Michael Jackson-The Ups and Downs

Michael Jackson, the seventh of nine children, started his musical career with his brothers in 1964. They called themselves theJackson Five.Michael quickly became the centre of attention. During the following years the bandreleasedhit after hit and became the most successful Motown group. In 1975 the Jackson Five decided to leaveMotownfor more money at CBS records.

邁克爾·傑克遜是九個孩子中的第七個，他和他的兄弟們在1964開始了他的音樂生涯。他們自稱為傑克遜五人組。邁克爾很快成了人們注意的中心。在接下來的幾年裡，樂隊發行了熱門歌曲，成為最成功的汽車城唱片公司組合。1975年傑克遜五人組為了賺取更多的錢決定離開汽車城唱片去了哥倫比亞唱片。

Young Michael began his solo career while he was still with the group. His bigbreakthroughcame in 1982 with the arrival of his biggest selling album,Thriller. The album had seven hit singles and became famous for its video clip.

年輕的邁克爾在與團隊合作時開始了他的獨唱生涯。他最大的突破來自於1982年他最暢銷的專輯《顫慄》的到來。這張專輯有七個單曲，成為著名的視頻剪輯。

Michael Jacksonwas not only a great singer, he also did crazy things. In 1984 he set his hair on fire for acommercialin Los Angeles. He was injured and carried out on astretcher. This and many other strange stories about Jackson brought him the nickname Wacko Jacko.Neverthelessthe sales of his records went up.

邁克爾·傑克遜不僅是一個偉大的歌手，他也做瘋狂的事。1984年他在洛杉磯為一個商業廣告被火燒了頭髮。他受了傷，用擔架抬出。這和其他許多奇怪的故事，傑克遜給他帶來了怪人傑克的綽號。然而，他的唱片銷量上升。

In the same year Michael bought hisNeverlandranch in California. It cost 17 million dollars and had aferris wheel, a movie theatre and a zoo. Three years later Jackson returned to the music scene withbleachedskin. His album Bad sold more than 30 million copies and Michael Jackson』s first solo tour became a big success. Itfeatureda colourful laser show and magic tricks. Even Prince Charles and Lady Diana were fascinated when they saw the show at Wembley Stadium.

在同一年，邁克爾買下了他在加利福尼亞的夢幻莊園。它花了1700萬美元，有一個費里斯輪子，一個電影院和一個動物園。三年後，傑克遜帶著漂白的皮膚回到了音樂現場。他的專輯賣出了超過3000萬份，邁克爾·傑克遜的第一次個人巡迴演唱會大獲成功。它有一個豐富多彩的激光表演和魔術。甚至查爾斯王子和黛安娜王妃在溫布利球場觀看錶演時都很著迷。

Black and White was the biggest hit of the 1991 album Dangerous. During thepromotionof his album he invited US talk master Oprah Winfrey to Neverland. There he gave the worldinsightsinto his private life, said that he was lonely andadmittedthat he had undergoneplastic surgery.

1991年專輯《Dangeros》中最主打的是《Black or White》。他的專輯宣傳期間他邀請了美國脫口秀大師奧普拉·溫弗瑞到夢幻島。在那裡，他對自己的私生活提出了世界性的見解，說他很孤獨，承認他接受過整形手術。

In 1993 theKing of Popwasaccusedofharassingchildren but a settlement with the 13-year old』s parents saved him from prison. The following year Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley but the coupleseparateda year and a half later.

1993年流行之王被指控騷擾兒童，但與13歲父母的和解他從監獄中釋放出來。第二年，傑克遜和麗莎·瑪麗·普雷斯利結婚，但這對夫婦在一年半後分居了。

By the mid 1990s Jackson』spopularityhad started to fall. History was a collection of greatest hits plus a few new recordings. The pop star appeared at the Brit Awards to perform his number one single Earth Song, together with a group of children.

到上世紀90年代中期，傑克遜的人氣已經開始下降。歷史是一個集最偉大的點擊加上一些新的記錄。這位流行歌星出現在英國音樂獎頒獎典禮上，和一群孩子一起表演他的第一首地球歌曲。

A second marriage with Nurse Deborah Roweproduceda son Michael and a daughter Paris.

與黛比·羅護士的第二次婚姻產生了一個兒子邁克爾和一個女兒巴黎。

Jackson』sdownturncontinued into the new millennium. It took almost 6 years to finish the album Invincible but when it wasreleasedin 2001 it was only in the charts for six weeks. The singer』s personal life became the centre of discussion when headmittedthat he took children to bed.

傑克遜的低迷延續到新千年。這張專輯幾乎花了6年時間才戰無不勝，但當它在2001發行時，它只在排行榜上排名六周。當他承認他帶孩子上床睡覺時，歌手的個人生活成了討論的中心。

In 2003 Jacko was arrested at his Neverland ranch aftermolestinga fourteen year old boy. The five monthtrialmade him weak. He looked stressed and lost a lot of weight. After hisacquittalby the court he fled to the Persian Gulf.

2003年傑克在他的夢幻島牧場猥褻一名十四歲的男孩被捕。五個月的審訊使他虛弱。他強調，體重減輕了很多。他被法院判無罪後，他逃到波斯灣。

In March 2009 Jackson surprised the pop world byannouncingthat he would go on stage one last time. A series of ten concerts, definitely his last ones, are planned for July 2009 in the O2 arena in London.But on June 25,2009,less than a month before he was scheduled to begin a series of comeback concerts, paramedics were called to Michael Jackson's rented home in Holby Hills near Los Angeles where they found him unconscious and not responding.They were unable to revive the "King of Pop,"and Jackson was pronounced dead at the L.A.Medical Center.

2009年3月，傑克遜宣布他將在最後一次登台演出，這使流行樂壇大為震驚。一系列十場演唱會，當然是他最後的一場，計劃於2009年7月在倫敦的O2競技場舉行。但在2009年6月25日，他被定為開始的一系列復出演唱會不到一個月前，醫護人員趕到邁克爾·傑克遜靠近洛杉磯的出租房霍爾比山，他們發現他昏迷並沒有回應。他們無法喚醒「流行音樂之王，」傑克遜在洛杉磯醫學中心宣布死亡。

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