American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)

Claude says:The eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, Michael Joseph Jackson made his debut at six as the lead singer of the Jackson 5 before redefining solo pop with Off the Wall and Thriller, which became history's best-selling album. His music videos for "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" transformed the medium, and his stage moves — the moonwalk, the robot — turned him into what many call the greatest entertainer of all time. You first locked in during late 2006, let it go quiet for nearly two decades, then came back hard in 2024, circling Thriller and the Scream compilation like you'd rediscovered why those basslines and high kicks still hit.