From Jehovah's
Witnesses to Playboy,
who's that girl?
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is
an older sister of Michael Jackson. She was
born on 29 May 1956. Being close to Michael
in age she claimed to be his best mate in
family. He never confirmed it though. On the
contrary, in his book Michael claimed that
family member the closest to his soul was
Janet.
La Toya grew up as
very religious girl and as an adult became
memeber Jehovah's Witnesses. But she was also
beautiful and ambicious woman, so soon she
wasn't able to live under
limitation put on
her by that religious group.
Growing up in shadow of her famous brothers -
then famous Jackson 5 - she wanted to sing as
well. Her family realised that La Toya has no
voice to sing and hoped her to become a
lawyer or at least a model but she turned
down these ideas.
She sang some simple disco songs
and never came up with anything unusual.
Later on she claimed that having no hits
meant being nobody in Jacksons family.
For a long time La Toya didn't give up her
dream to be a singer, she released several
albums, but she never hit the top-ten.
Although she was quite known and showing up
on awards
ceremonies, tv-shows and
charity's galas - as Michael's sister. Among
the others issues she was promoting acions
against drugs and help for children with
ADIS.
In late '80 she
decided to break out of the family. On stage
she tried to copy Michael's style.She posed
for nude photos for Playboy magazine in 1989
and 1991.
La Toya was the best paid Playboy's
model at that time. In her book "Grownig
up with the Jacksons" she discribed her
family in quite negative way accusing her
father of phisical and mentalabuse and the rest family of
hipocrisy and jalousy. At that time she
married Jack Gordon, as she claimed that
marriage was just to escape from her family.
La Toya had her five minutes then - her book
caused a lot of stir. Her nude pictures were
published all over the world.
She signed contract with Moulien Rouge -
famous french cabaret. She was supposed to sing,
dance and show "a lot" of her
beauty. But good passa didn't last long,
Moulien Rouge soon gave her up and Jack
Gordon was seen to abuse his wife. Then La
Toya started to play concerts at Eastern
Europe and act in soft-porn movies.
Nowdays La Toya is divorced, reconciliating
with her family and trying - again - to reach
the top as singer.
She also earn her money
advertising ... psychological adivses on the
phone-line.
Discography:
Albums
- La Toya Jackson
(1980)
- My special love
(1981)
- Heart don't lie
(1984) Imagination (1986)
- La Toya (1988)
- Bad girl (1990)
- No relations (1991)
- Formidable (1992)
- From Nashville to you
(1994)
- Stop in the name of
love (1995)

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Singles
- High time lover
(1980)
- If you feel the funk
(1980)
- Stay the night (1981)
- Bet'cha gonna need my lovin' (1983)
- Heart don't lie,
feat. Musical Youth Hot potato (1984)
- Imagination (1986)
He's a pretender (1986)
- Ooops oh no ! feat.
Ceronne (1986)
- (Ain't nobody loves
you) Like I do (1987)
- You're gonna get
rocked by me (1988) feat. Full Force
- Such a wicked love
(1988) feat. Full Force
- You blew (1988) feat.
Full Force
- Bad girl (1989)
- Sexual feeling (1990)
- You and me (1990)
- Why don't you want my
love anymore (1991)
- Ooops oh no ! - remix
feat. Ceronne Sexbox (1991)
- Let's rock the house
(1992)
- I can't help myself
(1995)
- Don't go breaking my
heart (1998)
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