Маргарет Баркер родился в Блэкпуле. Она была дочерью пилота и недалеко от моря. После школы Маргарет пошел Лондонского университета: она хотела, чтобыстать учителем. Она была талант к музыке, может петь и играть на пианино. Вскоре Маргарет стал учителем музыки в школе. В Лондоне она встретила Ричарда, молодого врача, и вышла за него замуж, когда ей было 24. Сейчас они счастливая семья. В Баркерс есть сын и дочь. Джон и Салли иногда посетить их бабушку в Блэкпуле. Отец Маргарет умерла три года назад.
Michael Jackson(1958-2009)Michael Joseph Jackson, an American artist, author, singer, dancer, songwriter, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is most successful artist in the history of pop music. Michael Jackson was the king of the pop scene. He has achieved incredible success in his musical career and endured an equally impressive fall. He became the idol of millions, a symbol of its time. There in the world sold more than 260 million of his albums, not including singles. He holds 15 Grammy awards and hundreds of other prizes. 13 times he was listed in the Guinness Book of Records.ChildhoodMichael Jackson was born the seventh child in the family. His parents, Joseph and Katherine Jackson lived in Gary (Indiana), where were born all of their nine children. From early childhood, Michael Jackson showed outstanding musical abilities. He made his stage debut in 1964 as part of The Jackson 5, played music with his brothers. He had no childhood, in fact. When his peers were playing and learned their lessons, he went to clubs to singing and dancing. He was crazy tired and wanted to sleep all the time. Michael Jackson has often admitted that his father mercilessly beat him and brothers even at the rehearsals. Psychologists are considered that such a childhood has generated a lot of complexes and problems in and made adulthood very difficult for Jackson. All his life he tried to make up for lost childhood. What for he has built an amusement park “The Neverland”.Топик о Майкле Джексоне часть 2Creative careerIn 1970 Michael Jackson began to stand out from the brothers thanks to his dances. In 1973, he began a solo career by recording four albums. In 1978, Jackson starred with Diana Ross in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical «The Wizard of Oz». Diana supported Michael during this period and all his life he was grateful to her for it. At that time, Michael has brought new in music television. His music videos are different from others. They are colorful, bright, unusual and expensive. Each became a sensation.At the same time, Jackson showed the world another miracle — his moonwalk, which became a musician’s shtick for all his life. In 1982, came the album “Thriller” and made a bombshell. The best-selling album in the world makes from Michael Jackson the superstar, whose image beginning to copy all over the world.Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009. His death is a result of an overdose of drugs. In 2009, Michael Jackson was officially recognized as a legend and an icon of American Music. He made significant contributions to the development of popular music, video, dance and fashion.
