Michael Jackson

From his first hits with the Jackson Five to his posthumous songs, it has taken 608 pages to unravel, analyze and explain all of Michael Jackson's songs and music videos that revolutionized the music industry of the time and inspired subsequent generations. After starting his career in a dazzling way within the boy band Jackson Five, Michael Jackson built, step by step, his solo career. In the early 1980s, Thriller became the best-selling album of all time. The Michael Jackson phenomenon would no longer stop. A brilliant singer and dancer, he is the symbol of an assumed and successful musical miscegenation, which allowed him to break down some racial barriers. Very often forgotten or rarely valued, Michael Jackson's creative process is as fascinating as his works. The songs, short films, duets with other artists or his involvement in film projects reflect his taste for musical and scenic challenges, as well as his ability to renew himself. Supported by numerous testimonies from the star's collaborators, Michael Jackson unveils the long-silenced manufacturing secrets of the music and images that are part of the pantheon of pop music.