Michael Jackon has died 50

Well-known, possessor of global fame, an American Pop icon, Michael Jackson has passed away. He died due to a cardiac arrest at the age of 50.

Recently he had been reported to have started some new way of excercising, that would keep him fit for longer - however, it seems to have given opposite results.

Michael Jackson was brought to Los Angeles Hospital, in a critical condition, while he was in coma. The media had published an “unconfirmed” report much earlier. But now he has been announced dead - confirmed by sources.

Michael Jackson was reported to have embraced Islam in November last year.

Here’s a short biography of Michael Jackson from The Telegraph:

Born in 1958, Jackson made his musical debut with four of his older brothers in the Jackson Five before embarking on a solo career.

His 1982 album Thriller - which included the hits Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller - is still the best-selling album of all time, with more than 26?million copies sold. His lifetime sales tally is estimated at 750?million.

In 1994, he married Lisa Marie Presley, the 26-year-old daughter of Elvis Presley. The couple separated two years later and Jackson later married Debbie Rowe, a 37-year-old nurse he met while undergoing plastic surgery in 1997. They had two children, Prince Michael and Paris Michael Katherine, before divorcing in 1999.

Jackson had custody of the two children and of a third, Prince Michael II, whose mother’s name has never been made public.

May the pop icon rest in peace - after the rough years he had in the latter part of his life.