Michael Jackson's hair to be turned into diamonds

The King of Pop Michael Jackson's hair is to be turned into diamonds, revealed the latest foreign news reports.

An American firm “LifeGem” which specialises in converting human remains into precious rocks claims to have purchased a lock of Jackson's hair.

LifeGem says it obtained the strands from the producer of the infamous 1984 Pepsi advert in which the singer's hair caught fire.

Now the firm is offering Jackson's fans the chance to buy diamonds created from their musical hero's DNA.

The Company is currently evaluating Jackson's hair sample to determine how many diamonds can be created. This will be a limited collection and we anticipate great interest, said Dean VandenBiesen, the founder of LifeGem, which is based in Chicago.

The company claims to have carried out the same process on hair belonging to the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Its technique relies on subjecting the carbon found in biological matter to intense pressures, recreating the extremes of temperature and stress below the earth's surface that transforms rock into diamond crystals.

LifeGem generally charges between £2,500 and £15,000 to bereaved relatives who want a permanent memento of their loved ones, but Jackson diamonds would command a far higher price.

Footage of the Pepsi advert accident, which is said to have sparked Jackson's addiction to pain killers, emerged days after Jackson's death. He suffered third degree burns to his face and scalp.