Singer Michael Jackson dies at 50

[NucleusKore]

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8119993.stm

Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50.

Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time on Thursday after he stopped breathing.

He was pronounced dead two hours later at the UCLA medical centre. A spokesman for the centre said the star died of a suspected heart attack.

Speaking on behalf of Jackson's family, his brother, Jermaine, said doctors had tried to resuscitate the star for more than an hour without success.

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[120i]

Very shocking !! The King of Pop's reign is ended.

But his music will be his legacy!

[amitabhishek]

RIP MJ; we will miss you!

[Aspire]

Originally Posted by Yahoo News!

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.
Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.
His 1982 album "Thriller" — which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" — is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.
At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.
As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.
"No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."
The public first knew him as a boy in the late 1960s, when he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the singing group he formed with his four older brothers out of Gary, Ind. Among their No. 1 hits were "I Want You Back," "ABC" and "I'll Be There."
He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his backward-gliding moonwalk, his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched singing, punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks, as was his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.
"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words," said Quincy Jones, who produced "Thriller." "He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."
Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie, and Jackson's death immediately evoked comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.
As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He often wore a germ mask while traveling, kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions, and surrounded himself with children at his Neverland ranch, a storybook playland filled with toys, rides and animals. The tabloids dubbed him "Wacko Jacko."
"It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It's as if he was trying to defy gravity," said Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a "disciple of P.T. Barnum" and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was "much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew."
Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.
In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.
The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.
Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary. He was 4 years old when he began singing with his brothers — Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito — in the Jackson 5. After his early success with bubblegum soul, he struck out on his own, generating innovative, explosive, unstoppable music.
The album "Thriller" alone mixed the dark, serpentine bass and drums and synthesizer approach of "Billie Jean," the grinding Eddie Van Halen solo on "Beat It," and the hiccups and falsettos on "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."
The peak may have come in 1983, when Motown celebrated its 25th anniversary with an all-star televised concert and Jackson moonwalked off with the show, joining his brothers for a medley of old hits and then leaving them behind with a pointing, crouching, high-kicking, splay-footed, crotch-grabbing run through "Billie Jean."
The audience stood and roared. Jackson raised his fist.
By then he had cemented his place in pop culture. He got the plum Scarecrow role in the 1978 movie musical "The Wiz," a pop-R&B version of "The Wizard of Oz," that starred Diana Ross as Dorothy.
During production of a 1984 Pepsi commercial, Jackson's scalp sustains burns when an explosion sets his hair on fire.
He had strong follow-up albums with 1987's "Bad" and 1991's "Dangerous," but his career began to collapse in 1993 after he was accused of molesting a boy who often stayed at his home. The singer denied any wrongdoing, reached a settlement with the boy's family, reported to be $20 million, and criminal charges were never filed.
Jackson's expressed anger over the allegations on the 1995 album "HIStory," which sold more than 2.4 million copies, but by then, the popularity of Jackson's music was clearly waning, even as public fascination with his increasingly erratic behavior was growing.
Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, and they divorced in 1996. Later that year, Jackson married Deborah Rowe, a former nurse for his dermatologist. They had two children together: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Rowe filed for divorce in 1999.
Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems.
Billboard magazine editorial director Bill Werde said Jackson's star power was unmatched. "The world just lost the biggest pop star in history, no matter how you cut it," Werde said. "He's literally the king of pop."
Jackson's 13 No. 1 one hits on the Billboard charts put him behind only Presley, the Beatles and Mariah Carey, Werde said.
"He was on the eve of potentially redeeming his career a little bit," he said. "People might have started to think of him again in a different light."

BB Michael Jackson
May you rest in Peace!

[cyborg47]

love u micleal...rest in peace...

[appserver]

RIP King of Pop!

Thriller, Bad, Dangerous - Whoa! You are a legend!

[nix]

its hard to believe. I was woken up and told this news this morn.. I was like "you must be joking...". Millions of people grew up listening to his songs. He still had a long way to go. RIP

[ancientrites]

rip king of pops

[appserver]

Originally Posted by nix

its hard to believe. I was woken up and told this news this morn.. I was like "you must be joking...". Millions of people grew up listening to his songs. He still had a long way to go. RIP

I read in a blog last year that he is suffering from some serious lung problem and
counting his days.

[Rahim]

Sad

[ratedrsuperstar]

R.I.P

[Liverpool_fan]

Considering that he molested a 13 year old boy, no tears would be shed from my side on his death.

RIP anyway.

[Krazzy Warrior]

Saddddy pop RIP

[Aspire]

BTW was he guy or gal at time of death?

[abhijit_reddevil]

It is indeed a very sad news. His albums like Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, etc are all time greats. I think noone can do the moonwalk and his dance moves as good as him. May his soul rest in peace.

[confused]

^^no one knows......neither do we know if he was black or white...

[phreak0ut]

TRULY SHOCKING!! I really can't believe it. Rest In Peace, my dear singer :'(

[VenkiP4]

May his soul rest in Peace

[Kl@w-24]

R.I.P.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by digitized

It is indeed a very sad news. His albums like Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, etc are all time greats. I think noone can do the moonwalk and his dance moves as good as him. May his soul rest in peace.

Very true. He was one of my favorite pop artists. Regardless of the controversies he was caught up in, one can't deny that his legendary reign. May his soul rest in peace.

[krates]

http://www.latemichaeljackson.com/ << dedicated site of his death....

He was a great dancer as well as singer..

[din]

RIP Michael Jackson

[Davidboon]

RIP Michael

[red_devil]

RIP++

btw, on twitter there were comments about how good it could have been if it was Paris instead of MJ

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by red_devil

RIP++

btw, on twitter there were comments about how good it could have been if it was Paris instead of MJ

What? Christiano Ronaldo at Twitter.. .

[ionicsachin]

Ohh my God, woke up this morning with a shock. He is unarguably the King of Pop. He has given a lot to music. His each song is beautiful. Its a big blow to music of all genre. He will always be alive in our hearts.

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

Considering that he molested a 13 year old boy, no tears would be shed from my side on his death.

RIP anyway.

That might be the problem why he faced an cardiac arrest. People like you around the world dont believe he is innocent. He has been proven innocent. Wiki it for the whole case details. Dont show ur half-minded concerns if u cant show them fully, u might play with fan's emotions, just like how i got angry with ur "Considering". Use ur freedom to speech somewhr else. Dont speak false if u dont have interest to know the truth.
Sorry

[ionicsachin]

Originally Posted by Aspire

BTW was he guy or gal at time of death?

BTW wat are you? A girl or a guy? Just shut the fcuk up if you cant identify that. Why r you people posting here if you didnt like him?

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by ionicsachin

That might be the problem why he faced an cardiac arrest. People like you around the world dont believe he is innocent. He has been proven innocent. Wiki it for the whole case details.

Oooh!!! I did upset a fan did I? Proven innocent? Bollocks. Ever seen a rich man get the punishment ever? Hardly.
He molested the kid, and thats the truth. It was his money and blind fans that led to his aquittal.

Dont show ur half-minded concerns if u cant show them fully, u might play with fan's emotions, just like how i got angry with ur "Considering". Use ur freedom to speech somewhr else. Dont speak false if u dont have interest to know the truth.
Sorry

False eh? Yeah close your eyes and worship your idol. And peek random insults at people who disagree with you ..
And I had no intention of playing with fan emotions.

[chesss]

mai ka laal jai kishan

[ionicsachin]

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

Oooh!!! I did upset a fan did I? Proven innocent? Bollocks. Ever seen a rich man get the punishment ever? Hardly.
He molested the kid, and thats the truth. It was his money and blind fans that led to his aquittal.


False eh? Yeah close your eyes and worship your idol. And peek random insults at people who disagree with you ..
And I had no intention of playing with fan emotions.

I dont care if i m banned, but **** YOU!!. He has 3 kids of his own. He never molested any kid. He was accused of molestation. "It was his money" for which he was accused of. He is proven innocent, and everybody knows he is innocent. Just coz he loves kids u all "haters" cant put ur nose into it.

He has lot more fans than u can ever imagine, and we all fans will always keep saying "**** YOU" to you. Today is a very bad day that a legend died, but i'll respect him and "**** YOU" to all those who disrespect. You want to talk about bad stuff, go open a thread "Michael Jackson is bad". You do are playing with my emotions...and everybody who loves Jackson is gonna say the same around the world.