Janet Jackson Bio Net Worth, Age, cool life

An American singer

We talk about JANET JACKSON Bio Net Worth, Age, Career. Janet Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows.

Her sound and choreography became a catalyst in the growth of MTV, enabling her to rise to prominence while breaking gender and racial barriers in the process. Lyrical content which focused on social issues and lived experiences set her reputation as a role model for youth.

Early life

Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born on May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana. She was the youngest of ten children in the Jackson family, a working-class African American family living in a two-bedroom house on Jackson Street. Her mother, Katherine Esther Jackson, played clarinet and piano, had aspired to be a country-and-western performer, and worked part-time at Sears.

 Her father, Joseph Walter “Joe” Jackson, a former boxer, was a crane operator at U.S. Steel and played guitar with a local rhythm and blues band, the Falcons, to supplement the family’s income. Janet’s great-grandfather, July “Jack” Gale, was a US Army scout. Family lore held that he was also a Native American medicine man. Janet grew up with two sisters and six brothers.

Career

Let’s talk about JANET JACKSON Bio Net Worth, Age, Career. At age seven, Jackson and her brother Randy performed at the MGM Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. 

A biography revealed her father, Joseph, was emotionally withdrawn and told her to address him solely by his first name as a child. She began acting in the variety show The Jacksons in 1976.

When Jackson was sixteen, her father and manager Joseph Jackson arranged a contract for her with A&M Records. Her debut album, Janet Jackson, was released in 1982. It was produced by Angela Winbush, René Moore, Bobby Watson of Rufus and Leon Sylvers III, and overseen by her father Joseph. It peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard 200, and No. 6 on the publication’s R&B albums chart, receiving little promotion.

Artistry

Music and voice

Jackson possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Over the course of her career, she has received frequent criticism for the limitations of her vocal capabilities, especially in comparison to contemporary artists such as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

Influences

Jackson describes Lena Horne as a profound inspiration, for entertainers of several generations as well as herself. Upon Horne’s death, she stated “[Horne] brought much joy into everyone’s lives—even the younger generations, younger than me. 

Personal life

At age 18, Janet Jackson eloped with singer James Debarge in September 1984. The marriage was annulled in November 1985. In 1986, Jackson began dating dancer/songwriter/director René Elizondo Jr.

 On March 31, 1991, Jackson married Elizondo Jr. and the marriage was kept a secret until the divorce was announced. In January 1999, the couple separated and were divorced in 2003.

Discography

• Janet Jackson (1982)
• Dream Street (1984)
• Control (1986)
• Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
• Janet (1993)
• The Velvet Rope (1997)
• All for You (2001)
• Damita Jo (2004)
• 20 Y.O. (2006)
• Discipline (2008)
• Unbreakable (2015)

More about Janet Jackson

Name	Janet Jackson
Full name	Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Occupation	Singer, songwriter, actress, dancer
Partner	Jermaine Dupri (2002–2009)
Children	1
Genres	R&B pop dance hip hop
Parent(s)	Joe Jackson Katherine Jackson

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