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Post by respect77 on Aug 14, 2017 21:13:01 GMT
Getting a bit nostalgic I found this website: www.bravo-archiv.de/It is so interesting that MJ wasn't really that popular in Germany (at least with the teen bopper audience of BRAVO) until Bad era. I couldn't find a Thriller era cover but during Bad he had like 4-5 covers a year. Also BRAVO had these Otto awards where their readers voted for Male and Female Singer of The Year, Band of the Year etc. MJ never made it into the Top 3 until 1987, but from then on he had a great run: 1987 - 2. 1988 - 1. 1989 - 3. 1992 - 1. 1993 - 1. 1994 - 1. 1995 - 1. 1996 - 2. In 1983 he was #5, in 1984 #4. Both of those years #1 was the one hit wonder Limahl ("Never Ending Story"). Well, I guess German teen girls found him cute. (Though I will say MJ was a lot cuter. LOL.) On one hand I am sure MJ finally making a European tour helped his boom in Germany in 1988. Also MTV Europe started in 1987. I also wonder how much it was a factor that in Thriller era he still had a dark skin and whether German teens found a light skin MJ more relatable later. I just find it weird that MJ ruled the pop world in 1983-84 yet the teen audience of BRAVO had a rather tepid response to him and favoured the likes of Limahl. LOL. |
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Post by jaywonder on Aug 15, 2017 11:16:25 GMT
respect77, that's a really interesting aspect.
This makes me want to check Billboard's "Hits of The World" section from 1979-84. Thriller was huge in the UK and the short film got a pretty big premiere on TV, which is interesting as Michael did less appearances there during that period than he did in the US, and he barely made any in the US lol
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Post by respect77 on Aug 18, 2017 16:27:32 GMT
BRAVO, March 1988  |
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Post by respect77 on Aug 19, 2017 11:22:02 GMT
June 15, 1988 article from German BRAVO Magazine about the Deutsche Bundesbahn (German Railways), Mama Concerts and BRAVO organizing six special trains just for those who travel to one MJ's four concerts in Germany. Bad Tour was absolute madness! ![]()  |
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Post by jaywonder on Aug 22, 2017 7:36:11 GMT
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Post by jaywonder on Aug 29, 2017 5:13:57 GMT
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Post by TonyR on Aug 29, 2017 15:53:27 GMT
Oh my God. Love this, thank you. love dressed down Mike! |
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Post by jaywonder on Sept 2, 2017 23:13:05 GMT
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Post by jaywonder on Sept 3, 2017 1:26:44 GMT
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Post by jaywonder on Sept 10, 2017 3:14:46 GMT
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Post by SmoothGangsta on Sept 10, 2017 11:19:17 GMT
Very cool thread, nice to see all the covers.
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Post by jaywonder on Sept 17, 2017 11:21:55 GMT
Very cool thread, nice to see all the covers. It's been really great to find all of the articles and advertisements. I haven't posted everything I've found yet but I'll find the time at some point  |
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Post by speedd3mon on Sept 17, 2017 12:56:10 GMT
For those of us growing up in continental Europe (Germany, Eastern Europe etc.) BRAVO Magazine has been a big part of our teen years. It's a German teen magazine, the first issue was published in 1956 and still exists until today. So generations have grown up on it. The German version was thicker and it wasn't easy to get here, but in the early 1990s they started to publish it in my language as well. It was published every two weeks and before the Internet era that was my main source of getting MJ news and pictures. I have great respect for that magazine also because unlike many other media, they never turned their back on MJ, they have always been very supportive of him, even during the allegations. They made it very clear they didn't believe the allegations and they kept supporting MJ. They were always very loyal to him. So here are some BRAVO covers with MJ through the years. 15 June 1988  29 July 1988  17 November 1988  15 December 1988  13 July 1989  23 December 1991  I can't make out the date.  15 April 1992  Not sure of the exact date  October 12, 1992  12 November 1992  8 July 1993  1993  December 16, 1993 - "We Love Michael!" - BRAVO expressing its support for MJ during the allegations  1994  1 September 1994  5 January 1995  4 May 1995  14 June 1994  16 November 1995  29 February 1996  18 July 1996  1996  MJ with BRAVO chief editor Alex Gernandt  September 15, 2008  July 16, 2009  2009 MJ tribute issue  Very insightful post. Why "Jacko in Japan" though? I guess it made a good cover. Anyway, great to see their loyalty for Michael. Also I think the nickname "Wacko Jacko" was getting very popular back then, so they gave it a shot. Great post. |
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Post by respect77 on Sept 17, 2017 14:29:47 GMT
"Jacko" was thought to be an affectionate nickname in Europe at the time and a lot of people were oblivious to its origins and offensive nature. So you have to give it the benefit of doubt here, esp. when BRAVO was never offensive to MJ.
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Post by speedd3mon on Sept 17, 2017 15:59:27 GMT
"Jacko" was thought to be an affectionate nickname in Europe at the time and a lot of people were oblivious to its origins and offensive nature. So you have to give it the benefit of doubt here, esp. when BRAVO was never offensive to MJ. Thanks for the info. Bravo. |
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