(FILES) Michael Jackson waves as he arrives at the Santa Barbara County courthouse 03 June 2005, in Santa Maria, California. Pop megastar Michael Jackson will testify in person at London's High Court next week against allegations that he owes a Bahraini prince seven million dollars, his lawyer said Thursday November 20, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY/FILES

Michael JACKSON lors de son arrive au Muse Grvin Avril 1997 Credit : Mouillon/DALLE

Jackson Five, The, formed in 1965, American band, Marlon Sigmund (named Jackie), Michael, Toriano (Tito), Jermaine, 1970s, 70s, music, musician, musicians, singers, singer, vocalists, credit: lu Wortig-Interfoto/DALLE

MICHAEL JACKSON Parc des princes, 1997. Photo:Fabrice DEMESSENCE/ DALLE

Michael JaCKSON parc princes Paris 1997 credit: ROUGET/ DALLE

Michael JaCKSON parc princes Paris 1997 credit: ROUGET/ DALLE

Michael Jackson - with the Jackson 5 l to r : Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Michael & Jermaine 1974 Collection Gilles P??tard

Michael JACKSON 1993 credit: A.F /DALLE

Michael JACKSON 2008 credit: corlouer/ DALLE

Michael Jackson - with The Jackson 5 1971 Collection Gilles P??tard

Michael JACKSON lors de son arriv??e au Mus??e Gr??vin Avril 1997 Credit : Mouillon/DALLE

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Michael JACKSON 1988 credit: owsnitzki/ DALLE

Michael Jackson, Parc Des Princes (Paris), 1997 Credit : Leroy/DALLE

7 July 2009 - Los Angeles, California - Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson (L) and two sons Prince Michael Jackson II (also known as Blanket) and Prince Michael Jackson I (R) wave at the end of a memorial service for their father, music legend Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on July 7, 2009. Photo Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/Pool/Sipa Press/jacksipamemorial.260/0907080233 30049514

7 July 2009 - Los Angeles, California - Usher performs at casket during during the memorial services for pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles July 7, 2009. Michael Jackson's family and close friends held a private service at a Los Angeles cemetery on Tuesday as fans crowded into the city's downtown area for a star-packed public memorial to the "King of Pop.". Photo Credit: Mario Anzuoni /Pool/ Sipa Press/jacksonmemsipa.042/0907080028 30049513

Michael Jackson. Jackson Five in studio the Jacksons Five including michael will be releasing a new album and touring together this summer. Photo:Peter Mazel/SUNSHINE

the jacksons including michael will be releasing a new album and touring together this summer. Photo: Peter Mazel/SUNSHINE

MICHAEL JACKSON YOUTH CHILD PORTRAIT Photo: Gentlelook/SUNSHINE

UNIMEDIA10007 - IMAGE 9991000713 - MICHAEL JACKSON was born in Gary, Indiana, the second-youngest brother of seven and the eighth of ten children of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. In 1966, after taking co-lead singing duties with brother Jermaine, the group's name was changed to THE JACKSON 5. The group played local clubs and bars, building up a following and eventually signing a contract with Motown Records in 1968. The group hit stardom, with their first four singles charting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Jackson also released and charted many solo hit singles as part of the Jackson 5 franchise, including the hits GOT TO BE THERE,BEN, and a remake of Bobby Day's ROCKIN' ROBIN. The group's sales declined after 1973, and the group chafed under Motown's strict refusal to allow the Jacksons creative control or input. In 1976, the group signed a new contract with CBS Records (first joining the Philadelphia International division and later moving over to Epic Records). Upon learning that the Jackson 5 had signed a contract with another label, Motown sued the group for breach of contract. As a result of the legal proceedings, which were complicated by the fact that Jermaine Jackson had just married the daughter of Motown president Berry Gordy, the Jacksons lost the rights to use the ?"Jackson 5' name and logo and also lost Jermaine, who wanted to stay in Motown. They changed their name to simply ?"The Jacksons,?? featuring youngest brother Randy in Jermaine's place, and continued their successful career, touring internationally and releasing six albums between 1976 and 1984, with Jermaine eventually re-joining in 1983, making them a sextet. In 1978, Jackson starred as the scarecrow in THE WIZ with former-labelmate DIANA ROSS playing Dorothy.The musical film's songs were arranged by famed producer QUINCY JONES, who established a partnership with Jackson during the film's production and agreed to produce his first solo album in four years. Off the Wall, released in 1 00581465