MICHAEL JACKSON took the amazing step from child star to the King of Pop. From his early successes with the Jackson 5 through to the phenomenal success of Eighties best-selling albums Thriller and Bad, Jackson became the biggest pop artist on the planet. Part of the new Mirror collection, ‘Michael Jackson – King of Pop’ celebrates his life through a selection of great images from the Daily Mirror archive charting his rise from childhood to the height of superstardom.