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Michael Jackson: secret library of 100 songs could be released

A secret library of over a hundred songs recorded by Michael Jackson could now be released following his death.

One of the singers biographers, Ian Halperin, claimed that the unheard songs had been made for his children.

Mr Halperin, author of Unmasked, The Michael Jackson Story said before his death: “He wants to leave them for his kids, a very personal legacy to them. I was told he will not let them come out now.”

Jackson leaves three children Prince, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Prince Michael II aged seven.

It is rumoured, given the perilous financial situation of his estate, that any such recordings will not be kept private for long. It is understood Jackson may have gone to the grave under debts of about $400 million – though some believe the true figure may be much higher...

Read entire article at Times (UK)