He won eight Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award,and an Academy Award for the 1984 film Purple Rain. Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all. Five months later, at the age of 57, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minnesota. His final album, Hit n Run Phase Two, was first released on the Tidal streaming service on December 2015. He released 16 albums after that, including the platinum-selling Musicology (2004). In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again. He released five records between 19 before signing with Arista Records in 1998. Hollow circle above downward arrow crossed with a curlicued horn-shaped symbol and then a short bar), also known as the "Love Symbol", and began releasing new albums at a faster rate to remove himself from contractual obligations.
In 1993, while in a contractual dispute with Warner Bros., he changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol (Logo. He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991. 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 s (1987) as a solo artist. It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful release, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 20 million copies worldwide. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released Purple Rain, the soundtrack album to his film debut. His 1979 album Prince went platinum, and his next three albums-Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982)-continued his success, showcasing his prominently explicit lyrics and blending of funk, dance, and rock music. Records at the age of 17, and released his debut album For You in 1978. He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop.īorn and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince developed an interest in music as a young child and wrote his first song at the age of seven. Prince was also a multi-instrumentalist who was considered a guitar virtuoso he was also skilled at playing the drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, and synthesizer.
Prince was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant fashion sense and use of makeup, and wide vocal range. Prince Rogers Nelson (JApril 21, 2016), was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and filmmaker. MP3 320 Kbps | Pop, funk, rock, R&B, soul, Minneapolis sound | 10.65 Gb
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