Navi proved Michael Jackson can still draw a crowd at London's Leicester Square on Thursday (August 28). For those who don't know, Navi is a full time professional Michael Jackson impersonator who has made a successful career out performing entire shows as the 'King of Pop'. In hot demand, he says he has performed in 54 countries, with 175 shows booked for this year alone.
The entertainer was taking part in promotions for a new compilation album of Jackson's most popular hits - titled 'The K Read more

Navi proved Michael Jackson can still draw a crowd at London's Leicester Square on Thursday (August 28). For those who don't know, Navi is a full time professional Michael Jackson impersonator who has made a successful career out performing entire shows as the 'King of Pop'. In hot demand, he says he has performed in 54 countries, with 175 shows booked for this year alone.
The entertainer was taking part in promotions for a new compilation album of Jackson's most popular hits - titled 'The King of Pop' - which has been released in the same week as his 50th birthday on Friday (August 29). The album features 17 classic tracks, selected from a pool of 50 songs by Jackson fans. The King of Pop' album playlist will vary from country to country, as fans from each nation vote for their own edition.
The planned publicity stunt was to pull off a 'flash mob', where a large group will surreptitiously gather in a crowded public place, suddenly come together to perform a choreographed routine or action, then just as suddenly disband and disappear into the crowd - often leaving surprised onlookers as bemused as they were entertained.
But, in this case, Navi's impersonation proved too convincing for any of the affair to be surreptitious. Before the entertainer had even reached the planned location for the stunt, a different kind of mob had already formed around him. Excited onlookers quickly formed a photo-snapping crowd that dominated the corner of Leicester Square around the Empire Casino.
Wherever the performer tried to move to give the flash mob room to spring into action, the growing horde followed - even though by that stage many seemed to realise that they weren't looking the real Jacko. At one stage a council truck was even trapped in the middle the pack of star spotters following the look-alike.
Despite losing the element of surprise, Navi and his supporting flash-mobbers eventually pressed on with their performance - the dance routine from Jackson's famous 'Thriller' music video - which was promptly shut down by City of Westminster officials because of the growing uncontrolled throng.
Navi put the exuberance of the crowd down to Jackson's enduring popularity.

"If this is the kind of reception you get for being in the shadow of an icon, imagine what it's going to be like when he returns," he told Reuters And Navi has no doubt that a comeback is still in the offing.

"Jackson never even really went away," he said. "If you imagine his greatest hits album went number one, um, the 'Thriller 25' went number one globally. The fact is once an icon always an icon. the 'King of Pop' album is out. You know I just came back from the Middle East just yesterday to do a show last night, 175 shows in a year, goes to show not how good I am but how good he is."
'The King of Pop' album was released in the UK last Monday (August 25 Close