A celebrity who has achieved unprecedented and monolithic global mega stardom. An epoch-defining icon who can transcend countries and cultures to receive worldwide adulation.
Etymology: The term is usually
associated with the Pop God
Michael Jackson. NME editor David Moynihan referred MJ world's biggest superstar in an article "
Michael Jackson: 1958-2009 – obituary" dated June 26, 2009.
Jackson‘s status as the world’s biggest superstar was confirmed at the 1983 Motown
Records party, when he ‘moonwalked’ to ‘Billie Jean’ before an audience of millions.
- by David Moynihan (Editor of NME)
Michael Jackson is the world's biggest superstar and perhaps the greatest
entertainer of all time.
- taken from documentary "
Michael Jackson - The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop", directed by Wilson Ebiye