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Born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958, the future singer and songwriter alternately lived with his mother, Mattie Shaw, and then his father, John Nelson following the couple's breakup in 1960. As a boy, Prince was given his first guitar by his father, a jazz musician with the Prince Rogers Trio - and for which his father named his firstborn son. By his early teens, Prince had already embarked on a music career playing in a band at local Minneapolis clubs and parties, eventually arranging and composing his own songs heavily influenced by the likes of rock legends Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. By his late teens he was working on a demo tape that eventually caught the attention of Warner Bros. Records, who signed the fledging funk rocker to his first music contract. Released in 1978, Prince's first album "For You" was a modest success, followed by his self-titled sophomore album which spun-off two very popular R&B hits, "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” and “I Wanna Be Your Lover." Meanwhile, on tour in live performances Prince soon gained wide attention for his original sound as well as his flashy clothes, eccentric manner and use of explicitly sexual lyrics. With the advent of MTV in the early 80's, Prince's fame was virtually assured, as the new video music station featuring future mega-hits "Little Red Corvette" and "Delirous" from his new album, "1999". Before long, Prince was combining an acting and musical career with the the film hit "Purple Rain". A best-selling album of the same name released in 1984 sold more than 13 million copies and spent almost 6 months at the top of the Billboard Top 200. Singles from the album also included Prince's all-time greatest hits including "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry". The album later went on to win an Oscar for Best Original Song Score. Meanwhile, Prince's reputation as a musical genius continued to rise throughout the decade keeping him in constant demand as a songwriter, collaborator and mentor for such pop sensations as Carmen Electra, Vanity, Apollonia, Sheila E., Sheena Easton, and The Bangles ("Manic Monday" was written under the pseudonym Christopher). He later rounded out his first important decade of songwriting by composing "Nothing Compares 2 U", which quickly became a huge worldwide hit for Sinead O'Connor in 1990. The
following decade was notable for Prince's ongoing battle with
his record label over creative control. It was in 1993 when Prince
changed his name to an unpronouncable symbol Prince released his most recent critically acclaimed album "Musicology" in 2004, the same year he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The album went on to receive two Grammy Awards, including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the single “Call My Name”. The resulting worldwide tour of the same name was also cited as the most profitable of 2004. Prince's
latest album, 3121, was released in 2006 and became his first
career number-one debut on the Billboard 200. Currently,
he is set to play at 3121, a newly named nightclub inside the
Rio hotel in Las
Vegas, as a regularly featured act. In
2007, Prince was the subject of national coverage when he rocked
the house as featured act at the Super
Bowl halftime show, receiving glowing reviews for his live
"Purple Reign" performance over rain-soaked Miami Dolphin
Stadium.
Prince on Yahoo! Music - Biography, picture galleries, song & video clips, with links to related message boards and fan sites. Prince - Wikipedia entry with pictures, personal biography, career highlights, complete discography quotes, background notes & trivia. Prince in Print - Like it says, with an extensive archive of related Prince interviews, story articles & album reviews originating from major magazines, newspapers and Web sites. Prince on MySpace - The official site featuring updated blog entries, news, tour dates, TV appearances, pictures. Dawn Experience - Major UK fansite with news updates, an extensive album database of facts, figures and information dating back to 1978 and a good collection of related links. Dawnation - the independent guide 2 Prince - More fan adulation with the latest news, along with a great collection of album cover galleries and playlists, childhood pictures, bio, trivia, discography, filmography, related links. Prince Lyrics - Searchable database of the artists greatest hits, along with updates and album reviews.
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(or The Artist Formerly Known as Prince), in protest against Warner
Bros' ownership of Prince as a "brand." He finally changed
it back to Prince in 2000. Since then, he has continued to compose,
perform and pioneer different pop genres and musical styles in
his own personal playground, 
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