Michael receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Michael Jackson receives his solo star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. The ceremony draws thousands of fans and marks another public recognition of the scale of the Thriller phenomenon.

The honour is especially notable because Michael had already been recognised with The Jacksons, making him one of the few artists represented on the Walk of Fame both as part of a group and as a solo performer.

Placed in the middle of the Victory Tour period, the ceremony shows how his solo career and family-group commitments were overlapping at the height of his public visibility.