

Jermaine Jackson is an American singer, songwriter and bassist. He is best known for being a member of the Jackson family. From 1964 to 1975, Jermaine was second vocalist after his brother Michael of the Jackson 5, and played bass guitar. In 1983, he rejoined the group, now known as the Jacksons, where he consistently played with the group during periods of activity, before departing again in 2020.
While Jermaine did not usually sing the lead vocal on the Jackson Five's biggest hits, he is featured on "I'll Be There" and "I Want You Back," among others. When four of the brothers left Motown Records for Epic Records in 1976 and had to rename the family act The Jacksons, Jermaine, who had just married Motown founder Berry Gordy's daughter Hazel, stayed at Motown and was replaced in The Jacksons by his youngest brother, Randy. Jermaine had a solo career concurrent with his brother Michael's and some top-30 hits until the 1980s, produced and recorded duets with Whitney Houston on her debut album in 1985, and was a producer for the band Switch. After seven years he rejoined the Jacksons and remained throughout their various breakups and reunions.
Jermaine was born December 11, 1954, at St Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana. He is the fourth child born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. His siblings are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon (Marlon's twin who died shortly after birth in 1957), Michael, Randy, and Janet.
Jackson has been married and divorced three times, and has seven children.
His first marriage was to Motown founder Berry Gordy's daughter, Hazel Gordy (born August 24, 1954), which lasted from December 15, 1973 until 1988. He has three children with Hazel:
Jackson was in a relationship with Margaret Maldonado from 1986 until 1993. They have two sons:
Jackson began a relationship with Alejandra Loaiza, former girlfriend of his brother Randy, and married her on March 18, 1995. The marriage lasted until May 19, 2003. They have two sons:
In January 2004, Jackson met Halima Rashid while in line at Starbucks. In March 2004, he proposed to her and five months later, they were married in a mosque in Los Angeles. Rashid filed a petition for divorce on June 21, 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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December 11, 1954
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Saint Mary's Mercy Hospital, 549 Tyler Street, Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States
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1957 |
March 1957
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Fern Oaks Cemetery, Griffith, Lake County, Indiana, United States
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1960 |
September 6, 1960
- June 1969
Age 5
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Garnett Elemantary School, Gary, Indiana, United States
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1969 |
September 2, 1969
- June 1973
Age 14
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Birmingham Community Charter High School, Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California, United States
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