Janet Jackson: Latest news, bio & photos

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Janet Jackson: Snapshot

Name Janet Jackson
Date of Birth May 16, 1966
Birth Place Gary, Indiana, USA
Birth Name Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Height 5' 4" (1.63m)

Janet is the youngest child in the Jackson family. She began performing with her siblings at the age of seven.

In 1982, at the age of sixteen, Janet signed a recording contract with A&M Records. Although she was initially criticised for her limited vocal range and the fact that she was yet another Jackson sibling launching a solo career, she became successful and has been praised for her choreography, music videos and her lyrics.

Janet has sold over 100 million records worldwide, and has released ten studio albums.

In 2004 Janet was subject to much controversy, when, whilst performing with Justin Timberlake at halftime of the Super Bowl, Timberlake pulled off part of Janet's costume, revealing her right breast. The "wardrobe malfunction" garnered nearly 540,000 complaints from American viewers.

In 1984 Janet married childhood friends James Debarge. They split just months later, and the marriage was annulled in 1985. Janet dated record producer Jermaine Dupri from 2002 until 2009.