Janet Jackson

A worldwide known music artist and actress Janet Jackson was born to her parents Katherine and Joseph, who were Jehovah’s Witnesses. She grew up with eight siblings with the majority of them being involved into the music industry.

A future star started dealing with music at a young age and at 16 signed a contract with A&M Records. Her first two albums were unsuccessful however, the third one called Control was sold with over 5 million copies. Throughout her professional career as a singer, she introduced 10 studio albums as well as 3 video albums.

Apart from that, she also deals with the moviemaking business and has appeared in a number of great television projects. For instance, she can be seen in TV series called Good Times, A New Kind of Family, Diff’rent Strokes as well as such movies as Why Did I Get Married?, For Colored Girls, etc.

Nowadays, the celebrity remains one of the highest-paid performers across the globe with millions of fans as well as 190 million dollars net worth.

Nonetheless, this is not all we would like to share about such a gifted star! Have a look at these top 5 little-known facts about Jackson’s life that will definitely surprise you:

• She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990.
• As a kid, she wanted to work at McDonald’s drive-through window.
• Her favorite singers are Marvin Gaye and Ella Fitzgerald.
• Before getting involved in music, she had a dream to be either a lawyer or a horse racing jockey.
• She can boast of a soprano vocal range.