Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson
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Janet Jackson at a 2006 press conference
Background information
Birth name
Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Born
May 16, 1966 (1966-05-16) (age 41)Gary, Indiana, United States
Origin
Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)
R&B, pop, dance-pop, new jack swing, soul, funk, rock
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, activist
Years active
1977–present
Label(s)
A&M, Virgin, Island, Polydor UK
Associatedacts
The Jackson 5, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jermaine Dupri
Website
http://www.janetjackson.com/

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and pop icon. She is ranked by Billboard magazine as the ninth most successful act in rock and roll history, and the second most successful female artist in pop music history. According to The Island Def Jam Music Group, Jackson has sold over 140 million records worldwide.[1] Guinness World Records lists her as the world's most searched-for person in Internet history.[2] Her recent film Why Did I Get Married? became her third consecutive film to open at number one at the box office,[3] following Poetic Justice (1993) and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).
Since 1986, Jackson has scored ten number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen number-one singles on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. She is also the second musician with the largest amount of number ones on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play, with seventeen dance chart-toppers in total. In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Jackson has won five Grammy Awards, received a nomination at the 66th Academy Awards, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990, and was honored with the first "mtvICON" tribute from MTV in 2001.[4] Recently, she placed seventh on Forbes Top 10 Richest Women in Entertainment list. She has also had eighteen top ten singles in Europe and 21 number one singles in Japan [5].