Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine Lajuane Jackson (born December 11, 1954 in Gary, Indiana) is an African-American singer, formerly of The Jackson 5 and brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. Born to parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson, Jermaine became a member of the Jackson 5 with four of his other brothers who were signed to Motown Records in 1969.

Jermaine was the co-lead singer of The Jackson 5, after his brother Michael, and sings notable parts of I Want You Back, I'll Be There, and "I Am Love". Like Michael, Jermain also began a solo career concurrent to his tenure in The Jackson 5, and had a hit with the 1972 Shep and the Limelites cover "Daddy's Home".

When the Jackson 5 left Motown, Jermaine left the group and stayed at Motown, as he was married to Hazel Gordy, the daughter of Motown owner Berry Gordy). Jackson was nominated for Best R&B male vocal performance Grammy award for the Let's Get Serious album. His biggest hit is "When The Rain Begins To Fall", a duet with Pia Zadora (1984).

Jermaine was married three times, first to Hazel Gordy (mother of Jermaine, Jr., Autumn and Jeremy), then to Margaret Maldonado (mother of Jaimy and Jourdyn; common-law marriage), then to Alejandra Genevieve Oiaza (mother of Jaffar and Jermajesty), all of the previous marriages ended in divorce. Recently (2004)he is married to Haleema Rasheed.

He also has a daughter named Dawn (her mother is unknown).

Jermaine converted to Islam after a visit in Bahrain in the 1980s. In 1992, he, Margaret, and Suzanne de Passe produced The Jacksons: An American Dream, an award-wimming and higly-rated miniseries about the history of The Jackson 5. Jermaine, Jr. portrayed his father as a young teenager in the miniseries .

Discography

Jermaine (1972)
Come Into My Life (1973)
My Name Is Jermaine (1976)
Feel The Fire (1977)
Frontiers (1978)
Let's Get Serious (1980)
Jermaine (1980)
I Like Your Style (1981)
Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (1982)
Dynamite (1984)
Precious Moments (1986)
Don't Take It Personal (1989)
Greatest Hits and Rare Classics (1991)
You Said (1991)