To his fans he was their hero, but to his children he was simply 'the best daddy ever'.
And last night Michael Jackson's children stepped into the limelight to pay tribute to their father.
His tearful daughter Paris's voice broke as she told the millions watching the Los Angeles memorial concert:

'I just want to say... ever since I was born.... daddy has been the best father you can imagine. And I just want to say I love him so much.'
The 11-year-old paused as she spoke, struggling to get the words out through her tears.
Her genuine emotion filled the silent Staples Center, which had earlier shook with laughter, sobs and applause as some of the world's biggest artists lined up to perform and pay tribute to Jackson.
Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer and even Britain's Got Talent runner up Shaheen Jafargholi took it in turns to perform.

That is to sad, I bet he was and the gentlest father.