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Janet Jackson
The youngest of the Jackson siblings, American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson
was born on May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana. She started out as a backing singer
in the family group The Jacksons (ex-Jackson 5) at the age of seven and went on
to become one of the biggest R&B stars of the 1990s. Despite the tepid reception
of her first two albums, she went on to achieve massive success with her
chart-topping third LP Control (1986), produced by the tandem Jimmy Jam & Terry
Lewis. A star in her own right at the age of 20, she reached a new peak of
popularity with Rhythm Nation 1814, he...
