MJ, what you didn't know!

10 little known facts of the King of Pop!

ONE

Michael Jackson is The Most-Awarded Artist Of All Time. He won more awards than any other music alive or deceased. He's received 23 Guinness World Records, 40 Billboard Awards, 13 Grammys, and 26 American Music Awards.

TWO

The costumes for the "Thriller" video came from the Salvation Army.

THREE

His middle name was Joseph - Michael Joseph Jackson.

FOUR

Billie Jean was the first music video by a black artist to air on MTV. Billie Jean was the second single from Michael Jackson's sixth solo album, "Thriller."

FIVE

Thriller is the best selling album of all time. It sold 42.4 million copies.

SIX

He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for himself and one for the Jackson 5.

SEVEN

Billie Jean is based on a true story. Michael claims an obsessive fan tried to say he was the father of her child.

EIGHT

The music video of his single Liberian Girl features an extraordinary ensemble of the era's stars including - John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Whoopi Goldberg, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, Virginia Madsen, David Copperfield, Danny Glover and Dan Akroyd. He only appeared at the end of the video

NINE

For beauty purposes and to live longer, Michael Jackson used to sleep in an oxygen tent. He later donated the bed to a Californian medical center as a therapeutic aid for burn victims.

TEN

in 1975 Michael Jackson and his brothers/bandmates visited Jamaica to open for Reggae Legend Bob marley at a concert curated by Politician Edward Seaga.

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