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Her Career from movies to music

Movies

* 1993: Poetic Justice
* 2000: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
* 2007: Why Did I Get Married?

Television

* 1977-1979: Good Times
* 1979-1980: A New Kind of Family
* 1980-1984: Diff'rent Strokes
* 1984-1985: Fame

DVD

* 1990: The Rhythm Nation Compilation
* 1995: Design of a Decade 1986/1996
* 1998: The Velvet Rope Tour - Live In Concert
* 2002: All for You (special edition CD+DVD)
* 2002: Live in Hawaii
* 2004: From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos
* 2007: Janet Jackson: Exposed

Tours

* 1990-1990: Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour
* 1993-1995: janet. Tour
* 1998-1999: The Velvet Rope Tour
* 2001-2002: All for You Tour
* 2008-2009: Rock Witchu Tour

Recording Career

1982–1985: music beginnings

Jackson always had an interest in music, writing her first song at the age of nine. Though she never aspired to be a professional singer, she nonetheless agreed to participate to help her family. Her first recording was a duet with her brother Randy on a song titled 'Love Song for Kids' in 1978. She participated in her family's other recordings, particularly with sister La Toya and brother Michael.

Although she was asked by her father Joseph to start a singing career, Jackson was uncomfortable with being in the recording studio. She felt she was not as vocally talented as her sister Rebbie or her brother Michael, who was becoming a solo pop superstar. Nonetheless, at the age of 16, she released her debut album, Janet Jackson (1982). Produced by soul singers Angela Winbush, Rene Moore and Leon Sylvers of the famed Sylvers family music group, the album reached the top ten of the Billboard R&B album charts. The album spent 45 weeks in the chart's top 50 but was much less successful on the Billboard pop albums chart. The album yielded three singles: Young Love, Say You Do and Come Give Your Love to Me. The album Janet Jackson sold more than One million (1,000,000) copies worldide since the time of its release

In 1984, Jackson, then 18, released her second album, titled Dream Street. It marked a musical progression from her debut, with funkier, up-tempo production by brother Marlon and famed disco producer Giorgio Moroder, who produced songs for artists such as Donna Summer. The album failed to make the Top 100 of the Billboard pop album charts but did reach 19th on the R&B chart. Though Dream Street scored a Top 10 R&B hit with Don't Stand Another Chance, sales of Dream Street were less than that of Jackson's debut album and it has sold about 300,000 units in the U.S and 1,000,000 world wide[8]. Critics soon began to dismiss Jackson's career as a pop star.

Around the same time, Jackson eloped with James DeBarge, a member of the Motown family group DeBarge, and kept the marriage hidden from the public. Before they were married, Janet and James dated since she was 16 years old and he was 19 years old. Jackson would later admit that the marriage was not a good one. Also, her father reportedly did not approve of the marriage. Jackson was granted an annullment in March 1985. There have been allegations made by Debarge's brother, that Jackson and DeBarge produced a daughter who was born shortly after their breakup and lived with her aunt Rebbie Jackson. Jackson has refuted these rumours.

1986–1991: new image and popularity

"When I was 17, I did what people told me.”

After the limited successes of her first two albums, A&M Records A&R John McClain hired producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to jump-start Jackson's career. Before leaving for Minneapolis, Jam and Lewis were given the blessing of Jackson's father, her manager at the time, with the promise that they would not have Jackson sounding anything like Prince, a Minneapolis native. Within months, Jackson, Jam, and Lewis crafted Jackson's breakthrough album, Control, a vehicle for Jackson to sing about talking "control" of her own life. Control, released February 1986, became a hit, spawning five Top 5 singles, including her first number one single "When I Think Of You", "What Have You Done For Me Lately", "The Pleasure Principle", and the ballad "Let's Wait Awhile". Popularity was partly partly due to Janet's music videos which showcased choreography created by Paula Abdul. The album went to the top of the Billboard Album Charts, and has sold more than 8 million copies in America. Control was awarded a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, six Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards and three Soul Train Music Awards, including Album of the Year. That same year, Jackson took an important step toward independence by firing her father-manager, Joseph Jackson.

“ We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs, we are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of color-lines. ”

In 1989, Jackson began recording her fourth album, Rhythm Nation 1814. 1814 referred to the year the song "The Star Spangled Banner" was written; in addition, 'R' is the 18th letter of the alphabet and 'N' the 14th, hence 1814. Executives at A&M wanted a record that was similar to Control, but Jackson was determined to do something different. She presented a mixed bag of New Jack Swing and socially-conscious tracks inspired by the work of Marvin Gaye and Joni Mitchell).

Jackson showed off her dance moves in the video for "Miss You Much".Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis originally wanted the album's more upbeat tracks to be housed on the first half of the album, with the more socially-conscious material relegated to the latter half. Jackson disagreed. She thought the album had an important message and pushed it to be the record's main focus. Released in September 1989, Rhythm Nation 1814 went to number one on the Billboard 200 Album and R&B charts. The first single, "Miss You Much", went straight to number one. A black and white long-form video was created for the album; it included "Miss You Much", "The Knowledge", and the title track "Rhythm Nation". The film was shot by director Domenic Sena (See also Rhythm Nation 1814 Film). The video represented a "coming together" of all people while taking a firm social stance on issues such as bigotry, ignorance, and education. Jackson's choreography was infused with elaborate military-style moves and costumes. The Rhythm Nation film went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Video.

Rhythm Nation 1814 sold eight million copies in the US and became the first album to spawn seven Top 5 singles: "Alright" and "Come Back To Me", as well as four number one singles: "Miss You Much" ,"Rhythm Nation", "Escapade", "Black Cat", and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)". In 1990, Billboard awarded the album with the #1 Selling Album of the Year Award. Jackson went onto win 15 Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, four Soul Train Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards and her first Grammy Award.

The "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" video was directed by Herb Ritts.The Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour had an impressive attendance of more than two million people. Janet became the first artist to score a #1 hit simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock singles charts with "Black Cat" in 1990. The song's rock influence was a departure from her other work. The album scored four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and three number one singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

In an effort to take a dramatic turn with her image, Jackson decided to shoot a sexy video with famed photographer Herb Ritts for the final single, "Love Will Never Do (Without You)". The video proved to be a turning point for Jackson. She was no longer the shy girl that the public had grown to know. Instead, she was a woman who had succeeded in carving out a place in music history.

In 1991, Jackson and long-time boyfriend, dancer and choreographer René Elizondo Jr., were secretly married in a private ceremony. Both hid their marriage from the public for almost a decade.

1992–1995: career development

Before Jackson released her follow-up to Rhythm Nation 1814, she was freed from her contract with A&M Records. When Jackson signed to Virgin Records in 1992, it was a media event. Her $40 million deal was at the time the largest recording deal in history. It set the stage for her Virgin Records debut album titled janet. or janet period. Janet, wanting to be recognized in her own right, dropped the surname 'Jackson' from the cover of the album. The eclectic set featured pop, rock, dance, funk and even opera. The album became the first by a female artist to debut at number one during the Nielsen SoundScan era. [citation needed] Janet kicked off the album with a slow sensual ballad, rather than a dance track as she had done previously. The first single, "That's The Way Love Goes", became the first and only single in radio history to enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart at number one. Within weeks it became number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached number one in 22 countries, sold 17 million copies, and won several awards, including a Grammy Award. It was the fourth best-selling album of the year in the United States, and the eighth best-selling album on the year-end Billboard Top Albums chart during the following year. The album spawned five other Top 10 hit singles: "If", "You Want This", "Again", "Any Time, Any Place", and "Because of Love". Janet produced a racy video for the single "Any Time, Any Place" featuring herself in numerous sexual positions with another actor. Jackson included a message of safe sex in the video. The song stayed afloat at the top of the R&B charts for 10 weeks.

Jackson on the cover of Rolling Stone (1993).In July 1993, Janet made her big-screen debut in the John Singleton directed, Poetic Justice. Janet's most successful ballad, "Again", was featured on the film's soundtrack. The single rose to number one and garnered a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song From A Motion Picture

In September 1993, Janet appeared topless on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The cover became one of the most celebrated photos ever taken of a rock artist, and Rolling Stone named it their 'Most Popular Cover Ever' in 2000. In a precursor to her Super Bowl controversy, Janet was criticized for the explicitness of the photograph. She insisted that the male hands covering her breasts belonged to her husband, René Elizondo.

The janet. Tour began in November 1993 and played for 12 full months at sold-out venues worldwide.

After years of reservations, Janet decided to collaborate with her brother, Michael Jackson, on the 1995 single, "Scream", the lead single from his first greatest hits collection. The song, which lashed out at the media, featured a futuristic music video created with the help of director Mark Romanek. In October 1995, Jackson released her first greatest hits package, Design of a Decade 1986/1996. The album focused primarily on her A&M period but contained one Virgin Records track, "That's the Way Love Goes". Two new songs were recorded for the package, "Runaway", and "Twenty Foreplay".