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Janet Jackson

(1966-)

Who Is Janet Jackson?

Janet Jackson is an award-winning recording artist and actress who's the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She is best known for hit singles like "Nasty," "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," "That's the Way Love Goes," "Together Again" and "All for You." Jackson is ranked as one of the best-selling artists in contemporary music, having released an array of multi-platinum albums like Control, Rhythm Nation 1814 and Janet, in collaboration with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. In 2015 she reunited with the two producers for Unbreakable, which became her seventh No. 1 album.

Famous Family

Singer, songwriter and actress Janet Jackson was born on May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana. The youngest of nine children born to Katherine Esther and Joseph Walter Jackson, she grew up in the affluence of a show business family. Her five brothers — Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Jermaine and Michael — signed a contract with Motown Records in 1968 and would go on to rule the charts as The J

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Jackson performing on her Unbreakable World Tour in San Francisco, California, October 14, 2015

Born

Janet Damita Jo Jackson


(1966-05-16) May 16, 1966 (age 58)

Gary, Indiana, U.S.

Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • actress
  • record producer
  • film producer
  • businesswoman
  • philanthropist
  • author
Years active1974–present
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Spouses

James DeBarge

(m. 1984⁠–⁠1985)​

René Elizondo, Jr.

(m. 1991⁠–⁠2003)​
  • Wissam Al Mana (m. 2012; separated)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels
Websitejanetjackson.com

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana) is an Americansinger, dancer, actress, and songwriter. She is the younger sister of Michael Jackson and has had many popular songs such as "Nasty," "Rhythm Nation," and "That's the Way Love Goes." Jackson also plays Patricia in the 2007 movieWhy Did I Get

Janet Jackson

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Janet Jackson is a multi-talented musician who went from being "Michael's little sister" to a generation-defining pop star in her own right. Her birthday is May 16, 1966 and her height is 5’4”. After debuting in 1982 with her self-titled LP, Jackson officially found her stride when she scored her first of five straight No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 with 1986’s ‘Control,’ which spawned her first No. 1 hit, “When I Think of You.” Her list of Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers spans into the double digits, with her longest reign being her eight-week run in 1993 for “That’s The Way Love Goes.” Legendary for breaking down barriers for Black women in the music industry, Jackson eventually started her own record label Rhythm Nation in 2015 and released No. 1 album ‘Unbreakable’ under the imprint. A multi-Grammy winner, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

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