Michael Jackson's first live preformance of Billie Jean was on May 16, 1983 at the Motown 25 television special.
Billie Jean.
"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first music video to air on MTV by a black artist.
Michael Jackson was always important, but the time that people really just loved Michael Jackson was when off the wall came out, then they thought that Michael couldn't do better than Off The Wall, Until Thriller came out, then at Motown 25, Michael did his first debut of Billie Jean, it was the first time for everything then, the first time he did that song in public, the first time he Moonwalked, the first time many people saw Michael as being a wonderful solo artist
Yes - Thriller was the first.--- no "billie jean" was the firstbillie jean was first to be played in heavy rotation, but Eddie grant, Tina turner and Donna summer all had been on before Michael Jackson and actually musical youth "pass the dutchie" (was 1st to be played pretty regularly) but Michael jacksons "billie jean" is credited with opening door and paving way for black artists to get played more
Thriller was released in 1983, and the Jackson went on tour in 1984. Michael did not perform Thriller on that tour as he said it did not sound right. Michael returned with "Bad" in 1987 and went on tour in Japan. There, he performed Thriller for the first time ever on September 12th 1987, in Tokyo
He first performed it during Billie Jean on the Motown 25th Anniversary show.
Billie Jean.
The first hit song was Billie Jean.
Motown in Gary,Indiana
It first aired in 1983.
March 1983
1987 on the Bad tour
Well, Michael had the very first video by a black artist on MTV. Billie Jean.
Billie Jean at Mowtown 25.
with his brothers 1967 him by himself 1976
Michael was the first black artist to have a music video played in rotation on MTV with his music video for "Billie Jean"
When he was 4 years old at his school with his brothers