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Jermaine La Juane Jackson Sr. (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, the fourth child of the Jackson family, and the backing vocalist of The Jackson 5.

Early life[]

Jermaine La Jaune Jackson was born on December 11, 1954, in Gary, Indiana, to parents Katherine and Joseph Jackson. While his father worked long hours as a crane operator, Jermaine and his two older brothers Tito and Jackie, secretly practiced their own songs using their father's guitar. One night, after Tito accidentally broke a string on his father's instrument, the trio had to own up to their late night practicing. Joe, out of anger, made the boys demonstrate their musicianship. He soon formed began The Jackson Brothers in 1964. By the end of 1965, Jermaine's younger brothers Marlon and Michael had also joined, creating The Jackson 5.

After Jermaine and the group won a talent contest held at brother Jackie's high school, The Jackson 5 began taking their performances more seriously. Jermaine moved from lead singer to back-up singer and bassist after several years as the rhythm guitarist and lead singer.

Jermaine and his brothers worked long hours and performed in several low-class nightclubs 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.

Solo Career[]

Like Michael, Jermaine began a solo career while still a member of The Jackson 5, and had a hit with the 1972 "Daddy's Home" a cover of the Shep and the Limelites song. It sold over one million copies by March 1973, and was awarded a gold disc. When the band left Motown in 1975, Jermaine decided to leave the group in order to stay with the label. This was the case until 1983, when he finally rejoined his brothers for the Motown 25 television special, and their album Victory the following year. Their reunion performances grossed $75 million, and set a new record as the largest grossing tour of the time.

He generated controversy in 1991 when his song "Word to the Badd," was released. The song, with lyrics such as "Once you were made/ You changed your ways/ Even told me lies/ Could not trust you/ Still I loved you," read as an open attack on his brother Michael's overwhelming success as a pop star. After the single hit airwaves, Michael and Jermaine met privately to repair their brotherly rift. Although the song wasn't pulled from the airwaves, Jermaine re-wrote the lyrics and changed the song's meaning.

In 1992, Jermaine produced the award-winning mini series, The Jacksons: An American Dream, a mini-series about The Jacksons. His son, Jermaine Jr., played him in the early half of the series.

On June 16, 1995 a contract was signed by Jermaine and his brother Michael for the label Epic Records relating to a new album by the Jacksons named Humanity. However, for unknown reasons, the project was entirely scrapped, and it's possible any information released or revealed by Epic Records will never see the light of day.

In 2005, during his brother Michael's child-abuse trial, Jermaine spoke out in favor of his brother. He publicly defended Michael on news shows such as Larry King Live, and appeared with him in court. The trial eventually found Michael not guilty of the abuse and dropped him of all charges.

Later in August 2005, after Michael's trial ended, Jermaine ended up joining a new formation of Michael's All-Stars supergroup (which in it's previous formation previously had made the song "What More Can I Give"). This time around, the new formation had made an entirely different charity single called "I Have This Dream", starring the new formation of the supergroup, but Michael left the 2 Seas Records label where the song was been made around February 2006 when the song was nearing completion, ultimately leaving the song unreleased along with Jermaine's contributions to "I Have This Dream".

On June 25, 2009, Jermaine was the brother to announce that Michael had died. Speaking later to media outlets, he said he wished his life had been taken instead. He also said he was Michael's "...backbone. Someone to be there for him. I was there and he was sort of like Moses, things he couldn't say I would say them." During Michael's funeral service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Jermaine served as a pall bearer along with his brothers. He also performed an emotional rendition of the song "Smile," by Charlie Chaplin — Michael's favorite song — before breaking down in tears.

Discography[]

  • Jermaine (1972)
  • Come into My Life (1973)
  • My Name Is Jermaine (1976)
  • Feel the Fire (1977)
  • Frontiers (1978)
  • Let's Get Serious (1980)
  • Jermaine (1980)
  • I Like Your Style (1981)
  • Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (1982)
  • Dynamite (1984)
  • Precious Moments (1986)
  • Don't Take It Personal (1989)
  • You Said (1991)
  • I Wish You L.O.V.E (2012)

Music videos[]

  • "Do What You Do"
  • "You Said, You Said"
  • "Don't Take It Personal"
  • "I Dream, I Dream"
  • "Two Ships (In the Night)"
  • "I Think It's Love"
  • "Dynamite"
  • "Let's Be Young"
  • "When the Rain Begins to Fall"
  • "Sweetest, Sweetest"

Filmography[]

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1982 The Facts of Life Himself Episode: "Starstruck"
1984 Voyage of the Rock Aliens Rain
1984 As the World Turns Concert Performer
2007 Celebrity Big Brother Housemate
2008 Gone Country Himself/contestant 7 episodes (season 2)
2013 You Are Not Alone, the Musical Singer Credited as Jermaine Jacksun
2014 Celebrity Wife Swap Himself Episode: "Daniel Baldwin/Jermaine Jackson"

Tours[]

  • Precious Moments Tour (1986)
  • Jermaine Jackson Australian Tour (1987–88)

References[]

Official Accounts[]

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