by Dasa Suciu

Created on: June 26, 2009   Last Updated: July 08, 2009

Michael Jackson left physically this world forever, but his legend will live eternally. All media and the whole world were shocked by the terrible news of his death. His fans are grieving watching his video clips and hearing his songs. We love you Michael, wherever you are, for what you did for us!

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 as the seventh child of the Jackson family. Also known as the King of Pop, he made his entrance in music at 11 as member of the Jackson 5 band and started his solo career in 1971, while he was still a member of the band. Five of his best albums quickly became world best sellers: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and History (1995).

Details, not always favorable, about his life are well-known from media. But who was really Michael Jackson? Maybe nobody knows except him. Many didn't understand him, but if you just listen to the words of his songs, you will understand! First of all he was an artist: his songs, dance and whole show express genially his feelings. Haunted by his demons he tried to compensate by art what was stolen from him: his childhood, in fact, all his life. "I am Peter Pan in my heart", he said in an interview. Michael Jackson wanted a better world for all, whether black or white, but the world was many times bad with him. And at what cost! He was so delicate and discrete that he couldn't react otherwise but by creating an artistic legacy of his life and sufferings. As he said, he was given a gift by God and he had to share it with us. He was so happy to be an entertainer!

Michael Jackson was the first major international artist who performed in post-Communist Romania, at a time when his career was peaking. On October 1, 1992, waves of fans from all over the country came to Bucharest to see one of the world's most cherished singers at that time, in his concert from Dangerous Tour. Only three years had passed since the fall of the communism and the dictator Ceausescu in Romania. The whole country was waiting for the King of Pop music to perform in Bucharest on a stadium, an event which hosted over 70,000 people. From the airport to the stadium, Michael was accompanied all along by his fans. With his concert, they had the occasion to live an experience never dreamt ever before. Even the politicians at that time (it was the election campaign) were thrilled and impatient for the concert to begin. They forgot their problems and struggles and behaved like teenagers during the

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