Janet Jackson

Biography

It is more the young girl of the family Jackson. Small, she dreamed to be a jockey but at Jacksons, everyone is musician. At 7 years, it is found on scene for the first time with her brothers, the “Jackson 5”, which give a concert to Las Vegas. The public is envouté by the charisma of the junior by the Jackson clan.

She launches out in the comedy where she appears in several sitcoms, from of which “ Different Strokes ” (Arnold and Willy for the tele Frenchwoman), “ Good Times ” and “ Fame ”, but his/her father prefers that she makes a musical career that a career of actress.

Its first two discs do not know that a success of regard (the éponyme “ Janet Jackson ” and “ Dreamstreet ””). Side private life, it Marie with James Debarge whereas it is only 18 years old, marriage which will last only six months.

It is in 1986 that it obtains a world success with the album Control , produced by John McClain, but especially by the tandem Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, of former musicians of Prince, reconverted producing. Is the sound of the album thus voluntarily directed Mineapolis Sound , the musical current more sails about it at the time and characteristic of the hits Nasty and What Have You Done For Me Lately? . Consequently, Janet will dissociate its colleagues by its impressive choreographies, its direction of the irreproachable detail and a its revolutionist. She remains however in the shade of Madonna and Whitney Houston who sell more discs than she. However Janet will be exiled during 2 years and will prepare an album which will make fade of jealousy its direct competitors.

Its successor, groovesque the Janet Jackson' S Rhythm Nation 1814 , is published in 1989 and preserves the same team of producers. The album evokes racism, the problems of the street and the social difficulties. The album intrigues from its title and its very dark contents, with the antipodes of the albums of the time. The individual ones are sold like bread rolls, squattent the American charts (seven songs of the album reach between 1989 and 1991 signal 5 of the famous billboard hot 100 including 4 in N°1, a record that neither his/her brother nor Madonna never succeeded in exceeding) and its triumphal round propel it to the row of star international, statute which it will not leave any more. In 1990, it becomes the largest saleswoman of discs of the year and harvest an impressive quantity of price, including 14 " billboard music awards" and several " american music awards" , " mtv vma awards" and even a grammy award for " best long form video". In addition it receives at the same time its star on the Hollywood Boulevard . But more important, with its album, it becomes a model for many young people so much his engagement for the cause of the underprivileged children or in catch with drug is important. And in spite of not very commercial remarks, it successful to sell more discs than Madonna and Paula Abdul, her two larger rivals of antan.

In 1991, it joined the Virgin stable. Richard Branson being firmly decided to revitalize the image of Virgin Records America makes the unthinkable one: he signs with Janet a contract record of 30 million USD for the recording of only one album studio. It touches thus by album more than Madonna or her brother. The album in question sobrement will sobrement be baptized Janet . Left in May 1993, she forsakes her look “real tomboy/military” and reinvents an image glamor and very sensual, proof is celebrates it cover of the Rolling Stone magazine, where she appears simply vêtue of a pair of jean and a pair of male hands recovering her centres. She destabilizes her fans of the first hour, but that proves to be paying: “Janet” explodes the sales with 17 million copies (including 7 only in the United States). In the United States, the album is sold with more than 350 ' 000 specimens the first week, and succeeded in remaining sales at the head during 6 weeks (a record), while individual the that' S the way coils goes squatte the 1st place of the classification of individual during 8 weeks and will gain a grammy award for " best r&b song". The other individual ones which will follow will know a whole a world success. Side private life, it is done very discrete while marrying in the greatest secrecy Rene Elizondo. This marriage will become notorious only in 1999, at the moment or Rene will ask for the divorce.

At the top of its art, Janet will in addition leave the integral its vidéos between 1986 and 1996 in a DVD and CD entitled Design off have Decade , compilation which reaches the 3rd place of the billboard hot 200 in the United States.

In 1995, just after the end of its famous world tour " janet world tour" , it records with her Michael brother an individual heading “ Scream ”. The video clip resulting from this duet becomes very mediatized, and due: costing the trifle of 7moi USD, it expensive becomes the musical clip of the history. The video is carried out in black and white, and its realization will be entrusted to Mark Romanek, with which janet again will collaborate in 1997 for its clip " Got' till it' S gone ". The clip creates sensation, janet appears there with a look contrary to its image glamor: it has the short hair, a trash attitude and a wild sex appeal. Collaboration receives many prices, in particular the " Best dance video" with the mtv vma awards of 1995 and the " Best shorts form video" with the Grammy Awards of 1996.

Janet signs for an new agreement once again with Virgin with a contract multi media of 100 Million dollars…

The autumn 1997 sees the exit of the opus The Velvet Rope . The image of janet and the contents of the album disturb: indeed, this one is the fruit of a long depression that the singer confesses to have crossed following her preceding round. Its depression originates in its great feeling of loneliness and the great lack of regard of which she says much to have suffered during her childhood from actress from television series. Side look, it scandalizes: the baby of America bores the nose and the centres, it raises various tattooings, and adopts a African haircut. Nevertheless, criticism pâme in front of the maturity of the texts and the compositions. The album is an enormous success in Europe and in Japan, while America prude is reticent vis-a-vis the album. Fortunately the round " " " The velvet rope turn " is a great success in the United States and allows the album to be sold to 3 million specimens in the United States. The finished round, it starts a series of collaborations with Elton John, Blackstreet and Busta Rhymes, before turning over on the plates of cinema for the family foldingue , great international success.

In 2001, Janet leaves very dancing All For You . Less inventive and succeeded that its predecessor, it meets nevertheless a nice success, in particular thanks to the hits All For You (which gained a " Grammy Awards"), Doesn' T Really Matter (the B.O of the film " The Foldingue" family; who was number " un" with ETAS-Plain), Someone To Call My Lover and Its Off have Gun . The first week of its exit, the album is sold with more than 600 ' 000 specimens only in the United States, that is to say as much as the sales of the 1st week of its albums " janet" and " the velvet rope" joined together. Individual side, All for You at the head remains classification of individual American and deviend 10th numbers 1 of Janet in the USA (hot 100) during 7 weeks consecutive, with the detriment of " Survivor ", individual the very popular one of the destiny' S Child which sees thus private first position. To also note that the album is a Homeric success in Japan, since 2 million specimens will be sold to with it. After three years of absence, it creates a scandal with the the United States the 2004 when it reveals a center with Justin Timberlake in SuperBowl. This event has as a consequence the pure and simple scuttling of the promotion of its eighth opus: Damita OJ . Indeed the American radios and mtv refuse purely and simply to diffuse its songs. With the international level, the album will not generate great sales. The fault with a too commercial album, and a bâclée promotion.

Janet makes the cover of the magazine Us Weekly in June 2006. This edition, in which Janet speaks about its mode, becomes the most sold in the USA.

The new album of Janet Jackson is in the vats since September 26th and is entitled “ 20 Y.O. ” with as first extract “Cal one me” which is a success of regard in the United States while becoming number 1 of the classification " R&B Soul". Product by Jermaine Dupri, the companion of the singer, the album pains to be sold in the USA. Scalded by this commercial failure, Dupri announces its departure from Virgin. It implies that the major would have voluntarily leaded the promotion of the disc. The second individual one, “So Excited”, ace have any success in the pop charts in the USA.

Fortunately financially all goes well for the singer, since in 2007, it is classified the 7th richest woman of the industry of the entertainment by the magazine Forbes , with a fortune of 150 million $.

Beginning of the year 2007, it accepts a role in a written film and product by Tyler Perry: " Why did I get married? " It holds the role of a writer at the sides of Tyler Perry (itself) and Jill Scott. The film leaves to the USA on October 12th, 2007. And in spite of competition with the exits of films of Cate Blanchett and George Clooney, the film at the head places as of the first week dux American boxoffice by generating 21.5 M$. The film is an enormous success in the United States.

It is currently in studio in Miami, for the recording of its new album the first with its new label " Island Def Jam Music" who will be produced by Reid which should leave in February 2008. Its return will be thus into full in the era with the return of the divas, since it leaves her album in the same quarter as mariah, also under the label Island Def Jam! a world tour is planned for the promotion of the Album! an event the last date of 2001/2002 " The All For You Wold Tour" who following the events of September 11th, will not pass to Europe with the cancellation of all the dates! and a message of regret of Janet on MTV!

It is also in full writing of a book which reports its recurring problems of weight. No coming out date was however still communicated.

Discography

1982 Janet Jackson #163 US
1984 Dream Street #263 US
1986 Control #1 (2 weeks) US, #8 the U.K.
1987 Control Remixed

1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 #1 (4 weeks) US, #4 the U.K.

1993 janet. #1 (6 weeks) US, #1 the U.K., #23 France (two entries between 1993 and 1995)

1995 janet. Does Remixed (only left to Europe)

1995 Design off have Decade 1986/1996 #11 France, US #3, #2 the U.K.

1997 The Velvet Rope #1 (1 week) US, #2 France (two entries of which the first directly N°5), #6 the U.K.

2001 All For You #1 (1 week) US, #? The U.K., #2 France (directly N°2)

2004 Damita OJ US #2, #132 the U.K., #135 France

2006 20 Y.O. US #2, #133 France, #163 the U.K.

Total of the sales of Albums in the United States: 28 million at December 1st, 2007
Total of the sales of Albums in the world: + of 60 million at December 1st, 2007

WORLD TOUR' S

RYTHM NATION WORLD TURN: 1990/1991: 2 MILLION SPECTATORS.

JANET WORLD TURN 1993/1995: 4 MILLION SPECTATORS (2 TURNS IN THE USA 93 AND 94).

VELVET ROPE TURN 1998/1999: 2,3 MILLION SPECTATORS (BEGINNING BY EUROPE).

ALL FOR YOU WOLD TURN 2001/2002: 1,7 MILLION SPECTATORS (CANCELLATION IN the CONCERTS IN EUROPE FOLLOWING the EVENTS OF September 11th, 2001).

External bonds

Official site
Janet 1814 1 {{French-speaking er}} forum of Janet Jackson
Site French-speaking What Butt French-speaking Janet
Site Janet Design
Janet Jackson Collection

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