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Photo Flash: Shaheen Jafargholi As 'Young Michael' In THRILLER LIVE!

By: Jul. 08, 2009
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Britain's Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi was invited by Michael Jackson's family to sing at his memorial service in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7th at the Staples Center. Jafargholi sang "Who's Lovin' You" at the memorial for Michael Jackson.

The young talent was also a member of the cast of "Thriller - Live", the smash West End hit that celebrates the late King of Pop. Shaheen starred in the show, when he played 'young Michael Jackson' for three months in 2006.

The producers, cast and creative team on "Thriller - Live" marked the funeral and memorial service for Michael Jackson with their own stage tribute on Tuesday, July 7th. At 7.30pm, the lights outside the Lyric Theatre in London's West End and Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre, where the production is on tour, were dimmed in tribute to his mark his passing

"Thriller - Live" was created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop and the Jackson 5, and his phenomenal, unparallelled career was the show's inspiration "Thriller - Live" was conceived and created by Executive Director AdrIan Grant, a long time associate of Michael Jackson, and author of 'Michael Jackson - The Visual Documentary'.

To bring to life on stage the distinctive dancing and sound of many of pop's greatest hits, Thriller - Live includes eye-popping video footage and effects together with dazzling choreography by the show's award-winning director Gary Lloyd (who has previously worked with Leona Lewis, Will Young, Gareth Gates, Emma Bunton, Robbie Williams, Pink, Anastacia, Lemar; Rachel Stevens, Kelly Clarkson and Girls Aloud) and additional choreography by five-time MTV award-winning LaVelle Smith Jnr and and Kerys Nathan.

Jackson, 50, died Thursday, June 25th, after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. His memorial will took place on Tuesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The program was simulcast at Los Angeles' nearby Nokia Theatre and covered on all major television networks.

In a phenomenal, unparalleled career, Michael Jackson sold more than 750 million records, had 13 number one singles - more than any other male artist - and is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1997 and later as a solo artist in 2001. His numerous other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records, including one for "Thriller" as the world's best-selling album of all time - 100 million copies and counting."Thriller - Live" is booking to Sunday September 27th, 2010.

The spectacular, high-octane West End concert specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, opened on Wednesday January 21, following previews from Friday January 2. It was initially booking to Sunday April 12.

A second company set out on a 23-date tour of the UK and EUROPE, and opened at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton on Friday February 13th, 2009.

For more information please visit www.thrillerlive.com.

Photo Flash: Shaheen Jafargholi As 'Young Michael' In THRILLER LIVE!  Image
Shaheen Jafargholi and the THRILLER LIVE cast

Photo Flash: Shaheen Jafargholi As 'Young Michael' In THRILLER LIVE!  Image
Shaheen Jafargholi and the THRILLER LIVE cast

Photo Flash: Shaheen Jafargholi As 'Young Michael' In THRILLER LIVE!  Image
Shaheen Jafargholi



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