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Janet Jackson Biography
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Janet Damita Jo
Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American
recording artist and entertainer. Born in
Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino,
California. She is the youngest child of the
Jackson family of musicians. She first
performed on stage with her family beginning
at the age of seven, and later started her
career as an actress with the variety
television series The Jacksons in 1976. She
went on to star in other television shows
throughout the 1970s and early 1980s,
including Good Times and Diff'rent Strokes.
At age sixteen in 1982, Jackson signed a
recording contract with A&M, releasing her
self-titled debut album the same year.
Beginning with her third studio album
Control (1986), Jackson began a long-term
collaboration with record producers Jimmy
Jam and Terry Lewis. Her music with Jam and
Lewis incorporated contemporary R&B with
elements of rap music, sample loop, triple
swing and industrial beats, which led to
crossover appeal in popular music. In
addition to receiving recognition for the
innovation in her albums, music videos and
choreography, Jackson was acknowledged as a
role model for her socially conscious
lyrics.
In 1991, she signed the first of two
record-breaking, multi-million dollar
recording contracts with Virgin Records,
which established her as one of the highest
paid artists in the recording industry. Her
debut album under the Virgin label, janet.
(1993), saw Jackson develop a public image
as a sex symbol as she began to explore
sexuality in her music. By the end of the
decade Jackson was named the second most
successful recording artist of the 1990s. In
2007, she changed labels, signing with the
Island Def Jam Music Group and released her
tenth studio album Discipline the following
year.
Jackson is ranked by Billboard magazine as
one of the top ten best-selling music
artists in the history of contemporary
music, having sold over 100 million albums
worldwide.
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