American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress born May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana. The youngest of the Jackson family musical dynasty. Commercial breakthrough came with her third album, transitioning her from a teen TV actor to one of the defining pop artists of the late 20th century.
Eleven studio albums between Janet Jackson (1982) and Unbreakable (2015). Commercial peak: Control (1986), Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), janet. (1993), and The Velvet Rope (1997). Frequent collaborator with the production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
