Biography
Prince Rogers Nelson, a better known under the scenic name Prince, the American rhythm-end-blues singer, owner of a large number of grammy awards, Oscar and Golden Globe. In the late 80s and early 90s, Prince, together with Madonna and Michael Jackson, was considered the leader of world pop music. It is curious that all three were born in 1958.Childhood and youth
Prince was born and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the family of musicians. His father John Lewis Nelson was a pianist, and Mat Matty della Show - a jazz singer. By the way, the boy received his name from the pseudonym father, who performed as Prince Rogers. From early childhood, he himself and his sister Tika showed great interest in parents. The future melody "Funk Machine" The future pop star wrote and played at the piano at 7 years.
After the divorce of the Father and Mother, Prince alternately lived in their new families, and then settled in the parents' home of his best friend Andre Simon, who will later be a bassist in his team. In adolescence, the young man began to perform in clubs and bars in the composition of different groups. He played on the keyboard and guitar, sometimes he sat down for the shock installation, and also did the first steps in the vocal.
It is curious that, despite its small growth, constituting only 158 centimeters, a prince in high school entered the school basketball team.
Music
Prince has become a professional musician at 19, when he entered the group of his relative "94 East". And after a year, the light saw the first solo album of the singer "For You", for which the young man himself wrote himself, arranged and performed all the songs. It is very important to note the sound of the debut compositions of the musician. He made a revolution in rhythm end-blues, replacing standard wind samples with unusual synthesizer sections. In the late 70s, thanks to Prince, such styles like Soul and Funk shifted together.
On the second plate "Prince" was the first super hit singer - "I Wanna Be Your Lover". A huge excitement arose around the third album "Dirty Mind", which gave the listeners more than frank texts. Not less than his songs, surprised the artist's image: he went on stage in bright boots on huge heels, in bikini and military overcoat.
In 1982, Prince issues the 1999 anti-absolute plate, which allowed the world community to call him the second after Michael Jackson Pop Musician Planet. Two compositions of this album, a title song, as well as erotic "Little Red Corvette", entered the list of the greatest hits of all time.
An even greater success if it is possible to assume that I expected a singer after the release of the "Purple Rain" disk. This album 24 weeks headed the main chart of the United States Billboard, and two songs "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" competed for the right to be called the best hit of the year.
In the second half of the 1980s, Prince completely ceases to think about commercial benefits and starts in open musical experiments. He creates a psychedelic theme "Batdance" for the film "Batman", discouraging the album "Sign O 'The Times" and the first plate of their songs, on which he sings not he, and Rosie Gines. The Prince also makes several duet entries, the most famous of which is a duet with Madonnaya "Love Song".
In 1993, the artist shocks the public again. He changes his scenic name on the icon, which is a combination of male and female start:
This move was not just a funeral idea. The fact is that in this way the artist showed internal changes: if earlier it was aggressive and outrageous, then now became meek and lyrical. Under this "badge", Prince released several different styles of records, and the Gold's sensual song was the greatest hit of that time.
To his initial pseudonym, Prince returned in early 2000. The album "Musicology" returned the singer to the musical Olympus. The next disk "3121" is notable for the fact that in some boxes free invitation cards for the concert of the upcoming world tour were hidden. This idea of Prince borrowed from the fairy tale "Charlie and Chocolate Factory". In recent years, the artist released two albums per year. In 2014, LectRumeElectrum came out and ART Official Age, and in the 2015 two parts of the Hitnrun disk.
Personal life
Throughout the life of Prince, romantic relationships with many stars of show business, for example, with Madonna, Kim Bacisinger, Carmen Electro, Susan Munsi, Anna Fiction, Suzanny Hofs and many others. In 1985, he was engaged to the singer of Susanny Melchon, but then this marriage did not take place.
He married at 37 years old on his back vocalist and dancer Maite Garcia. The wedding took place on Valentine's Day in 1996. Soon in the family, Gregory's son was born, but the boy appeared by unhealthy and died in just a week. Spouses tried to support each other for some time, but then divorced.
In 2001, Prince married repeatedly on Manuel Testolini, but after five years the spouse left him to the singer Erika Benet.
The likely cause of the breaking of relationships is called the fact that the star fell under the influence of Jehovah's Witnesses. He not only visited religious meetings, but sometimes he himself went home to the neighbors to discuss with them the issues of Christian faith.
Since 2007, he meets with his protege Brian Valente. In 2016, Musician memoirs called "The Beautiful Onees" were to go.
Death
On April 15, 2016, Prince flew on the plane and he needed emergency medical care. The pilot even had to make an emergency landing. Doctors discovered in the singer's body the complex form of the influenza virus and began treatment, due to which the artist had to cancel several concerts of the passing tour.
It is not known whether influenza became the main reason, but on April 21, 2016, Prince passed away. His lifeless body was discovered in the manor of the musician "Paishley Park".
Discography
- 1979 - "Prince"
- 1982 - "1999"
- 1984 - "PURPLE RAIN"
- 1985 - "Around The World in a Day"
- 1987 - "SIGN O 'THE TIMES"
- 1991 - "Diamonds and Pearls"
- 1992 - "Love Symbol Album"
- 2004 - "Musicology"
- 2014 - "Art Official Age"
- 2015 - "Hitnrun"