Michael Jackson was born in 1958 and began singing and dancing at age five with his brothers in the Jackson 5 band. He went on to become the King of Pop, known for albums like Thriller, Bad, and HIStory, which are some of the best-selling albums of all time. Jackson won hundreds of awards over his career including 13 Grammys, but died in 2009 at age 50 from an unclear cause, shocking many fans just weeks before a planned concert.