Jermaine Jackson
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Jermaine Jackson is best known for being a member of the Jackson 5.
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Jermaine Jackson is an American singer, bass guitarist, composer, and occasional film director, best known as a member of The Jackson 5.
Biography:
Jackson is the fourth child born to Joseph Jackson and Katherine Jackson. His devout mother raised him as Jehovah Witness, but he converted to Islam in 1989 after a trip to Bahrain. Jermaine was the original lead singer of the Jackson Brothers—an earlier incarnation of The Jackson Five—until 1966 when younger brothers Marlon and Michael joined.
Jermaine and his brothers worked long hours and performed in several low-class nighclubs before securing a spot in the famous Amateur Night competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. The group won the contest, impressing Motown CEO Berry Gordy, who awarded the group a record contract in 1968. The group became wildly successful, and their first four hits went directly to No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
In 1972, while still with The Jackson 5, Jermaine began a solo career. When The Jackson 5 left Motown for CBS records, Jermaine broke with the group and stayed loyal to Motown.
Jermaine's solo career throughout the late 70s and early 80s was fairly successful; his 1980 album Let's Get Serious was nominated for a Grammy Award, and songs such as "Daddy's Home," "Feel the Fire," and "Let's Get Serious" all hit at the top of Billboard's Hot 100. Despite his success with the company, Jermaine left Motown in 1983 for Arista Records, where he scored hits such as "Do What You Do" and "Dynamite."
In 1984, he re-joined the Jacksons for the first time since 1975 in order to perform the 55-concert Victory tour, named after the newly released Jacksons' album Victory.
In 1992, he produced the award-winning The Jacksons: An American Dream, a mini-series about The Jackson 5. His son played him in the early scenes of the film.
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