Jermaine La Juane Jackson was born on December 11,1954 and is an American singer-songwriter and bassist.
34 Facts About Jermaine Jackson
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Jermaine Jackson is best known for being a member of the Jackson family.
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From 1964 to 1975, Jermaine was second vocalist after his brother Michael of the Jackson 5, and played bass guitar.
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Jermaine Jackson had a solo career concurrent with his brother Michael's and some top-30 hits until the 1980s, produced and recorded duets with Whitney Houston at her debut in 1985, and was a producer for the band Switch.
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Jermaine Jackson is the fourth child born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson.
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Jermaine Jackson's siblings are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon, Michael, Randy, and Janet.
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Jermaine Jackson would continue to provide some leads over the years.
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Jermaine Jackson graduated from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, in 1973.
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Jermaine Jackson performed as part of the group for six years.
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Not feeling that they were being paid fair royalties by Motown Records for their success as well as their desire for creative control, the Jermaine Jackson 5 decided to leave the label and sign with Epic Records in 1975.
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However, Jermaine Jackson decided to stay with Motown Records, citing loyalty to the company as the reason.
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Jermaine Jackson stayed with the group for their final album, 2300 Jackson Street, in 1989.
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Jermaine Jackson performed this song alone, on January 14,1990, in Atlanta, in tribute to Martin Luther King, during King Week 90 '.
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Jermaine Jackson is proficient on the electric guitar and is a talented bass guitar player.
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Jermaine Jackson composed and produced for other artists, such as Switch and he produced and sang duets on Whitney Houston's debut album for Arista Records.
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Jermaine Jackson is featured on the Switch track "Tahiti Hut" released in 2019, recorded during the Reaching For Tomorrow sessions.
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Jermaine Jackson was the first housemate to enter the Celebrity Big Brother 5 house in 2007, which he placed 2nd.
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Jermaine Jackson spoke about the Jackson Five reuniting for a performance.
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Jermaine Jackson was part of the second season of the CMT reality show Gone Country.
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In 2008, Jermaine Jackson flew to Australia to be a guest judge and mentor for the top-five Michael Jermaine Jackson night on Australian Idol.
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In March 2008, Jermaine Jackson was the guest of honor at the Muslim Writers Awards in Birmingham.
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In October 2010, Jermaine played a concert at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas, naming it "40 Years of Jackson Music" and dedicating the concert to Michael.
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Jermaine Jackson wrote the memoir You Are Not Alone: Michael Through a Brother's Eyes.
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In October 2012, Jermaine Jackson released I Wish You Love, his first solo album in 21 years, consisting mostly of jazz covers.
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The album was arranged and produced by French opera singer David Serero, who recorded a duet on "Autumn Leaves" with Jermaine Jackson, and was released by David Serero Productions.
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Jermaine Jackson has been married and divorced three times, and has seven children.
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Jermaine Jackson was in a relationship with Margaret Maldonado from 1986 until 1993.
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Jermaine Jackson began a relationship with Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza while she was dating his younger brother Randy, with whom she had a daughter and a son.
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Jermaine Jackson married Oaziaza on March 18,1995, and the marriage lasted until May 19,2003.
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In January 2004, Jermaine Jackson met Halima Rashid while in line at Starbucks.
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Jermaine Jackson came to Michael's defense on CNN's Larry King Live and appeared with him in court on many occasions.
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On June 25,2009, Jermaine held a press conference at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and broke the news of Michael Jackson's passing to the media.
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Jermaine Jackson is a supporter of the English football team Sheffield Wednesday.
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Jermaine Jackson claimed in an interview that if his brother Michael had converted to Islam, it would have saved his life.