The music in mourning: Michael Jackson dies at age 50
According prestigious media such as TMZ, Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press, the King of Pop died on the afternoon of Thursday, a victim of cardiac arrest.
The American star was admitted to emergency early due to cardiorespiratory failure, which could not be solved with resuscitation practice prior to his transfer to UCLA Medical Center hospital. According to accounts, paramedics had nothing to do when they reached the scene, the singer’s house in Holmby Hills.
Jackson, who meet on August 29, 51, was among a series of 50 concerts at the O2 Arena in London, ending in March 2010. Some of these concerts had been postponed in recent days.
Michael Jackson is undoubtedly one of the greatest pop icons and, therefore, need only name listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful musical artist of all time, with a whopping 750 million records sold. It is also the most awarded, with 405 medals.
Although his reputation was marred by numerous allegations of child abuse and racial discrimination (he was accused to undergo repeated operations to change their skin color, but always tried to explain that he had a disease that took away the pigmentation of the skin) has also been the artist who donated money to charity, with over 300 million dollars in contributions to nearly 40 charities.
Undoubtedly the high point of Jackson’s career was given by his second solo album called “Thriller” also has the Guinness record for most copies sold, with 109 million. “Billie Jean”, the first single , was elected to the post 68 of the 500 greatest songs ever by Rolling Stone magazine.
But if refer to video clips, no two opinions in choosing the best of his videos: “Thriller” lasts 14 minutes and cost $ 800,000 then, about a million and a half today. It was released in 1983, but remains in force until today.
