(1958–2009), American pop singer and songwriter; full name Michael Joe Jackson. Having started singing with his four brothers, as the Jackson Five, he became the most commercially successful American star of the 1980s with the albums Thriller (1982) and Bad (1987).
Definition of Jackson, Michael in US English:
Jackson, Michael
proper nounˈjaksən
(1958–2009), US singer, the top-selling pop artist of the 1980s. His hit albums include Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995).