Michael Jackson

1. ____________ became the best-selling album of all time.
3. In March 2009, amid speculation about his finances and health, Jackson announced a series of ___________ concerts. He suggested he would retire after the shows.
6. Known as the "King of ________, MJ is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
8. Jackson helped propel the success of _______.
10. Jackson began his ______ career in 1971 while at Motown Records.
11. The Jackson Five made their first ___________ appearance in 1969 in the Miss Black America pageant.
13. The_______ child of the Jackson family, MJ made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers; they were known as The Jackson Five.
14. Jackson's solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned him his first Emmy Award. Wearing his rhinestone glove, he debuted his moonwalk dance.
15. His music videos including those for "Beat it", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller" from his 1982 Thriller album, are credited with breaking _______ barriers.
16. Michael became a solo ________ with his 1979 album "Off the Wall."

1. In 1980, Jackson won _______ American Music Awards for his solo work.
2. Jackson's performance of their top five single "Dancing Machine" on soul train popularized the _________ dance.
4. The album_______ won the 1988 Grammy for Best Engineered Recording and the 1990 Grammy for Best Music Video.
5. In the US, the first single hit from his eighth album Dangerous, called "Black and White" was the album's________ charting song.
7. The Rolling Stones later described Michael as a ___________ with "overwhelming musical gifts" who "quickly emerged as the main draw and lead singer."
8. Through stage and video performances, MJ popularized complicated street dance moves such as the __________, which he named, and the robot.
9. On June 25th, 2009, less than three weeks before his concert series was to begin in London, Jackson ________ due to cardiac arrest, caused by a drug overdose.
12. At the 26th annual Grammy Awards, "Thriller" won eight awards.
14. The Jackson Five left Motown Records and signed on with ________Records in 1975; they renamed themselves The Jacksons.