La Toya Jackson

Quick Facts

Full Name	La Toya Jackson
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1956(1956-05-29)
Age	68
Birthplace	Gary
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Gemini

La Toya Jackson Biography

La Toya Jackson is one of the most popular and richest R &B Singer who was born on May 29, 1956 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Born Yvonne Jackson, she rose to fame in the 1980s and returned in 2004 with the hits “Just Wanna Dance” and “Free the World.”

She is the older sister of music legend Janet Jackson.

La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and television personality. The fifth and middle child 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 fifteen 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 “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.

In 1976 and 1977, La Toya and her sisters Rebbie and Janet appeared in all twelve episodes of The Jacksons—a CBS-TV variety program, with their brothers Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Michael, and Randy. Along with their brothers (minus Jermaine, who stayed at Motown and left the family group when his brothers moved to Epic Records), La Toya and her sisters sang, danced, and performed skits. In 1978 during the filming of The Wiz, La Toya traveled with her brother Michael (who was cast as the Scarecrow), to New York. Sharing an apartment, it was the first time either of them had lived elsewhere as adults. Close siblings, Michael and La Toya, would not move out of the family’s Encino, Los Angeles, California home until they were 30 and 31 respectively. Her dates during this period included Diana Ross’ brother Chico and a young David Gest. Jackson also dated Bobby DeBarge and was the inspiration for Switch’s 1979 hit “I Call Your Name”.

She entered a contentious marriage with Jack Gordon in 1989, eventually getting a divorce in 1997.

La Toya Jackson Net Worth

La Toya Jackson is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, La Toya Jackson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She wanted to become a lawyer and focus on business law, but pursued a career in show business like her siblings.

She released the single “Bet’cha Gonna Need My Lovin’,” appeared in Playboy, and published an autobiography that caused a rift in the Jackson family.

Born on her sister Rebbie’s 6th birthday on May 29, 1956 in Gary, Indiana, La Toya Jackson is the fifth of ten children born to Joe and Katherine Jackson and the middle female child between Rebbie and Janet. Growing up, La Toya tended to be shy. After her mother became a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1965, La Toya, along with the rest of her siblings followed. She would spend some of her time alongside her mother preaching door-to-door. “Every morning, Michael and I witnessed, knocking on doors around Los Angeles, spreading the word of Jehovah.” By 1972, at sixteen, La Toya joined her brothers in the spotlight with a tap dancing routine when her father arranged for them to perform shows in Las Vegas, among other cities. La Toya attended the Cal-Prep school in Encino, Los Angeles, CA and graduated in 1974. Jackson aspired to be an attorney specializing in business law. She attended college for a short time before her father insisted that she pursue a career in show business like the rest of the family.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is La Toya Jackson Dating?

According to our records, La Toya Jackson married to Jack Gordon. As of December 1, 2023, La Toya Jackson’s is not dating anyone.

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Her 1985 single “Baby Sister” was a notable success, as it received one of five Outstanding Song Awards at the sixteenth annual World Popular Song Festival in Japan. “Baby Sister” was included on the 1986 album Imagination, released just before Jackson’s record label, Private-I, went bankrupt resulting in poor promotion. Jackson went on to record two duets; “Oops, Oh No!” with Cerrone, and “Yes, I’m Ready” with artist Jed. In 1987 Jackson was featured as a special guest at Minako Honda’s DISPA (Disco Party) concert, joining in for the song, “Funkytown”.

Facts & Trivia

La Ranked on the list of most popular R &B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. La Toya Jackson celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

In 1987, Jack Gordon was hired to co-manage La Toya by her father, Joseph. He later took over her management completely. Under Gordon’s management, Jackson’s public image became increasingly sexier. Katherine Jackson recalled her shock seeing La Toya dance in a suggestive manner in 1988 for the first time in her autobiography My Family, The Jacksons: “she’d been so conservative that she’d once dropped a friend who had begun wearing low-cut tops and skirts with slits in them.” Katherine believed that Gordon was distancing La Toya from her family so he could “become the dominating influence in her life.” Around this time Jackson was disfellowshipped by the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Defying her father, Jackson made a stormy exit from the family’s Encino compound to take up residence in New York City. In late 1988, Jackson released the album La Toya, which featured the singles “You’re Gonna Get Rocked!” and “(Ain’t Nobody Loves You) Like I Do”. The album also included a track titled “Just Say No”, which was written for the Reagan administration’s anti-drug campaign. The album included four tracks produced by Full Force, and three by Stock Aitken Waterman. The album was the first one Jackson released after changing her management.

What is La Toya Jackson known for?

As a member of the famous Jackson family, though she was the most outspoken, she has lived in her sister Janet’s and brother Michael’s shadow. She is a producer, known for Playboy Celebrity Centerfold: La Toya Jackson (1994), The Apprentice (2004) and Michael Jackson and Bubbles: The Untold Story (2010).

Is LaToya Jackson ill?

Michael Jackson’s sister hit back at the rumors that she suffered a frightening medical illness. “ She is in great health and is working on a number of upcoming projects,” a source close to the entertainer revealed.

How rich is LaToya Jackson?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, LaToya Jackson has a net worth of $4 million.

What did LaToya say about Michael Jackson?

The clip, which has resurfaced in the wake of HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” documentary, sees La Toya publicly condemning Michael Jackson as a child predator and sexual abuser. La Toya said she had seen checks in “very, very large amounts” made payable to the families of the people Michael is accused of abusing.

How old would Michael Jackson have been?

How old would Michael Jackson be now? Michael Jackson would be 62-years- old if he were alive today, having celebrated this big birthday on August

29. But instead, the singer died on June 25, 2009 leaving fans devastated. The official cause of death named as acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.