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Interesting facts about Michael Jackson

It has been ten years since Michael Jackson passed away. Here I'm going to share some interesting facts about him.

1. Michael Jackson is the most-awarded artist of all time.

2. Billie Jean was the first music video by a black artist to air on MTV.

3.He is the highest earning deceased artist.

4.When Michael listened to his songs with the Jackson 5 he said he sounded like Minnie Mouse.

5. Michael's famous dance move, the moonwalk, is said to have been based on a routine by mime artist Marcel Marceau.

6. He was godfather to Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb's son Michael.

7. When Michael was five, he performed his first public performance and sang 'Climb Every Mountain.

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

9. The costumes for the Thriller video were from the Salvation Army.

10.Michael's favorite food was Mexican. He loved tacos and burritos.

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

12. In 1984, he won eight Grammy awards.

13. He played a scarecrow in 'The Wiz'.

14. Michael was close friends with Macaulay Culkin who is godfather to his two oldest children Prince and Paris.

15. He loved pets and owned a python called Crusher, two llamas called Louis and Lola and a chimpanzee called bubbles.

16. As a child, his favorite animated character was Pinocchio.



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