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Michael Jackson - His Life in Headlines – Personalised Book
Item Number: 5270
Read about the rise to fame, the earth shattering performances, his triumphs, and at times controversy. Relive the impact he has had on a whole generation across the world. This collection of top news reports, reproduced from the original newspapers, records all these moments, written as they happened. A unique insight and wonderful commemorative gift. By the early 1980s Jackson was a dominant figure in popular music and the first African American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos, such as “Beat It”, “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” are wildly credited with transforming the music video from a promotional tool into the an art form. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the “robot” and the “moonwalk”. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many “hip hop”, “pop” and “contemporary R&B” artists across several generations. On June 25 , 2009 Jackson was found in his bed unable to breathe by his personal physician and was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in a failed attempt to save his life . He was pronounced dead at 2:26 pm (21:26 UTC), June 25th , 2009. At the time of his death, he was preparing for “This Is It” a series of 50 concerts that would have been held in London beginning July 13th , 2009. The book can be personalised via a certificate label on the opening pages, containing the recipient’s name and greetings. Each book is tabloid size 38 x30cm and bound in a beautiful burgundy leatherette binder gold embossed with the book title, and as an option the recipient’s name. Orders will be despatched within 7 - 10 working days. As each are printed to order no returns are permitted unless faulty or the name is incorrect.
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