- She and her sister Janet Jackson provided backing vocals for their brother Michael Jackson's song "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing). The two sisters sang "na na na" back at their brother towards the end of the song.
- Her father, Joe Jackson, is of African and distant Native American Ancestry. His grandfather, Israel Nero Jackson, was the son of Jack July Jackson (1803-1908), an indigenous Choctaw of the Plantation of Gale.
- Has been best friends with Kathy Hilton since high school.
- Said that she was forced into marrying Gordon by her father.
- She is exactly six years younger than her older sister, Rebbie Jackson. They share the same birthday: May 29
- Suffers from ailurophobia (fear of cats).
- Sister of Rebbie Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, and Janet Jackson.
- Good friends with Brenda Harvey-Richie.
- She was the first Jackson girl to have a solo career. Her first album was released in 1980. She recorded six albums in the eighties and four more in the nineties. Her biggest hits include Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin', Heart Don't Lie and You're Gonna Get Rocked.
- Hit #103 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1980 with "If You Feel the Funk" (Polydor 2137)
- Aunt of Jermaine Jackson II, Valencia Jackson, Brittany Jackson, Marlon Jackson Jr., Prince Michael Jackson, Bigi Jackson, and Paris Jackson, Eissa Al Mana, Brandi Jackson, Autumn Joy Jackson, and Stacee Brown.
- The Jacksons were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1500 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- As of October 2004, she has still not released her new album Startin' Over, the release of which has been delayed several times. She is very proud of this album, since most of the songs are very personal, about her abusive marriage and her newly found peace with her family. The first single from the album, Just Wanna Dance, reached No. 13 on the Billboard Dance charts.
- Singer, sister of Michael Jackson.
- Daughter of Joe Jackson, and Katherine Jackson.
- Her song, Free The World, was inspired by the 9/11 attacks. The song is available on her website for download.
- Attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Gary Indiana, along with her siblings Jackie Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, and Tito Jackson.
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