From Jehovah's Witnesses to Playboy,
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La Toya with Michael Jackson

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 singingLa 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 La Toya with Withney Houstonlimitation 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. La Toya with Grace JonesShe 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 La Toya in concertceremonies, 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. Playboy's coverLa 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 in Moulien Rouge
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 Ebony's coverEurope and act in soft-porn movies.
Nowdays La Toya is divorced, reconciliating with her family and trying - again - to reach the top as singer.
La Toya - erotic sensation She also earn her money advertising ... psychological adivses on the phone-line.

just La Toya

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)  




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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