Michael Jackson passed on just over a year ago, yet his memory continues to burn brightly in the hearts of his legions of fans across the world. Fans have found many different ways to remember their pop hero, from the simple Michael Jackson poster to the scores of tribute concerts held in his honor. Merchandise sales of the late star have gone through the roof, and it’s expected that all of Jackson’s debts will be paid through merchandising alone. In this article, we remember the life of a pop legend and the work he left us with.

Michael Jackson was born into a typical African American working class family at the end of the fifties. His father, who had experience in an R’n'B group, envisaged his children becoming stars from a very young age, and his authoritarian parenting had a profound impact on his son.

Many have speculated the Jackson’s difficult upbringing was both a curse and a blessing for the star, explaining both his erratic behavior as an adult and his dogged determination to become the most recognizable man on the planet. His early years with the family band The Jackson 5 were marked by a string of memorable hits on the Motown label, all before Jackson himself had turned twenty.

The Jackson 5, who later re-branded as simply the Jackson’s had a slew of further hits on epic, but by 1978 Michael felt the itch to branch out in his own right. A fateful encounter with Quincy Jones, who would go on to produce the breakthrough ‘Off the Wall’ saw Jackson’s solo career begin in earnest.

Off the Wall went on to sell in excess of 20 million copies across the globe. It featured timeless hits like ‘Rock With You’ and ‘Don’t Stop Til you Get Enough’, winning Jackson instant acclaim and commercial success. Thriller, the record which followed, however, was to be Jackson’s real watershed moment. Everything from the epic videos to the groundbreaking hits such as ‘Beat It’ and ‘Billie Jean’ marked Michael Jackson out as THE star of the 1980s.

Bad, Dangerous and History continued Jackson’s run of groundbreaking hits, although his personal life and appearance increasingly began to dominate tabloid column inches, sniping from the gutters at a star who had become something of a supernova. Although sales of later albums did not match those of Thriller and History in particular divided critical opinion, Jackson’s fans remained loyal and dedicated to their hero.

Often overlooked during his lifetime was Jackson’s steadfast commitment to charitable causes, not least of all his Heal the World Foundation and passionate belief in the good stewardship of the planet. Jackson’s personal life as seen through the tabloid prism may have sometimes made for troubling reading, but his belief in a better world just over the horizon should not be forgotten.

Invincible was Jackson’s final full-length record, released in 2001. He planned a spate of concerts in London entitled ‘This is It’, but, alas, these would never come to pass. Michael Jackson died at his home in June 2009 and the world, from the humble, devastated fan with the Michael Jackson Poster adorning their wall, to the superstars gathered for the memorial concert paid tribute to an icon who undeniably redefined the global reach of popular music.

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