VERONA BROOKS has always dreamed of standing on the world's biggest stages. after years of training, sacrifice, and determination, the twenty-two-year-old singer from chicago finally gets her chance when warner bros. records introduces the world to VÉRA, a bold new artist with a voice impossible to ignore. but fame isn't as simple as she imagined. as VÉRA's star rises, so do the comparisons. every performance, every chart position, and every headline seems to lead back to one name: MICHAEL JACKSON.

"𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲" In which Berry Gordy discovers a young Eleanor Marisol Rosario singing in diners in the Bronx and finds out she has the voice of an angel Eleanor otherwise known as Ellie becomes loved by many especially a certain member of the jackson family What happens when fame starts to get to Ellie and Michael is love really enough for the both of them? "𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲, 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞)"

"I was so lonely that I used to walk through my neighborhood hoping I'd run into somebody I could talk to and perhaps become friends with. I wanted to meet people who didn't know who I was. I wanted to run into somebody who would be my friend because they liked me and needed a friend too, not because I was who I am. I wanted to meet anybody in the neighborhood..." - Michael Jackson (Moonwalk, 1988) In which Michael finally gets his wish on a random night, walking around his neighborhood. Bad Era - Invincible Era

"Imagine yourself a store manager for a St. Louis clothing store by day and a singer in a local band by night. That was me for a while. But then in 1987, I moved with my husband/bandmate to Los Angeles to gain more notoriety. Fast forward, I end up on Michael Jackson's Bad Tour as his back up vocalist, leaving my husband behind. What's the definition of torture? Doing a show with a man every night that you find yourself quickly falling for; a man who is untouchable. You're married, he's not interested (or so you would think) and then there's that other guy on the tour that you're forming an inappropriate relationship with... The Bad Tour was TOUR-ture for me at times. There were a lot of great moments and lasting friendships were made but when you're touring with the biggest entertainer in the world, it's never all fun and games. Just hear my story."

For Angel Quincy Jones music had been more then her career. Music shaped her into the woman she was today, yesterday, and tomorrow. Although there was only one thing she loved more than music, and that was Michael.

You're the music industry's newest obsession. A rising pop-star whose debut album has turned you into an overnight sensation. You're young, confident, and determined to prove you're more than just "the next big thing", you're fighting to earn your place in an industry that doesn't take newcomers seriously. Michael has been at the top for years. A chart-topping superstar with sold-out tours and a reputation that's become almost as famous as his music. To the public. he has everything: success, fame, and a career most artists only dream of. But after years in the spotlight, he's grown tired of the pressure, the expectations, and the media. When the media begins pitting you two against each other, every interview, award show, and headline fuels a rivalry neither of you asked for. The world is convinced you're enemies. But as your paths continue to cross, you both see past the rumors and public personas. What starts as a bitter rivalry turns into a friendship, and before either of you realize it, something much deeper. Yet with millions of fans watching your every moves, a relationship could cost you both everything you've worked for. best rank: #20 in Michael Jackson

Thalia Rahman preferred history to people. Working quietly in the archives beneath a London museum was predictable, organised, and safe-exactly how she liked her life. Then one night she finds a man in the restricted storage room. A man who looks exactly like Michael Jackson. Not an impersonator. Not a conspiracy theorist. The real Michael Jackson. Alive, terrified, and with almost no memory of what happened after 2009. At first, Thalia is convinced she's losing her mind. But when strange files begin disappearing from the archives, anonymous phone calls start following her home, and evidence surfaces linking her late brother to a secret project known only as Encore, she realises something far bigger is happening. Now Thalia, Michael, her chaotic roommate Lily, an eccentric tech archivist named Josh, and an increasingly stressed Chris Tucker are thrown into a dangerous search for the truth. One involving hidden facilities, stolen records, archive break in, fake identities, and a conspiracy powerful enough to erase people completely. The problem? None of them are remotely qualified for any of this. Especially not Michael, who keeps accidentally using his real name during undercover missions. Funny, emotional, mysterious, and occasionally unhinged, this story explores grief, friendship, found family, and what it means to finally be seen as a person instead of an icon. And somewhere beneath all the chaos lies one impossible question: What if the world's most famous ghost came back after all?

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𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒... 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐩 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬-𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬. 💿 ─── ✦ ─── 💿 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬: 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐲, 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧? 𝐎𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬? 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭