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RIP Michael Jackson – Tributes at Glastonbury

26th June 2009 - 19:50

Off the Wall: Special EditionFollowing the sad news of the death of Micheal Jackson, tributes were made to him at this weekends Glastonbury Festival.

The King of Pop was a legend and first to acknowledge his talent at Glastonbury was Gabriella Climi, who sang lines from his hit, Billie Jean.

Speaking to the BBC, Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis called him a “truly great artist”.

She added: “There will be tributes all over the site, all weekend”.

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis added: “You realise what a fantastic legend we’ve lost, the like of which we can’t really replace.

“As an exponent of song and dance, no-one came close.”

Already, Amazon’s top 10 selling CD’s are all by Michael Jackon with his special edition ‘Off The Wall’ leading the top of the chart, with his collection of top video hits – Number Ones also taking the number 1 spot on the dvd charts.

RIP Michael.

Posted in Music


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