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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
Ian Ayre is an English businessman and the current Managing Director of Liverpool Football Club.
Born in Liverpool, he was educated at Litherland High School. Aged 14, he won a competition to take a penalty in front of the Kop, during the half time break at Chris Lawler’s testimonial in 1978.
Leaving school at age 16, he joined the Royal Navy. After leaving the senior service, he then undertook various roles in business in Asia, eventually becoming Chief Executive of Pace Systems.
Returning to the UK, he became Chief Executive and Chairman of Huddersfield Town F.C. for three years, before spending three years as Managing Director at sports TV firm Premium TV, an NTL subsidiary. He then moved to Malaysia, as CEO of Total Sports Asia, which included managing interests in Total Sports TV.
He is also currently the Chairman of The Vistor Economy Committee for The Mersey Partnership, overseeing the vistor economy for the Liverpool City Region.
Head hunted by a team working for then owners Tom Hicks and George N. Gillett, Jr., in 2007 Ayre was appointed Commercial Director at Liverpool. He then successfully built a new commercial structure, and dramatically increased revenues at the club. He sourced and negotiated the shirt sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered Bank by using the asian liverbird book to showcase the club's global fan base. The deal at the time believed to be one of the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deals in football. In 2011 he tried to negotiate a deal in which premier league clubs could choose their own TV package but this was rebuffed.