Prince Biography, News, Photos and Videos. Prince was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to John L. Nelson and Matti Shaw in June of 1.

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His father was a songwriter and his mother was a jazz singer. He sadly passed away on 2. April 2. 01. 6. As a child, Prince was nicknamed Skippy, and he suffered from epilepsy. He had a troubled childhood after his parents separated and he went to live with the family of Andre Cymone, who would later become his bass player. Music Career: Prince started out his music career writing lyrics for his friend Pepe Willie's band 9. East. Prince's first major label solo album came in 1. For You. Prince had compiled his first backing band by 1.

Andre Cymone, Dez Dickerson, Gayle Chapman, Bobby Z and Doctor Fink. The intentionally multi- racial line- up was inspired by the band put together by Sly Stone, another of Prince's influences. The second solo album was simply entitled Prince and he performed 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' and 'Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?' on American Bandstand in January 1. He went on to open for Rick James's 1. Later in 1. 98. 0, Prince released Dirty Mind. Gayle Coleman disliked the explicit sexual content of the songs and left the band. She was replaced by Lisa Coleman.

When he supported The Rolling Stones, he was booed offstage. In 1. 98. 1, he released the album Controversy. The same year, he formed a side project known as The Time, thanks to a clause in his contract with Warner Brothers that gave him full artistic control over his work. Morris Day was lead vocalist of The Time. When 1. 99. 9 was released in 1.

Prince became part of the first wave of African American artists to appear on MTV, along with Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson. His backing band at the time were known as The Revolution and were credited as such on his next album, Purple Rain, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Brown Mark had joined the band on bass. In 1. 98. 6, Prince released the album Parade, reaching number three on the Billboard charts. The album was also used as a soundtrack to Prince's second film, Under the Cherry Moon, which also starred Kristin Scott Thomas.

That year, he also wrote 'Manic Monday', which would become a hit for The Bangles, though he was credited as 'Christopher'. At the end of the promotional tour for the album, Prince split up The Revolution; he fired Wendy, Lisa and Bobby Z, Brown Mark quit and Prince brought Sheila E. Miko Weaver, Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss. The next album with The Revolution was 1.

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Dream Factory. He then recorded a solo album, Camille, which was never released. Warner Brothers then forced Prince to release a double album, which became Sign O' The Times, released in 1.

Continuing his prolific run, Prince released the hugely successful Lovesexy in 1. The lead single was 'Alphabet St.' The following year, he made an appearance on Madonna's Like A Prayer album. Tim Burton then asked Prince to record a soundtrack to his upcoming Batman film, which starred Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. In 1. 99. 0, Prince released Graffiti Bridge. The following year, he changed the name of his band to New Power Generation and they recorded and released the 1. Diamonds and Pearls.

Prince then released his twelfth studio album. It was untitled, but displayed an unpronounceable symbol on the cover. He later copyrighted the symbol as 'love symbol'. In 1. 99. 3, he changed his stage name to this and was frequently referred to as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. His next full- length album, Come, was credited to 'Prince 1.

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The next album, The Gold Experience was released via an independent distributor. Chaos and Disorder (1. Prince's final album for Warner Bros. Emancipation was his first album on his own label NPG Records. The album featured covers of other artists' songs, including Joan Osborne. In 1. 99. 8, Prince released a five- CD compilation of unreleased material.

He returned to calling himself Prince in 2. The Rainbow Children, N. E. W. S. and Xpectation.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2. George Harrison's 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'.

His next album, Musicology was released in 2. After signing to Universal Records, Prince released 3. His summer 2. 00.

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In 2. 00. 8 Prince performed at the legendary Coachella festival where it was reported that he was paid more than $5 million for his performance. Also in this year he released a live album entitled Indigo Nights and 2. Nights as an accompanying book of poems, lyrics and photos.

In 2. 01. 0 Prince embarked on his 2. Ten Tour that started in Abu Dhabi and was also introduced in to the Grammy Hall of Fame on 7th December. In January 2.

Screwdriver and later that year he announced a West Coast tour with his band 3rdeyegirl. In 2. UK on his Hit and Run Tour which saw him performing once again with 3rdeyegirl. After an 1. 8 year break from record label Warner Bro's they announced that a special deluxe edition of his 1. Purple Rain would be released too celebrate the 3. In 2. 01. 5 Prince released his penultimate album Hit n Run Phase One on 1.

September. Image/ style: Prince was known for his flamboyant style and was likened to having the same kind of influence as other iconic stars such as David Bowie. One of his most memorable styles consisted of wearing makeup and frilled garments during his performances on stage. He was also praised for having females appear in his bands and supporting women's rights in the music industry. Personal Life: Prince has been romantically linked with a number of high- profile celebrities, including Carmen Electra, Sheena Easton, Stevie Nicks and Kim Basinger. Prince married his backing singer Mayte Garcia in 1.

They had a son, Boy Gregory in 1. Pfeiffer Syndrome. Prince and Garcia divorced in 1.

In 2. 00. 1, Prince married Manuela Testolini. They divorced in 2. Prince was a Jehovah's Witness and as a result did not speak publicly about his charitable endeavors though has been credited with creating a number of social projects. On 2. 1st April 2.

Prince was found unresponsive in his lift and passed away when CPR attempts failed to make a difference. Shotgun Wedding Full Movie Online Free here. It was reported that he had been suffering from influenza in the lead up to his death but the exact cause of his death has not been established. Biography by Contactmusic.

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