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Kamilah Bryant Kimberly Garcia Janet Jackson My book is about Janet Jackson. The author of this book is Kimberly Garcia. Janet Jackson was born in 1966 on May 16. She is a very important person because she grew up in a non wealthy house and now she is very famous for her singing, dancing, and acting on tv. She was born into a musically gifted family. She also had to live up to some great potential.Her brother's had a singing group called the Jackson Five.Her sister has a solo record deal. It was very hard for her to decide what she wanted to do but she finally decided and I think a lot of people are exited and greatfull with the decision that she made.

When Janet was little she loved to dress up and pretend she was a famous movie star. She stepped forward put her hand on her hip and said," How ya doin' big boy?" in imitation of Mae West, a sassy actress from the early days of movies. But unlike other girls her age, Janet's audience wasn't her parents and relatives. She was at the ritzy MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her audience was made up of thousands of people who had never seen her before. The year was 1973. The audience was there to see her brothers. Her brothers group became wildly popular in the late 1960's. They wowed audiences with their harmonic singing and synchronized dancing. They had their first big hit," I Want You Back," which shot to number one on the popular music charts in 1969. It sold nearly two million copies in six weeks. So she had some great role models but her siblings often overshadowed her own achievements. It also helped her earn early exposure as a performer, for the first 20 years of her life.

Janet had five brothers, Tito, Jackie, Jermaine, Michael, and Marlon. When it came to solo careers, Janet's sisteer, LaToya, enjoyed moderate success as a singer. Michael became the most popular solo performer of the family. His popularity began as lead singer of the Jackson Fiveand he grew even more when he launched his solo career in the 1980's. His biggest album //Thriller,// released in 1982 became the biggest selling album in the history of recording music. His release won eight grammy awards and sold more than 38 million copies. He was known as the "King of Pop."

She has a great personality and is commited to what she does. She distinguished herself in the early 1980's during a recording session with LaToya. Janet didn't like the songs arrangement. Even though she was very shy she piped up with an alternitive. LaToya liked Janets idea so much she taped her singing her suggestion. The tape impressed everyone especially her father, who managed the careers of his children.He helped her launch a solo recording career. At first she was very hesitant and didn't think anyone would like her singing, but she finally thought it was time. Her father believed in her, but despite her father's belief in her singing ability, Janet's first two albums flopped. Critics thought the record weren't very good and claimed Michaels success was the only reason she was able to record them at all. Still, record producers and Janet herself believed she had hidden talent to tap.

Janet underwent a makeover. She took voice and dance lessons, lost weight and worked with new producers on her third album. Her hard work payed off with her release of //Control// in 1986. Six singles from the album became number one hits on the rythem and blues charts, beating a record that Michael set with //Thriller//. She followed //Control// with five more albums, including four consecutive multi- platinum records. She also starred in two movies, //Poetic Justic// and the //Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps//.

I admire her singing and dancing ability, because i love to sing and i also love to dance all the time. When I grow up I want to be a famous dancer and singer just like her. I don't think it will be as hard as it was for her because i won't have brothers that i have to compete with all the time. I believe that she is a great role model because she shows what will happen if u never give up. She followed her dream. I think she can also be a great role model because the family didn't have a lot of money but they all had so much love for each other, that it didn't matter how much money they had. I think this book was a great honest book for my person. I believe it gave just enough details. It also explained why she did things really well. I recommend that anyone should read this wonderful book.