Series profiling contemporary black icons. Musical
legend Michael Jackson's career began at the age of four as the lead singer
of the Jackson 5, and went on to record the most popular album of all time
- 1982's Thriller, which sold 46 million copies. This programme looks
at how Jackson's troubled and controversial private life and the speculation
on his behaviour in the tabloid press served to eclipse the fact that Jackson
paved the way for black artists to become megastars in their own right.
Featuring interviews with Michael's brother Tito, producer Nile Rogers,
video director Hype Williams and musicians inspired and influenced by Jackson's
music.
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