Michael Jackson never performed the song 'P.Y.T' (Pretty Young Thing) live in concert. Reuters
Quincy Jones (right) first met Michael Jackson when they both worked on the musical 'The Wiz'. He went on to produce some of Jackson's biggest albums including the Grammy Award winning 'Thriller'. AP
Michael Jackson said that James Brown was his biggest musical inspiration. Photo by M. Caulfield / WireImage for BET Entertainment
Michael Jackson grew up on 2300 Jackson Street in Gary Indiana. Getty
Michael Jackson wrote nine of the 11 songs in 'Bad'. He also co-produced the album with Quincy Jones.
'Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix', remains the best-selling remix album of all time, with over six million sold.
Five days before its release, three armed men broke into a music warehouse in Los Angeles and stole 30,000 copies of Michael Jackson 1991 album 'Dangerous'.
The hit title track of the 'Off The Wall' album was originally written for Karen Carpenter's first solo album.
'Thriller' went on to win a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards.
Jackson 5 became the first black male group to release four back-to-back chart-toppers with 1969's 'I Want You Back' and 'ABC', and 1970's 'The Love You Save' and 'I'll Be There'. Getty
Michael Jackson's recording debut was as a nine-year-old. It was on 'Big Boy' by the Jackson 5, which was released by a small label in January 1968. Getty
From left: Michael and Janet Jackson went on to become solo pop-stars. They also collaborated together on the 1995 song 'Scream'. The accompanying music video was, at the time, the most expensive ever made. Getty
Jackson's final studio album Invincible was the best-selling album of 2001, despite moderate reviews. Reuters
The life and times of Michael Jackson were discussed in detail at the inaugural Dubai Music Week in 2013. EPA
Michael Jackson was behind a series of Michael and Friends concerts in Germany and Korea, which featured performers such as tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli, as well rockers Slash and The Scorpions. The money raised went to non-profit organisation War Child. EPA
After years of scandals and court cases, Jackson emerged on the music stage by announcing his final live tour This is It. The first ten shows alone, to be held at London’s O2 Arena, would have netted him GBP50 million (Dh236.6m). EPA
