Prince (penyanyi)

Prince Rogers Nelson (7 Juni 1958 – 21 April 2016) adalah seorang musikus dan aktor dari Amerika Serikat. Dia dikenali sebagai seorang yang menyanyi dengan falsetto dan jeritan bernada tinggi.

Prince
Prince pada tahun 2009 di Paris, Prancis
Informasi latar belakang
Nama lahir	Prince Rogers Nelson
Nama lain	Jamie Starr Christopher Alexander Nevermind Joey Coco The Artist Formerly Known As Prince The Artist
Lahir	(1958-06-07)7 Juni 1958 Minneapolis, Minnesota, Amerika Serikat
Meninggal	21 April 2016(2016-04-21) (umur 57) Chanhassen, Minnesota, Amerika Serikat
Genre	Funk, R&B, rock, pop, New Wave, Minneapolis sound, synthpop
Pekerjaan	Musisi, multi-instrumentalist, komposer, penulis lagu, produser, penari, aktor
Instrumen	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, clavinet, drums, percussion, saxophone, harmonica, Linn Drum
Tahun aktif	1976–2016
Label	Warner Bros., Paisley Park, NPG, EMI, Columbia, Arista
Artis terkait	The Revolution; Wendy & Lisa The New Power Generation The Time; Morris Day Sheila E. Vanity 6; Apollonia 6 Mazarati The Family 94 East Madhouse

Pada tahun 1993, Prince mengubahkan namanya menjadi yang tidak bisa diucapkan. Orang lain sering memanggilnya TAKFAP (The Artist Formerly Known As Prince) atau The Artist.

Diskografi

• For You (1978)
• Prince (1979)
• Dirty Mind (1980)
• Controversy (1981)
• 1999 (1982)
• Purple Rain (1984)
• Around the World in a Day (1985)
• Parade (1986)
• Sign “☮” the Times (1987)
• Lovesexy (1988)
• Batman (1989)
• Graffiti Bridge (1990)
• Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
• ' (aka Love Symbol) (1992)
• Come (1994)
• The Black Album (1994)
• The Gold Experience (1995)
• Chaos and Disorder (1996)
• Emancipation (1996)
• Crystal Ball (1998)
• The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
• Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
• The Rainbow Children (2001)
• One Nite Alone... Live! (2002)
• Musicology (2004)
• 3121 (2006)

Pranala luar

Official sites

• NPG Music Club - Prince’s official site, featuring MP3s, videos, exclusive downloads, and more. This website was created on June 2000 and was abruptly shut down on July 3, 2006.
• Paisley Park Studios Was opened in 1987 by Prince. This website was created on November 1999.
• Love 4 One Another Now links to NPG Music Club—Prince’s official site. This webpage could be accessed in November 1999 through Paisley Park Studios. Originally (January 1998) Love 4 One Another said in its main webpage: “welcome to the playground of the new power generation: the definitive place of gathering 4 all who love life, love God, lovesexy…a place where music, poetry and positive vibes can be shared freely without fear of retribution and every page offers a new awakening…a collective conscience of unity, love and truth so great every human will want 2 join. This site is the beginning of a webwide effort 2 change the vibration of the world…love 4 one another, the ticket…life, the ride…dig if u will a venture inside.”
• 1 800 NEW FUNK Diarsipkan 2003-04-05 di Wayback Machine. Also known as www.newfunk.com, now links to the NPG Retail Store Diarsipkan 2006-07-02 di Wayback Machine.. This webpage could be accessed in January 1998 through Love 4 One Another and in November 1999 through Paisley Park Studios. Originally an online store.
• www.emale.com Now links to NPG Music Club—Prince’s official site, but originally (February 1998) it had other information. Mentioned by name in the song Emale from the album Emancipation.
• Official 3121 site - Site for Prince's latest album, “3121.” This website was created on November 2005.
• Prince di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
• Profile of Prince at the Notable Names Database