American singer dancer, and song writer Michael Jackson performs during a 1993 concert tour in Asia. Jackson began his career as a child performing with his brothers in the group known as the Jackson Five, and achieved worldwide fame as solo performer, largely due to his highly personal style of singing and dancing. Jackson's greatest music success, the 1982 album Thriller, won a unprecedented eight Grammy Awards, produced a record-breaking seven Top Ten hits, and became the best-selling album in history. Because of Jackson's eccentric and reclusive lifestyle, he has been a frequent target of the media spotlight.