In one of the biggest shockers of the year, The King of POP, Michael Jackson has died due to Cardiac Arrest.
The pop star who turned 50 last year had been admitted to a hospital in a state of coma, after he collapsed at his home in Los Angeles. CNN later confirmed his death, putting fans around the world in a state of shock.
We at Indicine cover the entire story as it unfolds, read on..
Michael Jackson, born on August 29th 1958, was the 7th child of the Jackson family who made his debut in the music scene at the age of 11 with his brothers, as the member of the Jackson 5. At the age of 13, he made his solo debut with “Got to be There”. Then on, there was no looking back for the pop star, who was fondly called “The King of Pop” by fans all over the world.
His biggest solo album was the Thriller in 1982 which remains, till this very day, the best selling album of all times selling over 108 million copies (rough estimate, could be much more). In comparison, the second highest selling album ever is Back in Black, selling just over 42 million copies!!
Other best-selling Michael Jackson albums include – HIStory in 1995, Dangerous in 1991, BAD in 1987 and Off the Wall in 1979.
Jackson also holds multiple Guinness World Records; which include the following
- Biggest Selling Album Of All Time (Thriller)
- Greatest Audience (133 million viewers watched Super Bowl XXVII on June 31st 1993)
- Great Entertainer of All Time
- Most Successful Concert Series (504,000 people watched him perform for seven nights at Wembley Stadium, London)
- Most Grammy Awards (8 in one year)
- Largest Contracts ($890 million with Sony Music)
- The Bad Tour brought in revenue exceeding $124 million during 1987-1988.
He WAS and IS the biggest entertainer of all times… Rest In Peace Michael Jackson, the world will miss you.
The Bollywood Film Industries reaction to the tragic news, coming up soon..
Update: Shahrukh Khan very recently said, he considered the music icon as the “ultimate star”..
Update: Mallika Sherawat has posted a tweet on twitter “R.I.P. MJ and FF :-(”
Update: Farah Khan “I have just landed here to meet Shahrukh Khan. I reached the hotel and got to know about the very sad news. It is still to sink in that he is no more. I had a won an award at the a awards ceremony and Michael Jackson was also getting an award for his humanitarian work. The organisers knew how crazy I was for him so they did take me backstage to meet him. I have a picture with him which I will cherish all my life. I told him that I am choreographer and its just because of him. I thought I would retire after I choreograph Michael Jackson”
Update: Gayathri Patel who made her debut in Lets Dance “When someone called me at 4 am this morning to tell me about it, for some time I just couldn’t understand what the person was talking. It was unbelievable. It took me a while to gather myself and realise that the Michael Jackson was no more. This is heart-breaking and a loss to performers worldwide. I was so excited to hear about his upcoming tour and now we’ll never get to see the legend sliding across the stage doing his classic moonwalk. In fact, there was a rumour that he’d invented a new moonwalk for the upcoming shows. Michael may not perform ever again, but his music, style and legacy will live on”
Update: AR Rahman on Jackson – I am shocked at the untimely passing away of Michael Jackson, one of the greatest musicians of our time. I am yet to find an artist with that energy, perfection and vision. I met him personally after the Oscars in Los Angeles and we vibed very well. He said that he loved India and the Indian people. He said he heard good things about me and he was praising the chord progression of Jai Ho’s chorus. He was bursting with energy and told me that every dance move he did, came from his soul and did a five second stunning example. It was like a lightning strike
He asked me to compose a unity anthem on the likes of We are the World for him. I nodded in awe! He introduced me to his three lovely kids. The kids told him “I love you dad” and he replied “I love you more” as a proud father. I wished him well for his concerts and he said “God Bless you”. After hearing the shocking news I wished it was another rumour which would fade away soon. It took me time to believe that he is no more. I hope all of us value people’s existence more and respect them when they are alive. LIFE IS SHORT! Artists and their art live for ever. Jai Ho, MJ! We love you for your music, regardless of all the controversies!
Post your tributes below
he is a great king of pop i shocked when i hear the news of death i miss u so much
To MJ Rocks
I totally agree with you… Let’s just remember all the great things that Michael gave to the world… his music, his time, his wealth, his caring (all wonderful things to be admired) – what a legacy! We should all strive to make a difference in the world in our own way and stop focusing on negative things… Life’s too short – make the most of it!
michael jackson was not only a king of pop but also a man who had pure dedication towards his work i am sure he might have gone to a better place after his dead…….but i am stll at a shock …..i believe that no man would replace MICHAEL JACKSON for EVER…michael jackson RIP
to FATHIYA
you are the biggest ediot. to compare the only true greatest superstar on earth to some one like shahrukh khan and even mention his name in the same breath as mj is a disgrace. u say this in the outside world nd ull probably be bullied for the rest of ur life. sure shahrukh khan is famous..but is he famous globally.am from the united kingdom.half the ppl here dont even know who he is. MJ NEVER ENTERTAINED U. mate..ur level of entertainment aint reached puberty yet for u to even talk abt mj.one of ur previous posts just said u like mj and enjoyed his music.u urself said it..am i correct..
u worship shahrukh khan..who doesnt even write his own movies, wants to be like big b, half his movies dont even depict reality..all he does is cry and die. OH NOT TO FORGET MJ is the biggest influence on bollywood including ur precious fake shahrukh khan who copies and has been imitating his dance moves for ages.shahrukh can only dream of the kind of legacy and madness that mj created..it will never happen again .
ND yes go check ur facts, MJ is the greatest entertainer ever born, he was not found guilty of any of the child molesting charges, he had a skin disease that made him look the way he did, he had an abusive childhood nd hence the strange behaviour, the man still turned his life around and is the biggest star to ever walk the planet and the biggest humanitarian. as per theguiness book of world records mj remains the most famous man on earth, the only public figure to give 300 million to charity and also leaves 20% of his legacy to charities worldwide.not only that he broke barries, he broke race, culture and age barriers, he wrote his own sonfs and most of his songs incorporated charity donations, heal the world made 600 million alone. so go check ur facts before u talk and insult michael jackson. 5 generations from now MJ will still be the most influential person and the greatest entertainer.no one has ever broken his record. every part of the world is familiar with mj regardless of their age and colour and thats exactly why the world came to a stand still when he died..he is the only one who could create the mad hysteria around him..no other public figure cd do it..not after elvis and beatles. the guy didnt even go out shopping for 30 yrs while shahrukh khan got beaten up on the streets of goa by his own ppl..get out of ur sweet little world and may b appreciate real talent.
this is so sad because iam the biggest fan of micheal jackson i so miss him
Vin: I saw yr comment just now as I was ill for a while and couldn’t go thru all my e.mail messages and read all the comments on this website, as I had aroud 300 email in my inbox.
About MJ’s gloves as a trade mark.. well it could hv been a tarde mark for him, but u don’t know what was hidden inside those gloves and the main reason for him to wear those gloves!! sometimes we have to wear certain things.. sometimes some women cover their head because their hair starts falling and they don’t look nice!! some men in Gulf Arabia start to wear the tradition gown.. Arab gowns, covering their hair with the white veil.. because they’re getting bald.. and as MJ was ill with the skin desease which started affecting his skin in his face and body, his hands.. so it could be a reason for him to wear those gloves. .you don’t know dear the main reason ( so why did he start wearing makeup?!! it was confirmed by the lady who used to do makeup for him that he had to wear makeup because of his skin, his desease) to cover it and look nice, and u will be stupid if u would believe everything u hear or read.. his ex-wife said he rocked in bed.. how do u know tht she’s telling the truth?!! She could’ve been his best friend and tried to cover up for him! I read, long time ago, that MJ was fond of older ladies and he doesn’t like young ladies ( and then he married young ladies!) I read that he loved ladies in the age of 50 or 60, and Elizabeth Taylor was his best friend.. do u think if there was affair between them so they’d hv announced for everyone?! Ofcourse not.. because the woman was old and wasn’t good for his reputation.. even his marriage.. could’ve been a coverup.. gay ppl normally do it or just to hv kids and family.
Vin: we can’t be sure of anything we see.. we read.. we hear.. we might get false news.. actually we know nothing about MJ and other people’s personal life.. so it’d better that we close this subject and never discuss anything about someome who’s no longer alive.. let his soul rest in peace.. and let’s forget this page.
NAFISA: u described yr MJ as: true.. great. superstar on earth!! well he’s that for u but not for me!! and I value Shahrukh 100 million times more than yr MJ
LOLLLL..pls read urown comment and explain if it made any sense at all to u..i speak on behalf of almost billions of fans around the world not js me, hence there is no comparison, if thats the case why did u even come on to this post and praise mj is ur first ever post..lol ….like i said ur an idiot..i bet ur a 15 yr old with a mind set of a 12 yr old..end off…
It’s u who’s asshole.. idiot.. coz u value someone thru everyone’s eyes.. if it was a joker who ppl appreciate.. so u would follow “blindly” what they think and what they like!! even Rajnikant who does dishong dishong stupid crap movies got millions of fans in this world.. so does this mean that we’ve to value and love someone coz otherppl do?! Unfortunately that’s u and not me!!
I dont think any1 deserves to argue with u..u just put urself in the spot and gave ur self enough credit so dont think u have the right to call others idiot. iam not the one following people blindly missy, YOU ARE. u dont know nothing about michael jackson and i bet u just started researching about him online. lol everythin that you just typed is a media hype about mj, so whos the one that should be called a media scandal monger, U nt me. Like i mentioned you are a fool, i speak on behalf of candid billions of mj fans who did not follow the tabloid junk abt mj, the fact that u follow fake stars like shahrkh khan who dont even exist in half the parts of the world, who have been influenced my mj and as an Indian i can tell u he doesnt even pay his taxes. kids like you will never grow up , coz simply you do not know originality and true talent. am not even talkin about mj here, coz to talk about a legend to a moronic idiot like you is like laughing in the face of reality. nd RAJNIKANT hahhahahhahaha omg, you fool he has millions of asian fans (asian as in tamil and south and sri lankan) how does that even compare to the global phenomana that mj is. rajnikanth is stil miles better than shahrukh, coz he does a lot of charity, has his originality and pays his taxes on time. grow up kiddo, nd stop this post based on insignifigant arguments which i bet you googled thru some tabloid junkie. nd then u have the audacity to call us media addicts..like i said ur first ever post praising mj prooves ur contradiction to the fact. why are u even reading this article if for some weird reason u dont enjoy mjs music. u follow everythin that the media says blindly, follow the zombie crowd of irrelevancy that worship plastic celebs like shahrukh, mate remain in that bandwagon coz as far as talent goes, you dont even have half the potential that mj has, or even sharukh for that matter. 10 yrs from now u will be long gone and forgotten nd so will be ur shahrukh while mj will remain the biggest influence on the entertainment industry. STOP WATCHING UR K3G, KABHI KUSHI, DUMB ASS TV SHOWS THAT U DO and educate ur self with wots left around u, if u wanna be educated that is. peace out
errrr i just stumbled upon this article. on behalf of the sake of humanity, FATHIYA STOP YOURSELF. you are by far the most ignorant person i have ever blogged about. I agree with most MJ fans here, to compare that man with anyone is an insult, he is a King. and dude, just go back and read your own posts, firstly you praise him, then you contradict youself and agree with all the hype that the media has created and then again you contradict yourself in your last post by sayin mj had a skin disease? no shit like we didnt know:S chatting some random shit that even a 12 yr old would suss out to be stupid. are u new to digital technology or the outside world? no seriously how old are you?
and oh MJ;s trademark ?? wot do u know about the jacksons. He had his trademark ever since off the wall came about ( do u know what am talkin about) he had his sikn disease only after the pyrotechnic that burned his scalp, his glove was a standard even before thriller was released around 1980’s. …….i mean are you seriously that ignorant, its hard to belive some people like you have the balls to come on here and argue lolllll this is jokes…..
“About MJ’s gloves as a trade mark.. well it could hv been a tarde mark for him, but u don’t know what was hidden inside those gloves and the main reason for him to wear those gloves!! sometimes we have to wear certain things.. sometimes some women cover their head because their hair starts falling and they don’t look nice!! some men in Gulf Arabia start to wear the tradition gown.. Arab gowns, covering their hair with the white veil.. because they’re getting bald.. and as MJ was ill with the skin desease which started affecting his skin in his face and body, his hands.. so it could be a reason for him to wear those gloves. .you don’t know dear the main reason ( so why did he start wearing makeup?!! it was confirmed by the lady who used to do makeup for him that he had to wear makeup because of his skin, his desease) to cover it and look nice, and u will be stupid if u would believe everything u hear or read.. his ex-wife said he rocked in bed.. how do u know tht she’s telling the truth?!! She could’ve been his best friend and tried to cover up for him! I read, long time ago, that MJ was fond of older ladies and he doesn’t like young ladies ( and then he married young ladies!) I read that he loved ladies in the age of 50 or 60, and Elizabeth Taylor was his best friend.. do u think if there was affair between them so they’d hv announced for everyone?! Ofcourse not.. because the woman was old and wasn’t good for his reputation.. even his marriage.. could’ve been a coverup.. gay ppl normally do it or just to hv kids and family. ” LOLLLLL CAN YOU UNDERSTAND A WORD OF WHAT YOU JUST TYPED, MORE AND MORE RIDICULING OF YOURSELF. what is your point?:S am confused
RIP King of pop.. still can not belive you are gone. world is a lesser place without you dude. was looking forward to your come back tour, which once agan was history in the making. 50 sold out shows, people from around the world booked up with the general public to all th ebig A listers. True, only MJ could do it. MJ Mania, Hysteria..whatever you want to call it was back, dude no one person could ever create the kin dof madness he did. He was truly beyound human, a true larger than life enigma and has been th emost famous and talented human for over a decade now.
Now for Fathiya, shut your mouth, I agree with Vinay, Reena and Nafeesa here, you caling MJ names, calling him a clown when your over sized potato brain knows nothing about real talent. You dont know Jack shit about MJ. Calling hima joker prooves your stupidity beyound me. Whatever MJ did, He was still the greatest entertainer for over 50 years and the most nicest celeb as voted by the guiness book of world record, Inspite his personal problems, and skin disease he was one of the most sexiest man in the world, hence the madness everytime he even showed his face. Look at the history he created, his comeback tour alone was worth billionsjust coz of hte name attached to it, MICHAEL JACKSON. as for you r shahrukh khan, he looks like an scrambled egg zombie, no matter what he does he can never attract the kind of attention and frenzy MJ did. Michael jackson remained the king of entertainement, even after the false allegations and his ever changing faces, he had a static record of the most number of fans despite what age, colour, caste or class they were. so please do yourself a favour and SHUTUP. MJ fans are not fake, the reason being, the billions worldwide stood by him even after the media allegations on him day in and day out, as you see by the madness when he announced his comeback tour and his death, the world stopped spinning. and what happen now, whos havin the last laugh, the media, coz MJ has risen again as the greatest and will remain where he is. no one and i mean no one can touch him. he personifies entertainment and the rest of the celebrities no matter how big they are, are just his ant minions.
Nafisa: R u Indian or Pakistani girl?
Well yes.. when I heard about his death.. I was shocked too.. like others.. he’s famous, and I loved 2 or 3 of his songs, as I mentioned in my first comment.. I said : world has lost a great voice now.. yes.. I admit that his voice was great (but in the romantic slow songs only which were only few.. 5% of his full albums which contained lowd songs.. since he existed!!).
And.. Rajnikanth was an example only.. whether his fans were Asian, African or Indian ppl.. whoever.. what I wanted u to understand is that : I don’t value a singer or an actor according to his popularity and fans followers.. it’s my personal opinion only.. I admired shahrukh from the 1st movie Deewana and never bothered about other ppl’s opinion when they said that he’s not a good looking guy.. that’s what I meant.. that if the whole world admired MJ.. I didn’t care.. what?! Do I have to appreciate or admire someone because all of u do?!! that’s stupid.. and that’s what I meant to say – if u didn’t understand.. that’s yr problem dear Nafisa.
And.. u say shahrukh doesn’t pay taxes.. but do u know where he spends his money?! Do u hv any idea if he helps poor people or not? Don’t tell me that u never that he does.. because Shahrukh is a muslim.. and muslim ppl do charity and don’t announce to everyone.. that’s in our religion.. if we help, then we shouldn’t talk about.. if you’r muslim ( as yr name Nafisa prove it) then you’d understand what I say.
Lol weather am Indian or not has nothing to do with the information i Just told you. OMG who cares about your opinions, this is an MJ post, so why start a shahrukh topic or anything at all. and as for MJ songs? liek i said you follow the plastic crowd and you dont know nothing about his songs and albums. another ignorant comment from you. You say MJ’s albums had 5% romantic songs? loll and most of it was loud. PLEASE PLEASE do not get out of your house and say this. ppl will mock you. Fathiya, MJ has been a superstar since the age of 5. Ever heard of Jackson 5. yes. He invented music and entertainment. All his songs and his music are known for originality. and what kind of a comment is 5%. look at the history of album, he is known for his versatalily. His songs ranged from rock, r&b and soul and he wrote songs that were true to life ranging from love, life, and most of all the first celeb of this decade to write about real issues happenin aroudn the world, liek poverty, war etc. please please go do your research before you start chatting shit. No one cares about romantic songs etc, and even if they do they get enough from mj albums, if you dont know anything just dont talk. people listen to real talent and real music, thats why we are MJ fans, he offers you everything in one package, mos of the time yu have to go different places to find that kinda talent. peace out. please got heavens sake stop typing giberish here and do your research before you mock yourself and insult mj again/. peace out as for shahrukh ..am an indian, just coz he is muslic does not mean he payes his taxes on time, in 1995 he was on of the celebs voted and raided by the CBI for not payin taxes..again yu wouldnt know. tc
Nafisa: Ok.. u won.. u know everything better than I do.. let’s just close this subject.. you love MJ and u don’t like it when someone says negative points about him.. sorry sister.. I do understand what u feel because I too don’t like it when someone say bad stuff about Shahrukh Khan.. and if Shahrukh didn’t pay his tax.. it doesn’t make him a bad person.. we all have good and bad in us.. don’t u agree with me?!
As I mentioned above, in one of my comments about MJ.. that our King’s son said some bad stuff about MJ because he was living in our country, but I don’t want to reveal what he said.. I know u won’t like it and u won’t believe it.. there4 I don’t want to post any more comments on this page..
Raj: why don’t u go to Madam Tousaad in London and buy MJ’s statue and take it with u back to india and place it in yr house, put some candles and flowers and worship him too!!!!
OH my god, are you seriously dumb or are you dumb. no one wants to argue here, you started this whole argument by bad mouthing MJ. this is an MJ post. please leave no one wants to know your c grade opinions on taste and music. Sorry if iam being rude to you, but you have a lot of growing up to do. About the king of bahrain, AGAIN GO CHECK YOUR FACTS. we all know what happned back then, the same king of yours has released a statement praising MJ now, and he backtracked his negative statements about MJ in 2005, apologising to him. The whole debate was to proove there is no comparison between him and any other celeb especially shahrukh, ND YOU STARTED IT….
I have never had a debate with the other person portraying such idioracy before. We all have the right to opinin as long as the opinion is valid and makes sense, unfortunately yours dont, coz you simply dont know anythign and keep rambling off like some sich psycho patient. you need help. I am an MJ fan and i will defend him, with real facts which I gave you, you on the other hand chat bare jibberish and you dont even know half the things you say. How does not paying taxes and hiding you money from the people who deserve it make shahrukh khan a good man. what do u know about india and the state of its current affair..nothing.. so shut up and leave..your a moron ..and yes the next time you argue about mj please do go read a bit more, may b research all his albums before you come on and mock your self. tc.
Nafeesa: u don’t mean to be rude?!!!! hahaha.. but u r rude dear.. don’t u see your words and what u r saying!! anyways.. I tried to be nice with u but u don’t deserve it.. don’t post anymore comments coz I won’t reply to u.. I’ve all the right to express my feelings about any actor or singer even if a statue of gold was for him at madam tusaads.. so what.. he’s human.. eating, drinking, breathing, and finally dying and and leaving this world like we do.!!
i miss michael jackson my heart listen songs no reason take meditations he was good man make me sad michael jasckson is died just watched his funeral on telly. horribe feeling come over me.
Fathiya aren’t u ashamed to talk ill about a person during Ramzan.
why r u wasting ur time here posting such irrelevant facts about other actors …(rajnikant & sharukh) when the whole discussion here is about mj…such a fool..why dont u use ur time to pray to allah for forgiveness for ur sins during ur fast.
Hoping you will reborn
we love you