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Prince is DEAD!

Postby Dr Frook » 21 Apr 2016, 20:39

o m g... didnt see this coming

Pop icon Prince — one of the most influential but elusive figures in music — has died at his home in Minnesota aged 57, his publicist has confirmed.

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Key points:
•No details yet on cause of death
•Investigation begins at Prince's Paisley Park home
•Tributes flow from around the world

"It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson has died," publicist Anna Meacham said.

There were no immediate details on the cause of death, and the local medical examiner declined to comment.

The announcement came just a week after the Grammy and Oscar winner was taken to hospital with a bad bout of influenza, although he made light of his health problems after the scare.

Authorities said an investigation was underway at Prince's Paisley Park complex, where local media showed images of emergency vehicles.

Prince became an international sensation in the 1980s, when he popularised the Minneapolis sound of funk.

His 1984 album Purple Rain is often described as one of the greatest of all time, while his hit songs included Purple Rain, Kiss and Little Red Corvette.

Prince won an Oscar for best original song score for Purple Rain, the 1984 movie whose music was based on his album of the same name. He also starred in the movie.

During his career Prince recorded 47 songs that reached the Billboard top 100 in the US, including 19 top 10s and five that reached number one: When Doves Cry, Kiss, Let's go Crazy, Cream and Batdance).

When Doves Cry, which featured on Purple Rain, remained number one on the Billboard charts in the US for five weeks and was ranked by Billboard as the number one single in the US for 1984.

In the 20 years from 1980 to the end of 1999 he had 44 top 100 hits on the Billboard chart - more than any other artist.

As well as writing his own songs, Prince penned hits for other artists. They included Manic Monday for the Bangles in 1986 and Nothing Compares 2 U, a worldwide smash hit for Sinead O'Connor and the top selling single in Australia in 1990.

The artist, who was born as Prince Nelson, lived in the outskirts of Minneapolis, where he was known for throwing parties and preserving masters of his work in the vaults of his Paisley Park studio.

He was recently prolific in his output, releasing albums through streaming site Tidal, and had taken to scheduling shows at the last minute to avoid scalpers.
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Re: Prince is DEAD!

Postby Icamenal » 21 Apr 2016, 23:07

Rest in pieces, the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince.

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Re: Prince is DEAD!

Postby Dr Frook » 10 May 2016, 22:35

drug overdose... typical
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