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Prince

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57 Years Old

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, philanthropist, dancer, filmmaker and record producer. He was a musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He won seven Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists, "the most influential artists of the rock & roll era". Prince was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and developed an interest in music as a young child. He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. at the age of 18, and released his debut album For You in 1978. His 1979 album Prince went platinum, and his next three records—Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982)—continued his success, showcasing Prince's prominently sexual lyrics and blending of funk, dance, and rock music. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released Purple Rain, the soundtrack album to his eponymous 1984 film debut. It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful release, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 20 million units worldwide. After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986), The Revolution disbanded, and Prince released the double album Sign o' the Times (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting the New Power Generation band in 1991. In 1993, while in a contractual dispute with Warner Bros., he changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol also known as the "Love Symbol", and began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations. He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998. In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again. He released 16 albums after that, including the platinum-selling Musicology (2004). His final album, Hit n Run Phase Two, was first released on the Tidal streaming service on December 12, 2015. Prince died from an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on April 21, 2016, at the age of 57. Description above from the Wikipedia article Prince, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on 7th June 1958

Died

21st April 2016

All Credits

Late Show with David Letterman Image
Late Show with David Letterman
Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Champs-Elysées Image
Champs-Elysées
Self ( Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
Sacrée soirée Image
Sacrée soirée
Self (Clip) (archive footage)
American Idol Image
American Idol
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
New Girl Image
New Girl
Prince
Solid Gold Image
Solid Gold
Self
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show Image
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Soul Train Image
Soul Train
The Arsenio Hall Show Image
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Midnight Special Image
The Midnight Special
Today Image
Today
Self
Negermagasinet Image
Negermagasinet
Muppets Tonight Image
Muppets Tonight
Self
The Grammys Image
The Grammys
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Image
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Purple Rain Image
Purple Rain
The Kid
The Greatest Night in Pop Image
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Image
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Under the Cherry Moon Image
Under the Cherry Moon
Christopher Tracy
Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business Image
Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Image
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self - Performer
George Michael: Freedom Uncut Image
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self (archive footage)
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert Image
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self (archive footage)
Prince: Sign O' the Times Image
Prince: Sign O' the Times
Self
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000 Image
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
Graffiti Bridge Image
Graffiti Bridge
The Kid
Prince: Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas Image
Prince: Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas
Bruce Springsteen, le chanteur qui murmurait à l'oreille de l'Amérique Image
Bruce Springsteen, le chanteur qui murmurait à l'oreille de l'Amérique
Himself (archive)
Prince: 21 Nights in London Image
Prince: 21 Nights in London
Self
Prince - 4 Those Of U On Valium Image
Prince - 4 Those Of U On Valium
Night Flight: Born Again Image
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
Prince and the Revolution: Live Image
Prince and the Revolution: Live
Prince: A Purple Reign Image
Prince: A Purple Reign
Self (archive footage)
The Prince Story: Icon, Genius... Slave Image
The Prince Story: Icon, Genius... Slave
Self (archive footage)
Prince and His Songs at the BBC Image
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Prince: Club Nokia Image
Prince: Club Nokia
Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows Image
Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection Image
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation Image
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
State of Fear Image
State of Fear
Prince: Beautiful Strange Image
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll Image
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE Image
Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE
Mavis! Image
Mavis!
Self (archive footage)
Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987 Image
Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987
Self
Prince: The Beautiful Experience Image
Prince: The Beautiful Experience
Prince and the New Power Generation: Gett Off Image
Prince and the New Power Generation: Gett Off
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 3) Image
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 3)
Self
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 1) Image
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 1)
Self
Prince: Montreux Like Jazz Image
Prince: Montreux Like Jazz
Prince and The Revolution - Parade Live in Stockholm Image
Prince and The Revolution - Parade Live in Stockholm
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein Image
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
Self (archive footage)
Prince - The Glory Years Image
Prince - The Glory Years
Self (archive footage)
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine Image
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
Prince: The Hits Collection Image
Prince: The Hits Collection
Prince & The New Power Generation: Live At Glam Slam 1992 Image
Prince & The New Power Generation: Live At Glam Slam 1992
Prince: Purple Reign Image
Prince: Purple Reign
Self (archive footage)
Prince : Musicology Live 2004ever (Live in Los Angeles) Image
Prince : Musicology Live 2004ever (Live in Los Angeles)
Prince - Welcome 2 America : Live at the Forum Image
Prince - Welcome 2 America : Live at the Forum
Hodgepodge Image
Hodgepodge
Self (archive footage)
Prince in Japan '90 Image
Prince in Japan '90
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 2) Image
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 2)
Self
The Last 24 hours: Prince Image
The Last 24 hours: Prince
Prince: Unauthorized Image
Prince: Unauthorized
Self (archive footage)
Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600 Image
Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600
TMZ Presents Prince Fatal Secrets Image
TMZ Presents Prince Fatal Secrets
Self (archive footage)
Prince: Piano and a Microphone Tour Image
Prince: Piano and a Microphone Tour
Self
Prince - Montreux Jazz Festival (Early Show) Image
Prince - Montreux Jazz Festival (Early Show)
The Minnesota Sound Image
The Minnesota Sound
Self (archive footage)
They All Came Out to Montreux Image
They All Came Out to Montreux
Self
Doctor Prince & Mister Jackson Image
Doctor Prince & Mister Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Prince: Love 4 One Another Image
Prince: Love 4 One Another
3 Chains o' Gold Image
3 Chains o' Gold
Batdance Image
Batdance
Prince : Welcome 2 America - MSG New York Image
Prince : Welcome 2 America - MSG New York
Self
Prince: The Art of Musicology Image
Prince: The Art of Musicology
Prince and the New Power Generation: Sexy MF Image
Prince and the New Power Generation: Sexy MF
Purple Rain (ATMOS) Image
Purple Rain (ATMOS)
Himself
Prince & The New Power Generation: Live at Glam Slam Image
Prince & The New Power Generation: Live at Glam Slam
Self
Prince: 1999 Live In Houston 12/29/82 Image
Prince: 1999 Live In Houston 12/29/82
Prince: The Peach and Black Times Image
Prince: The Peach and Black Times
Self
Prince: Sexy Mother F***** Image
Prince: Sexy Mother F*****
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Prince: Lovesexy Live Image
Prince: Lovesexy Live
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Prince: Budapest
Prince: The Undertaker Image
Prince: The Undertaker
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The Minneapolis Sound
Self (archive footage)
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Prince: Musical Portrait
Self
Prince and the Revolution: The Homecoming Image
Prince and the Revolution: The Homecoming
Prince - Montreux Jazz Festival (Late Show) Image
Prince - Montreux Jazz Festival (Late Show)
Prince - Live in La Coruna 1990 Image
Prince - Live in La Coruna 1990
Prince in Tokyo '90 Nude Tour Image
Prince in Tokyo '90 Nude Tour
Self
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor Image
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
Prince: My Name Is Image
Prince: My Name Is
Self
Prince and the Revolution: The Makings Of Rain Image
Prince and the Revolution: The Makings Of Rain
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Prince: Capitol Theatre
Prince - Dirty Mind Paris '81 Image
Prince - Dirty Mind Paris '81
Self
Prince And The New Power Generation: Act I Image
Prince And The New Power Generation: Act I
Self
Prince and the Revolution: Live at the Omni, Atlanta Image
Prince and the Revolution: Live at the Omni, Atlanta
Prince - Dirty Mind New York '81 Image
Prince - Dirty Mind New York '81