Genres: Electronica/Dance,Soundtracks,Soul/R&B,Pop

Born in June of 1958 under the name Prince Rogers Nelson, the singer and song writer would go on to become one of the most popular artists of pop culture to the present. He would have a rocky start but would gain momentum in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s that would propel him to legendary status by the turn of the century.

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Prince

If I had the chance to do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing, except my next of kin.

Cold City of Minneapolis

Born in June of 1958 under the name Prince Rogers Nelson, the singer and song writer would go on to become one of the most popular artists of pop culture to the present. He would have a rocky start but would gain momentum in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s that would propel him to legendary status by the turn of the century.

Start Up Career

In high school, Prince would join up with fellow mates in a band they would call Grand Central. This was the start of his career in music although the band would not get any real acclaim with the exception of making the members popular in high school. It would not be until 1976 when Prince would make his first demo that he would start his professional music. At the age of seventeen, Nelsons was signed to Warner Brothers after producing his second EP. He would then move to Sausalito California to begin his studio recordings in which he signed deal with Warner Brothers for a total of three albums.

Prince would release his first album called For You in 1978 where he would supposedly write and compose all of the tracks on the album as well as play all of the instruments (27). He had one single off of the album to reach number twelve on the Hot Soul Singles chart as well as number ninety two on the Billboard Hot 100. He would then go on to create a band in 1979 and would eventually release the self titled album later that year. The album would reach number four on the Billboard charts and number twenty two on the Billboard 200. It would later be certified as platinum. This would be the beginning to a long career in the music industry where Prince would change their styles many times to meet the growing needs of their large fan base.

1980’s and ‘90’s

The group would produce their album called Dirty Mind, which would contain the hit single Uptown that would go to number four on the billboard charts. He would then go on tour with his band as the opening act for Rick James. The group would go on to release their next album called Controversy in 1981. After, the group would release many more hit singles and Prince would go on to form another group called Time. He would also release the album 1999, which would go on to sell over three million albums and focused on the nuclear threat of the cold war during the early 1980’s. He would also become one of the first African American artists to be featured on MTV, along with Michael Jackson.

In the mid 1980’s he would release his more popular album called Purple Rain which would sell over thirteen million copies in the United States. The album would contain numerous hits. He would continue to crank out hit after hit throughout the entire 1980’s as well as win numerous awards for his music. He would eventually stop touring for a while and then come back in the 1990’s. His fame would begin to wane here and there but he continued to delight audiences around the world. Many of his fans can find more history on the artist by visiting his official website that may contain free music downloads.

Did You Know

• The lyrics of some of his songs would inspire the religious right to require an explicit lyrics label on all records that contained profanity or suggestive lyrics.

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