happy childhood in an interview on TV show Oprah Winfrey Show in 1993. Answering questions gossip about skin whitening procedures, in this interview Jackson admitted that he was suffering from a disorder called vitiligo (loss of color in the skin). He also claimed to have during her father's physical abuse of children. She told Oprah about her father who was sitting in a chair with a belt when he and his brothers to practice singing. The father reward with belt lash if they do not perform in accordance with the diharapakannya.
Afflicted Case
Not long after, Michael accused of abuse on a child aged 13 years who stay at Neverland. But police found no evidence to support this allegation when they check Neverland. The case is unsolved. As long as there is no other similar charges, Jackson was found not guilty.
In August 1994, Jackson married the daughter of legendary Rock N 'Roll, Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley. Their marriage was only able to survive the rest of the corn, they divorced in 1996. Jackson married Debbie Rowe, a nurse at the doctors who deal with problem skin. From this marriage he got two children by artificial insemination. Prince Michael Jackson's first child was born in 1997 and her daughter, Paris Michael Jackson was born in 1998. Jackson and Rowe divorced in 1999. King of Pop also has a third child by artificial insemination of a woman whose name is withheld, the boy is named Prince Michael Jackson II, who was called Blanket.
Jackson was not so interested anymore in professional life. Its revenue from album sales in 1995 HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I mixed, although there are two single hits on the album, You Are Not Alone this and Scream, a duet with my sister Jannet Jackson. And his album INVICIBLE launched in 2001, by showing him as eccentric and at once serious musician.
Goodbye Neverland
Jackson damaging his own reputation when he was playing with his son Blanket on the hotel balcony in Berlin. Jacko dangling his son on the balcony so the fans could see it underneath.
The real problem came in 2003, with the TV documentary Living with Michael Jackson, in which the singer tells the British journalist Martin Bashir that he shared a bed with children. In 2004, Jackson was arrested with several charges, which include giving alcohol to children, abuse and kidnapping trial. Competing media reported the trial process. One day Jackcon came late in the trial and came up with wearing pajamas. But in the end June 14, 2005 it was decided that the singer was clean of all charges.
Feeling Neverland contaminated by the time police searched the abuse case, Jackson decided to take her children moved to Bahrain. Rumors he prepares his new album-making in the Middle East countries.
Earlier this year he announced will appear in a series of concerts in England. Jackson said this would be his last appearance - and apparently before the appearance itself he had to say goodbye to his fans forever.
