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Michael Joseph Jackson ONM (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the " King of Pop ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century . Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture . Jackson influenced artists across many music genres, and through stage and video performances, popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk , to which he gave the name, and the robot . He is the most awarded music artist in history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson ------------------------------ "Thriller" is a song recorded by American singer Michael Jackson . It was released as a single by Epic Records in November 1983 in the UK, and on January 23, 1984, in the U.S., as the seventh and final single from Jackson's sixth studio album of the same name . "...

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen . Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four- octave vocal range . Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents, he attended English-style boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. In 1964, his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution , moving to Middlesex , England. Having studied and written music for years, he formed Queen in 1970 with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor . Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including " Killer Queen ", " Bohemian Rhapsody ", " Somebody to Love ", " We Are the Champions ", " Don't Stop Me Now ", and " Crazy Little Thing Called Love ". His charismatic stage perfor...

The Doom (stylized as DOOM) franchise is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by id Software , and related novels , comics, board games , and major film adaptation . The series focuses on the exploits of an unnamed space marine operating under the auspices of the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC), who fights hordes of demons and the undead. Doom is considered to be one of the pioneering first-person shooter games, introducing, to IBM-compatible computers, features such as 3D graphics , third-dimension spatiality, networked multiplayer gameplay, and support for player-created modifications with the Doom WAD format. Since its debut, over 10 million copies of games in the Doom series have been sold. Since the release of Doom in 1993, the series has spawned numerous sequels, expansion packs, and two films. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(franchise) ------------------------------ A soundtrack, also written sound track, can be recorded music acco...

Iron Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2008 film Iron Man , featuring music composed by Ramin Djawadi . The soundtrack was produced in collaboration with Hans Zimmer and Remote Control Productions , and was released on April 29, 2008, by Lions Gate Records . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_(soundtrack) ------------------------------ Iron Man  is a 2008 American  superhero film  based on the  Marvel Comics  character  of the same name , produced by  Marvel Studios and distributed by  Paramount Pictures . It is  the first film  in the  Marvel Cinematic Universe  (MCU). The film was directed by  Jon Favreau , with a screenplay by the writing teams of  Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby  and  Art Marcum and Matt Holloway . It stars  Robert Downey Jr.  as Tony Stark / Iron Man, alongside  Terrence Howard ,  Jeff Bridges ,  Shaun To...

Sir Elton Hercules John   CBE  (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist  Bernie Taupin  as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the  best-selling music artists in the world . He has more than fifty  Top 40  hits, including seven consecutive number one albums in the U.S.,  58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 , four which reached number two and nine which reached number one. His tribute single " Candle in the Wind 1997 ", rewritten in dedication to  Diana, Princess of Wales , sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and U.S. singles charts. He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John ------------------------------ E...

Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world . He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive number one albums in the U.S., 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 , four which reached number two and nine which reached number one. His tribute single " Candle in the Wind 1997 ", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales , sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and U.S. singles charts. He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John ------------------------------ Greatest Hits (often referred to as Elt...