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Referred to as the "King of Pop", Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958, and grew up in a musical family headed by patriarch Joe Jackson. Aged just six, he made his debut with The Jackson 5 in 1964, and was featured on the hits "I Want You Back" (1969), "ABC" and "I'll Be There" (1970), which won over both soul and pop audiences, topping both charts. While his voice was changing, he signed a solo artist's contract with Tamla Motown and recorded the albums Got to Be There (1972), Ben (1972), Music & Me (1973) and Forever, Michael (1975), before the funk- an...