In his 1988 autobiography, Moonwalk, Jackson says, “There never was a real Billie Jean. The girl in the song is a composite of people my brothers have been plagued with over the years.

In 1983, Michael Jackson released “Billie Jean,” the second single from Thriller. Jackson said that he always had a sense that the song would be a hit and he was correct.

Shortly after Jackson's death in 2009, Jay-Z told NME that the "Billie Jean" singer had recorded vocals for the track.

After 40 years and 70 million copies sold, “ Thriller ” remains an untouchable benchmark. Michael Jackson ’s stirring fusion of R&B with rock and pop is the biggest-selling album worldwide.

In 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, and life was never the same. The album remains the best-selling record of all time, thanks in part to the song “Billie Jean,” produced by ...