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The performance began with James Earl Jones' voice introducing an, "unprecedented Super Bowl spectacular starring Michael Jackson". [21] Jackson then seemed to appear at the top of the stadium's two jumbotrons (using body doubles).
The Super Bowl XXVII halftime show with Michael Jackson provided an exception, as the NFL and Frito-Lay agreed to make a donation and provide commercial time for Jackson's Heal the World Foundation. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] According to Nielsen SoundScan data, the halftime performers regularly experience significant spikes in weekly album sales and ...
Michael Jackson's halftime show was a turning point for the Super Bowl. Before his performance, halftime shows were simpler, often featuring marching bands or smaller acts. Jackson's set changed ...
Michael Jackson performs at the Super Bowl XXVII Halftime show at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 31, 1993, in Pasadena, California. Steve Granitz/Getty Images Watch Michael Jackson's Super Bowl ...
What Jackson’s performance proved to the NFL is the same thing Jay Coleman told the league three years earlier. ... In the nearly three decades since Michael Jackson, the Super Bowl has become a ...
Between the two legs of the tour, Jackson performed a brief but very widely seen and highly acclaimed concert at the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show on January 31, 1993. The National Football League donated $100,000 to the Heal the World Foundation in lieu of payment to Jackson. [15]
The Super Bowl halftime show changed forever the moment that Michael Jackson burst onto the stage — literally — to launch his iconic performance at the Rose Bowl in 1993.
In response to Fox's Super Bowl counterprogramming of a special episode of In Living Color during the previous year, the NFL booked Michael Jackson to perform during the entire Super Bowl XXVII halftime show. Jackson's performance started the league's trend of signing top acts to appear during the Super Bowl to attract more viewers and interest.