Hnm recognizes the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson (R.I.P). Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. Michael Jackson first started off in 'the jackson 5', which was originally called 'the Jackies'. Later on, Michael jackson lauched his solo career, and who knew that he would become the king of pop! Sadly, machael jackson died on june 25, 2009, in los angeles, california, at the age of 50.