La Toya Jackson
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La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer and actor. She is the fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family. Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, The Jacksons, on CBS between 1976 and 1977. Thereafter, she saw success as a solo recording artist under multiple record labels in the 1980s and 1990s, including Polydor, Sony Music and RCA, where she released nine studio albums over the course of 15 years. Her most successful releases in the United States were her self-titled debut album (1980) and the 1984 single "Heart Don't Lie". Jackson's other songs include "Night Time Lover", "If You Feel the Funk", "Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin'", "Hot Potato", "You're Gonna Get Rocked!", and "Sexbox". Another one of Jackson's songs, "Just Say No" from her fifth album was composed for US first lady Nancy Reagan and Reagan administration's anti-drug campaign.
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La Toya Jackson, born Yvonne Jackson on May 29, 1956, in Gary, is an American singer, television personality, actor, and recording artist. She is a member of the Jackson family and the daughter of talent manager Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson. Her siblings include Janet Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Michael Jackson, and Marlon Jackson. Jackson began her work period in 1972 and is a citizen of the United States.
Her musical career spans pop music, soul, house music, and dance-pop genres. She performs as a soprano using her voice as her primary instrument and has recorded for Polydor, Epic Records, and RCA Records. Her field of work includes music composing. Jackson speaks and writes in English, which is also her native language. She follows a vegetarian lifestyle and has brown hair.
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Gary, Indiana, USA
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer and television personality. The fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family, Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, The Jacksons, on CBS between 1976 and 1977.
Known for
- Michael Jackson: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
- Eternal Disco - The Greatest Hits — Self (archive)2026
- The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
- Loving Neverland — Self2020
- Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn — Self (archive footage)2020
- The Masked Singer — Alien (archive footage)2019
- The Masked Singer Australia — Burger Gal2019
- The Masked Singer — Self - Alien2019
- The Last Sharknado: It's About Time — Cleopatra2018
- Match Game — Self - Panelist2016
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1956
Discography
Member of
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Key facts
- Born
- La Toya Yvonne Jackson , ( 1956-05-29 ) May 29, 1956 (age 70) , Gary, Indiana , U.S.
- Other name
- Toy
- Occupations
- Singer television personality
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Spouse
- Jack Gordon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1997 )
- Parents
- Joe Jackson Katherine Jackson
- Family
- Jackson
- Genres
- R&B pop dance
- Labels
- Polydor Epic CBS/Columbia Luco Music Group RCA Jive Pump/Dino/WMG Bungalo/Universal Records
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yvonne
- Family name
- Jackson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gary
- Mother
- Katherine Jackson
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Family
- Jackson family
- Field of work
- music composing
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.latoyaonline.com
- Image
- La Toya Jackson cropped.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- La Toya Jackson
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- 1956-05-29
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- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- social media followers
- 370898
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- La Toya Jackson
- number of viewers/listeners
- 435431
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La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American singer and television personality. She is the fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family. Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, The Jacksons, on CBS between 1976 and 1977. Thereafter, she saw success as a solo recording artist under multiple record labels in the 1980s and 1990s, including Polydor, Sony Music and RCA, where she released nine studio albums over the course of 15 years. Her most successful releases in the United States were her self-titled debut album (1980) and the 1984 single "Heart Don't Lie". Jackson's other songs include "Night Time Lover", "If You Feel the Funk", "Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin'", "Hot Potato", "You're Gonna Get Rocked!", and "Sexbox". Another one of Jackson's songs, "Just Say No" from her fifth album, was composed for US first lady Nancy Reagan and Reagan administration's anti-drug campaign.
She is a two time New York Times best-selling author. Jackson posed for Playboy magazine in 1989 and again in 1991 to promote her book La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family.
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