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Jackson daughter's emotional tribute

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris outshone the stars at his memorial on Tuesday night with a tearful tribute to the "best father you could ever imagine".

The 11-year-old, comforted by the Jackson family, sobbed as she made her public debut in front of 17,000 fans in Los Angeles - with an estimated billion more tuning in worldwide.

Standing in front on her father's gilt coffin, she said: "Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine and I just wanted to say I love him so much."

Paris was given the microphone after taking part in the final tribute song on stage alongside her two brothers Prince Michael Jackson II (also known as Blanket) and Prince Michael Jackson I.

A host of the world's biggest stars took part in the glittering memorial ceremony - but it was the children who made the greatest impression on the night.

Twelve-year-old Welsh schoolboy Shaheen Jafargholi won a standing ovation from the packed stadium. Shaheen, a former Britain's Got Talent contestant, delighted the crowd with his performance of the Jackson Five hit Who's Lovin You?

Choreographer Kenny Ortega praised the youngster and revealed that the King of Pop had personally requested his appearance in his London concerts after watching the child on Britain's Got Talent.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela and singer Diana Ross had led tributes to Jackson at Los Angeles' Staples Centre.

Praising Jackson for triumphing over tragedy in his life, Mr Mandela said in a message read out by Smokey Robinson: "Michael was a giant and a legend in the music industry and we mourn with the millions of fans worldwide."

Many in the audience were visibly upset at the sight of the coffin. Fans were seen breaking down in tears as the body was brought in as the Andrae Crouch Choir sang on stage.

Michael Jackson's Memorial Videos

ACTOR CHINEDU IKEDEZIE LOSES YOUNGER BROTHER

CHINEDU IKEDEZIE

He lamented on facebook on monday on monday june 1,2009''I am bereaved.Lost somebody very dear me yesterday-my brother(Nnaemeka-aka Spaco).

May his soul rest in perfect peace.''nnaemeka is the younger sibling of Chinedu and the actor is still in shock.

heres wishing the ihedezie family the grace to bear their painful loss.God giveth and taketh and he alone knows why.please take heart

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Singer and songwriter Michael Jackson dies at age 50

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Michael Jackson, a singer and songwriter who was dubbed as the 'King of Pop', has died today at the age of 50. Initial reports had stated that Jackson is in a coma after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center.

According to TMZ, rescue crews from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to his home in Holmby Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles, California where they found Jackson not breathing. According to Fire Captain Steven Ruda, a 911 call was received from Jackson's home at 12:21 p.m. PDT (19:21 UTC), and paramedics responded just before 12:30 p.m. PDT (19:30 UTC). Paramedics unsuccessfully attempted CPR, for a suspected cardiac arrest. According to Lieutenant Fred Corral, the L.A. County Coroner, Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. PDT (21:26 UTC).

The Los Angeles Times and Associated Press have said they have confirmed his death with anonymous sources familiar with the situation. According to CNN, the road on which Jackson lived has been blocked off in an attempt to reduce traffic.

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Dubbed as the 'king of pop', Jackson began his career with The Jackson 5 which debuted in 1966. Despite numerous hits and best sellers, Jackson is probably most known for his 1982 hit Thriller. It's estimated that the album sold as many at 109 million worldwide.

The news failed to reach some quarters quickly. As of 01:00 UTC the web site of the O2 arena, where Jackson had been scheduled to perform his This Is It concerts in July, was still advertising tickets for sale. Several companies, including Ticketmaster, Seatwave, and AEG Live, now face having to reimburse all ticket sales. AEG Live had already faced problems obtaining insurance for the concerts.

Many celebrities were quick to publish comments and tributes:

Britney Spears
    "He was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed."
Ludacris
    "If it were not for Michael Jackson I would not be where or who I am today. His music and legacy will live on forever. Prayers to the family."
John Mayer
    "I hope he is memoralised as the '83 moonwalking, MTV owning, mesmerizing, unstoppable, invincible Michael Jackson."
Miley Cyrus
    "Michael Jackson was my inspiration. love and blessings."
MC Hammer
    "I will be mourning my friend, brother, mentor and inspiration... He gave me and my family hope. I would never have been without him."

Several, including Celine Dion, Randy Jackson, and Donald Tarlton, compared the news of Jackson's death to the news of the deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, John F. Kennedy, and John Lennon. Talking to Larry King, Dion said "It feels like when Kennedy died, when Elvis died. It's an amazing loss.".

A Yorkshire businessman who was working with Jackson on a proposed future project said "I didn't think he would go out in these circumstances. It's not the way I would have expected him to go at all. He's going to become a Marilyn Monroe or an Elvis Presley."

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