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Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis
Prince Rogers Nelson was born on 7 June 1957.
Its name derives from the stage name of his father, who was Prince Rogers, who played with a jazz band called Prince Rogers Trio. -
Release of the album "For You"
Becomes a record producer of himself with his first album, "For You". -
"Purple rain", the film
After the song there is a movie of the same name, which won the Oscar for the best original soundtrack. -
Purple Rain: the majestic success
Achieves an extraordinary worldwide success with "Purple Rain", which reaches the first place in the standings. -
Prince as new actor!
With the release of the movie "Under the Cherry Moon", Prince returns to acting. The soundtrack of the film contains another of his most famous songs: "Kiss". -
Lovesexy's European tour
Prince is the protagonist of the "Lovesexy" tour, which leads him to play also in Milan and Modena: a tour that turns out to be at a loss for the presence of audiences below expectations and for high production costs. -
"Graffiti Bridge"
Prince dedicates himself again to the cinema bringing back to life the protagonist of his first film in a movie entitled "Graffiti Bridge". -
"Interactive"
Prince is the first artist to publish a cd-rom, an interactive cd. The name is Interactive. -
The dramatic secret of the death of his deformed son
After being married to Mayte Garcia, Prince becomes the father of a child suffering from a rare disease, Pfeiffer's syndrome, which prevents him from breathing: the child, despite the help of a ventilator, dies a few days later. -
"NPG Music Club"
Prince opens "NPG Music Club" on the internet, the first site for an artist where every month songs, videos and pre-sales of concerts could be downloaded. -
A prestigious award!
Prince is placed in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, a museum dedicated to the memory of some of the most important and influential artists. -
Prince and his latest works
Prince publishes "20ten" in 2010. Three years later he recorded "Fixurlifeup", a single that anticipated the album "Plectrum electrum", made with 3rdeyegirl, a support band and another album, "Art Official Age", to half between funk and pop. The last album released is "Hit N Run Phase 2" in December 2015. -
The unexpected death
Prince is found dead in an elevator inside the Paisley Park complex, his residence located in Chanhassen, just outside Minneapolis. He was 57 years old.
