In January 1997, Michael Jackson stayed for two
weeks in the Tower Suite at the Montreux Palace.

Every day, he went to the Mountain Studios where he recorded one of his CDs.

No way for him to pass by incognito, in his big limousine, surrounded by body guards!

The King of pop music liked Switzerland for having there all the calmness he needed for the recording of part of his CD “Blood on the Dance floor”.

Michael Jackson was born in 1958, at Gary, Indiana, USA. Seventh child of a family with 9 kids, he founded with his four older brothers, in 1965, the famous band “The Jackson Five”, strongly guarded by the father who plaid the guitar. Michael is only four, at this time, but shows already a real musical talent. Between 1969 and 1971, the band is recording several famous songs, for example “I Want You Back” and “ABC”. This same year, Michael records his first solo album “Go To Be There” which took very quickly the forth position in the US charts. Michael Jackson’s career got started. Then he got the international consecration with “The Thriller”, in 1982, sold more than 40 millions times. In the eighties, the global success of “Bad” in 1987 and “Dangerous” in 1991 made Michael Jackson “the King of the Pop Music”. Jackson got married to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, in 1994.The year after, his double album “History” came out.

After a divorce and a re-marriage, Michael records “Blood on the Dance floor” in the Mountain Studios in Montreux. It was the calm of this city which decided Michael Jackson to come and work in Montreux. The news of Michael’s presence in town was spread out very quickly, and fans from all over Europe came to Montreux: They tried to see him day and night, gathering at the entrance of Montreux Palace and desperately hoping for a photo or an autograph, or just to see him. But Michael often used hidden doors or accesses for employees and soon disappeared in a limousine with dark windows.

During his stay in Montreux, Michael Jackson wanted to acquire the house owned by the Chaplin family, former long-time residence of Charlie Chaplin, but his offer to buy the property was declined by the heirs of the famous artist.