The many faces of Michael Jackson

June 1974: Michael Jackson performs as lead singer of the Jackson Five in a file photo during a performance at the Mill Run Playhouse. He was 15 at the time. (Reuters )

June 1988: 14 years later, Jackson shows a much different look at a concert in Berlin, Germany. The year before at the age of 29, it's believed Jackson underwent nose surgery for a third time. (AP)

August 1993: Jackson performs in the second day of his "Dangerous World Tour" in Bangkok. By 1991, it was reported the pop star had his nose further thinned and his eye brows sculpted... among other things. (Reuters )

December 1993: Four months later, the pop star addressed television viewers with noticeably lighter skin compared to how he looked just five years before. (Reuters )

May 1996: Three years later, Jackson sings "Earth Song" during the World Music Awards ceremony at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo where he received five World Music Awards at the ceremony.

September 1996: Four months later Jackson performed for 70,000 fans at Bucharest's National stadium on the third leg of his "HIStory World Tour." (Reuters )

May 1997: This is the year Jackson reportedly had a chin implant. (Reuters )

July 1998: A little over a year later, Jackson's look is relatively the same. But he would make some changes in the next few years. (Reuters )

November 2000: This is the year the singer began sporting a goatee and a longer jaw. It's also believed he got a new nose as well as a new chin the year before. (Reuters )

March 2001: Just one year later, Jackson, who was 42 years old at the time, is said to have had a prosthetic tip implanted on the end of his nose. (Reuters )

June 2002: Here's another look at Jackson's augmented nose. (Reuters )

November 2002: This unflattering photo was taken while Jackson testified in a California courtroom. If you take a closer look, you can see two pieces of tape placed across his nose. It was reported he may have been recovering from even more plastic surgery to his nose. (Reuters )

November 2003: This mug shot, taken by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, shows just how much Jackson had changed his appearance. (Reuters )

April 2005: The year before, Jackson's plastic surgery made news once again. The singer reportedly underwent the knife for another nose job performed by a German plastic surgeon. (Reuters )

May 2006: More than 30 years after that first photo was taken in 1974, there's no denying how lighter Jackson's skin had become over the years. (Reuters )

March 2009: Just three months before his death, Jackson flashed his signature smile during a news conference in London. (Reuters )