1- Janet Jackson was born on May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana
2- Janet Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer.
3- She is the only woman singer in the history of Rock & Roll to score 5 back to back #1 studio albums on the Billboard Album’s chart.
4- She Is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians.
5- At age seven, Jackson performed at the Las Vegas Strip at the MGM Casino.
6- At a young age, her brothers began performing as The Jackson 5 in the Chicago-Gary area.
7- Janet Jackson is listed in Guinness World Records as “Most Searched Person in Internet History” and “Most Searched News Item in Internet History” is 2007.
8- She won six Billboard Music Awards (including Top Pop Singles Artist) in 1986.
9- She appeared in “The Nutty Professor”
10- In 1993, Jackson made her film debut in “Poetic Justice.” Her song that was written for the film, “Again,” was nominated for best original song at the Golden Globes and Academy Awards.
11- Nickname “Dunk” was given to her by her brother Michael. The nickname was inspred by her sturdy body, which her brother Michael claimed remsembled a donkey.
12- She Has a soprano vocal range.
13- She is listed in Guinness World Records for Most Successful Siblings in History (with her brother Michael Jackson) in 1999.
14- Her single “Nasty” won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography (Paula Abdul) in 1987.
15- As child Janet wanted to work at a McDonald’s drive-thru window.
16- “If” won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video in 1994.
17- She won a Grammy Award (with her brother Michael Jackson) for Best Music Video for “Scream” in 1996.
18- She was declared MTV’s inaugural icon in 2001, and received a televised tribute, MTV Icon: Janet Jackson.
19- She performed on American Bandstand and Soul Train in 1982.
20- “If” won a Billboard Music Award for Dance Clip of the Year in 1994.
21- “Got ’til It’s Gone” won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 1998.
22- She has an undying love for animals, especially horses. Jackson told Ebony that she learned how to ride horses at the age 5. As a child, her career ambition was to become a horse racing jockey.
23- Janet Jackson gave birth to her first child at the age of 50.
24- In the film Jackson stars in, Poetic Justice, one scene involves her character listening to a Stevie Wonder song, “Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer.” Little did Jackson know that Wonder would perform that very same song 16 years later – at her brother Michael’s funeral.
25- Jackson describes Lena Horne as a profound inspiration, for entertainers of several generations as well as herself.
26- Jackson’s influence in pop music continued to garner acclaim, as The Boston Globe remarked “If you’re talking about the female power elite in pop, you can’t get much higher than Janet Jackson, Bonnie Raitt, Madonna and Yoko Ono. Their collective influence … is beyond measure. And who could dispute that Janet Jackson now has more credibility than brother Michael?”
27- Janet Jackson’s favorite singers are Ella Fitzgerald and Marvin Gaye.
28- In comparing her vocal technique to Houston and Aretha Franklin, vocal coach Roger Love states that “[w]hen Janet sings, she allows a tremendous amount of air to come through. She’s obviously aiming for a sexy, sultry effect, and on one level that works nicely. But actually, it’s fairly limited.”
29- Jackson and all of her siblings (Michael included) were raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses. They even had to go door to door.
30- Jackson got her first starring role as Penny Gordon Woods on the sitcom “Good Times”
31- Jackson has declared herself “a very big Joni Mitchell fan”, explaining “As a kid I was drawn to Joni Mitchell records […] Joni’s songs spoke to me in an intimate, personal way.”
32- JanetJackson was honored with the inaugural BET Awards Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award in 2015
33- Janet Jackson rejected a role in The Matrix to go on a concert tour.
34- In April 2010, Jackson reprised her role in the sequel to Why Did I Get Married? titled Why Did I Get Married Too?. The film opened at number two, grossing sixty million in total.
35- In November 2010, Jackson starred as Joanna in the drama For Colored Girls
36- Her 1991 contract with Virgin Records was the most expensive contract in history at the time.
37- She also participated in a public service announcement for UNICEF to help starving children.
38- Jackson’s music has encompassed a broad range of genres. Her records from the 1980s have been described as being influenced by Prince, as her producers are ex-members of The Time.
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