Two years after his untimely death, fans around the world still celebrate the life, times and music of the King of Pop.
Whether it's listening to music, watching the videos or even ... wait for it ... throwing red roses from a helicopter over Neverland (yup, that's right), millions of MJ mourners will pay tribute to Michael Jackson today.
Tribute acts are in demand from London to LA and can pull in anything up to Dh237,800 per gig, especially around the big Michael moments.
The real one
Having met Jackson on a number of occasions Navi said the experience never got any easier.
"I performed at his birthday party and I was a bag of nerves," he said. "But he was so humble I had no need to be nervous.
"When we spoke he said, ‘You're a great dancer, do you practise every day?' And I remember thinking, ‘Is this guy serious?'
"So I replied by telling him he was a great dancer too and he said, ‘Really?' I couldn't believe it.
"He made me feel like he was pleased to have met me, like he was learning something from even meeting me. He was either poking fun at me or extremely humble. I think I'm a good judge of character and I'm sure he was genuine."
Tough, but fun
As a decoy for Jackson, Navi would be required to leave hotels and restaurants from the front door and deal with the paparazzi while the real MJ would leave via the back.
But nothing could compare to some of the offers he has had from crazed fans.
"I was once offered £50,000 (Dh296,589) to have a baby with a lady who was obsessed with Michael Jackson. It was so weird but kind of flattering. I obviously said no," he said with a giggle.
"I've even done some album promotions for him but most of the work was taking paparazzi and fans away from venues so he could leave safely."
Ironically, the work often put Navi in danger.
"In Thailand I was mobbed by more than 2,000 fans and it was very scary," he recalls. "I had 12 huge bodyguards and 36 police escorts but they just started lunging at me. The guards eventually crouched over me and told me to stay small inside the human dome they had made. More police arrived and we were rescued. I'm not sure if I was more worried they would attack me or realise I wasn't actually him."
Over the years Navi has been employed by companies including MTV, Sony Music, Coca Cola, Vodafone and Virgin Megastores and he has made adverts, appeared in films and done stints in pop videos.
He has performed for Michael Jackson on several occasions including once in New York and again in Los Angeles, where Jackson applauded his show from a VIP balcony.
Other acts
Madhu Singh and dance partner Sulaiman Mirza shot to fame thanks to a sceptical Simon Cowell after finishing runners-up on 2008's Britain's Got Talent.
Signature, as their stage act is known, has nonetheless become something of a phenomenon, and their audition re-run alone exceeded five million hits in a single day on YouTube.
The unlikely pair now perform more than 300 stage shows a year around the world.
"We have four shows today in the UK," Mirza said. "Plus a TV appearance/performance. Logistically it's impossible to do all the requests. But we try and honour his memory and make as many people happy as possible."
The impersonator
He brought a touch of MJ magic to Dubai this month but Navi, the world's No 1 Jackson impersonator, is one man who will never get over the death of his idol.
Having worked as decoy for the man himself, Navi tells tabloid! on Saturday the pain of his copycat surgery was all worth it and was nothing compared to the pain he felt the day his idol died.
"Even now I'm in denial," he said. "I usually try to stay ahead of reality but this is one thing which I'm not sure I'll ever come to terms with. He was literally my world."
For almost 22 years, with an average of around 180 shows each year, Navi has performed in more than 50 countries across five continents. However, since Michael Jackson's death, Navi is literally inundated with requests and bookings.
"I have more than 300 shows a year now and it's not letting up," he said. "I am offered silly money to perform at the big MJ dates but I pick my shows based on fans and respect, not money.
"I will be in Scotland for the anniversary this year because I wanted to be somewhere accessible for people in the UK. Last year I was in Jordan which was breathtaking."
Proving it's not about the money Navi added: "I am offered thousands of pounds to perform and yet I once did a concert for free because the wedding couple couldn't afford a band but they loved MJ."
In 2002 Jackson invited Navi to not only perform at his birthday bash in LA, but also to open the show, something the 36-year-old will never forget.
"It was utterly nerve-racking," he said. A private tour around Neverland, an insight into the true life of the King of Pop, topped off a trip Navi says will stay with him forever.
"I don't have fans myself," he said, even though people follow him all over the world. "I have fellow friends of Michael Jackson around the world to share his memory and music with."
The flight of a lifetime
Helicopter flights over Neverland Ranch (right) in California are being booked for the second anniversary of Michael Jackson's death.
Channel Island's Helicopters says the half-hour "Flight Over Neverland" event costs $175 (Dh643) per person and $500 (Dh1,836) for a private flight of up to three people and flights run from 9am to sunset today.
During the flight, passengers are encouraged to honour the late entertainer by dropping his favourite flower — a red rose — out of the helicopter mid-flight over nearby Zaca Peak.
A representative for the helicopter company said fans are "super excited" saying they feel it will bring them "closer to heaven and therefore closer to Michael."
His favourite spots
Jackson's music and dance touched the lives of fans the world over, but it's the people of Los Angeles, where he lived, who live with daily reminders of the singer.
The King of Pop's influence is all over town and many companies offer MJ tours, taking visitors to all the places Jackson was a regular. It includes Westlake Audio Studios and Cherokee Studios where Thriller was recorded. Tour guides say the sound of Jackson's voice practically echoes in this famous studio in West Hollywood.
Next up is Pasadena Civic Auditorium where Jackson first performed his famous Moonwalk on May 16, 1983, The Shrine Auditorium where his hair caught fire in 1984 and he was rushed to Brotman Medical Centre, where phone calls streamed in from everyone from Liza Minnelli to Diana Ross and his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard. The Jackson Family Home in Encino, near the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Hayvenhurst Avenue finishes things off.
