StatsBirth Name: Prince Rogers Nelson Age: 54, born 7 June 1958 Born and residing in:  United States Height: 5' 2" Ethnicity: Mixed
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Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson; June 7, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of the instruments on his recordings.In addition, Prince has been a "talent promoter" for the careers of Sheila E., Carmen Electra, The Time and Vanity 6, and his songs have been recorded by these ar
Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson; June 7, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of the instruments on his recordings.In addition, Prince has been a "talent promoter" for the careers of Sheila E., Carmen Electra, The Time and Vanity 6, and his songs have been recorded by these artists and others (including Chaka Khan, The Bangles, Sinéad O'Connor, and even Kim Basinger). He also has several hundred unreleased songs in his "vault".
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince developed an interest in music at an early age, writing his first song at age seven. After recording songs with his cousin's band 94 East, seventeen-year-old Prince recorded several unsuccessful demo tapes before releasing his debut album, For You, in 1978. His 1979 album, Prince, went platinum due to the success of the singles "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover". His next three records, Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982) continued his success, showcasing Prince's trademark of prominently sexual lyrics and incorporation of elements of funk, dance and rock music. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as The Revolution and released the album Purple Rain, which served as the soundtrack to his film debut of the same name.
After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985), and Parade (1986), The Revolution disbanded and he released the critically acclaimed double album Sign o' the Times (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting the band The New Power Generation in 1991, which saw Prince changing his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol known as "The Love Symbol". In 1994, he began releasing new albums at a faster pace to eject himself from contractual obligations to Warner Bros, releasing five records in a span of two years before signing to Arista Records in 1998. In 2000, he began referring to himself as Prince once again. He has released thirteen new albums since the beginning of the 21st century, including his latest record, 20Ten, released in 2010.
Prince has a wide vocal range and is known for his flamboyant stage presence and costumes. His releases have sold over 80 million copies worldwide. He has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year he was eligible. Rolling Stone has ranked Prince No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Prince's music has been influenced by rock, R&B, soul, funk, rap, blues, New Wave, electronica, disco, psychedelia, folk, jazz, and pop. His artistic influences include Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, the Isley Brothers, Duke Ellington, Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder. Prince pioneered the "Minneapolis sound", a hybrid mixture of funk, rock, pop, R&B and New Wave that has influenced many other musicians.
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 If the School Of Rock Was Real... (163 person items)"Prince Rogers Nelson, known by his stage name Prince, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and actor. He has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career.
Born: June 7, 1958 (age 54), Minneapolis, USA"
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 Worst Films of Grammy Stars (15 person items)"“Under the Cherry Moon”
Prince was so hot after 1984’s "Purple Rain" that it would have taken a bomb of atomic proportions to effectively end his film career. Which is, of course, exactly what happened with 1986’s "Under the Cherry Moon" (although his movie canon did anticlimactically limp on after that with one more release, 1990’s arguably even more unwatchable "Graffiti Bridge"). What could go wrong with a period piece that was shot in color but released in black and white… in wh"
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 Rock N Roll Timeline 1980 - 1989 (10 person items)"January 1 - VH1: (Video Hits 1) premiered, focasing on softer, more adult oriented music than its sister channel MTV.
January 28-29 - The charity single "We Are The World" is recorded at A&M Studios in Los Angeles by a large group of American music artists (45) calling the effort "USA For Africa". The artists included Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Lionel Ritchie, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Steve Perry, Cyndi Lauper, Huey"
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 My Favorite Guitar Tones (20 person items)"Funky guitar, Prince was a doorway to Funk styles for me at a young age. I often am surprised how he is not credited much as a guitar player, cause the man is brilliant when he rips it up. Mostly the entire 1999 album and Purple Rain are great guitar tones for blending Synth and make you re-imagine the 1980's at the speed of light if you can re-create those tones. Besides all the credit Prince gets for writing nasty lyrics, I think he deserves some mention for his great guitar playing, cause he "
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Jehovah's Witness
Prince has been a devout Jehovah's Witness since 2001. He takes an active role in his faith, going door-to-door talking with people and spreading his beliefs."
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