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Jermaine JacksonJermaine 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 his marriages ended in divorce. 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 , 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)
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