Jacko fans mourn worldwide

June 27, 2009 01:56 pm

Michael Jackson's appeal and fan base transcends race, nationality, religion and age as witnessed in his concerts since the 1970s and in reaction to his recent untimely death.
Fans around the world mourn and pay tribute to the "King of Pop" in this gallery of photos.
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A Michael Jackson fan holds a candle and his photograph to pay tribute to the "King of Pop" in Bangalore, India, Saturday, June, 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)


A girl holds a photograph of Michael Jackson during an event organized by Jackson's fans to pay tribute to the "King of Pop" in Bangalore, India, Saturday, June, 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)


A Michael Jackson fan writes a message next to his photograph to pay her tribute to the "King of Pop" in Bangalore, India, Saturday, June, 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)


A fan lights a candle next to a photo showing US singer Michael Jackson as fans pay tribute to the star outside a hotel he stayed at the last time he visited Hungary in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 26, 2009, the day after Jackson died at the age of 50 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/MTI, Balazs Mohai)


A local fan writes on condolence book next to a wax figure of Michael Jackson to mourn at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Saturday June 27, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)


People sign the condolence book for late "King of Pop", Michael Jackson, at Madame Tussaud's wax museum in Berlin, Germany, Saturday June 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Maya Hitij)


A memorial to Michael Jackson is created outside the Lyric Theatre in London, Saturday, June 27, 2009, which has been staging a musical tribute to him since Jan. 2009. Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine said Thursday that it was believed the pop singer went into cardiac arrest, an interruption of the normal heartbeat that can be caused by factors other than heart attack. The Los Angeles County coroner's office, which completed its autopsy Friday, said there were no signs of foul play or trauma, but determining the cause of death will require further tests that will take six to eight weeks. Coroner's officials released Jackson's body to his family late Friday night. No funeral plans have been announced. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE **


A local fan dances next to a wax figure of Michael Jackson to mourn at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Saturday June 27, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)


Michael Jackson fans react during a vigil in Santiago, Friday, June 26, 2009. The 50-year-old pop star died Thursday, just as he was preparing for a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's 02 arena. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)


Michael Jackson fans react during a vigil in Santiago, Friday, June 26, 2009. The 50-year-old pop star died Thursday, just as he was preparing for a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's 02 arena. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)


Michael Jackson fans attend a vigil in Buenos Aires, Friday, June 26, 2009. The 50-year-old pop star died Thursday, just as he was preparing for a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's 02 arena. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)


Japanese women weep during a commemorate for Michael Jackson in Tokyo, Saturday, June 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)


A woman collapse during a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Tokyo, Saturday, June 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)


Japanese women collapse during a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Tokyo, Saturday, June 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)


A Kenyan reads the daily paper carrying news of the death of US performer Michael Jackson, Saturday, June 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)


A group of people, fans of the late pop star Michael Jackson with his picture printed on their shirts, hold candles paying a tribute in a Christian Orthodox church St. Petka in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Saturday, June, 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)


Sunrise lights up a shrine of fan letters and gifts outside the Jackson family home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Most of Michael Jackson's family members have gathered in their Encino compound, where they are contemplating funeral arrangements and caring for his three children. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)


A crowd gathers along a sidewalk memorial to Michael Jackson in front of the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York Friday June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/David Goldman)


A crowd gathers to sing and dance to the music of Michael Jackson in the wake of his death at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York Friday June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/David Goldman)


Visitors continue to pay tribute after midnight to a growing shrine of fan letters and gifts outside the Jackson family home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Most of Michael Jackson's family members have gathered in their Encino compound, where they are contemplating funeral arrangements and caring for his three children. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)


People sign an oversized sympathy card during the Thriller Dance, a tribute to dead pop singer Michael Jackson, at the Underground Atlanta in Atlanta, Friday, June 26, 2009. Jackson, 50, died Thursday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)


Jennifer Arevalo puts up sign in front of the Jackson family residence, Friday, June 26, 2009, in the Encino section of Los Angeles. Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)


U.S. Pop star Michael Jackson's CDs are piled up for special sale following the news of his death at a CD maker company in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)