Janet Jackson has gained worldwide recognition, with her twenty-year career as a hitmaker, her singles and albums constantly topping the charts, and winning prestigious music awards. A singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress, the woman once known only as Michael's little sister has made a name for her own. Her acting career started with her roles in the T.V. series "Good Times," "Diff'rnt Strokes," and "Fame."

She hesitantly entered the music business, starting out with two modestly successful albums. Her third album Control proved to be a hit, and her streak would continue with "Rhythm Nation 1814," "janet.," "The Velvet Rope," "All for You," and "Damita Jo." She also made her movie debut in 1993 in "Poetic Justice" with the late Tupac Shakur and Regina King.

With a career spanning over decades, Janet Jackson has been an item of intrigue an controversy, especially with the recent "wardrobe malfunction" incident at the Superbowl halftime show with Justin Timberlake. But nevertheless, Jackson's caree"20 Y.O." continues to regale us with her hits.