Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009)，known as the “King of Pop”，was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in popular culture for four decades.
迈克尔?约瑟夫?杰克逊（1958年8月29-2009年7月25日）， 一位美国的音乐家也是有史以来商业上最成功的艺人，被称为“流 行音乐之王”。他对音乐和舞蹈作出的独特贡献，以及被高度关注 的私生活使得他成为近40年流行文化中最突出的人物。
His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with four others-OfF the Wall (1979)，Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995)-among the best selling. He popularized several intricate dance moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk. He is widely credited with having transformed the music video from a promotional tool into an art form, with videos for his songs Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller making him the first African American artist to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. Billie Jean ranked 58 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, his highest positioned song.
他于1982年发行的唱片《战栗者〉》依旧是史上销售最多的唱 片，还有另外4张专辑一《疯狂》(1979),《飚》（1987),《危险之旅》 (1991)和《历史之旅〉>(1995)，都在最畅销唱片之列。他带动了几种 纷繁绚丽的舞步的流行，比如机器人舞和太空步。他将本作为促销 形式的音乐录影带发展成一种艺术形式而广受赞誉。他的音乐录 影带作品《比莉简》,《逃走》和《战栗者》,使他成为第一个集合了众 多各色MTV迷的非裔美国人。《比莉简》在史上500佳歌曲中排名第 58，是他获得成就最高的一首歌。
Twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his other achievements feature multiple Guinness World Records-including the “Most Successful Entertainer of AllTime”-13Grammy Awards, 17 number one singles (including the four as a memberof the Jackson5)，and estimated sales between 350 million and 750 million records worldwide. He was also a notable philanthropist and humanitarian who donated and raised millions of dollars through support of 39 charities and his own Heal the World Foundation.
两次进人摇滚世界名人堂，他的其他成就还包括多次被记载 进吉尼斯世界纪录——包括“史上最成功艺人”，13项格莱美奖，17 首榜单冠军歌曲（包括在杰克逊5时期的4首），而且全球唱片销量 预计在3.5~7.5亿张之间。他同时也是一位杰出的慈善家和人道 主义者，他捐赠和募集了数百万美金用于资助39个慈善机构以及 他自己创立的拯救地球基金会。
The Bad World Tour was the first world concert tour by Michael Jackson as a solo artist, covering Japan, Australia, United States and Europe from September 12, 1987 to January 27, 1989. The tour, sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months, included 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries. When the tour concluded it grossed a total of $125 million, adding two new entries in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. In the United States alone, where just 54 concerts were held, the tour came in as the 6th largest grossing tour from 1988-89, grossing a total of $20.3 million.
《飚世界之旅》巡演是迈克尔.杰克逊作为个人歌手举办的第一场全球巡回演唱会。此次巡演包括日本、澳大利亚、美国和欧洲等站，从1987年9月12日持续到 1989年1月27日。这次巡演由百事可乐赞助,持续了 16个月，遍及15个国家，共123场演唱会,吸引了 15个国家440万歌迷。此次巡演最终总收益为1.25亿，又创造了两项吉尼斯世界纪录，分别为史上 涉及最广的巡演和拥有观众多多的巡演。光是在美国，就举办了 54场演唱会,这次演唱会在1988至 1989年的巡演中排名第六，总收人为2030万美元。
The History World Tour was the third and final world concert tour by Michael Jackson as a solo artist, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Hawaii from September 7，1996 to October 15, 1997. The tour, which grossed a total of $163.5 million, included a total of 82 concerts attended by 4,500,000 fans.
《历史之旅》全球巡演是杰克逊作为个人艺人的第三场也是最后一场世界巡演,演出地遍及欧 洲、非洲、亚洲、澳大利亚和夏威夷,从1996年9月7日持续到1997年10月15日。这次巡演总收人为 1.635亿美元，一共开了 82场演唱会，有450万名歌迷参与。
His total lifetime earnings from royalties on his solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements have been estimated at $500 million; some analysts have speculated that his music catalog holdings could be worth billions of dollars. This speculation however is contradicted by financial documents obtained by the Associated Press, which showed that as of March 31, 2007, Jackson’s 50 percent stake in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog (his most prized asset) was worth $390.6 million and Michael Jackson’s net worth was $236 million.
他毕生通过唱片和音乐录影带获得的版税、演唱会收人和其他赞助预计总额为5亿美元。一些 分析家推测他所拥有的音乐版权价值数十亿美元,但是根据美联社掌握的财政文件却否定了这种 猜测。这些文件显示截至到2007年3月31日，杰克逊拥有索尼/ATV50%的股份(这是他最值钱的资 产)价值3.906亿美元，而杰克逊的净资产为2.36亿美元。
I’ve been in the entertainment industry since I was six-years-old. As Charles Dickens says, “It’s been the best of times，the worst of times.” But I would not change mycareer…Whilesome havemade deliberate attempts to hurt me, I take it in stride because I have aloving family, astrongfaithand wonderful friends and fans who have, and continue, to support me.-Michael Jackson
我从6岁就开始从事演艺事业。如同狄更斯说的：“这是最好的、也是最坏的时代。”但是我不会 改行——尽管有些人故意中伤我,我将义无反顾地向前，因为我有爱我的家人，还拥有一帮忠实和 很棒的从以前开始并会继续支持我的朋友们和歌迷们。——迈克尔杰克逊