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Prince dead: Legendary music artist dies at 57, publicist confirms
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In this Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, Prince presents the award for favorite album – soul/R&B at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Prince has died, TMZ reports. He was 57.
The artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince was reportedly found dead at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning. The singer and Minneapolis native’s full name was Prince Rogers Nelson.
In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.
Prince sold more than 100 million records worldwide, winning seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. He was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2004, and was named one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone.
His many projects included The Revolution, The New Power Generation and, most recently, 3rdeyegirl. He released at least 39 studio albums, plus the soundtracks for “Batman” and “Purple Rain,” the latter of which he also starred in and won an Oscar for Best Original Song Score.
Also known as the Purple One, he signed to Warner Brothers Records as a teenager, releasing his debut album, “For You,” in 1978. He played all the instruments, wrote all the music and lyrics and produced the record himself.
The larger-than-life musician was still going strong in his 50s, releasing four albums in the past 18 months.
