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Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
Also known as Jamie Starr · Christopher · Alexander Nevermind · The Purple One · Joey Coco · The artist formerly known as Prince
- Born
- June 7, 1958
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-10-15
- 2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
- June 7, 1958
- Died
- April 21, 2016
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Sources- 1.“Prince, singer and superstar, dies aged 57 at Paisley Park”bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36106778Retrieved 2016-04-21
- 2.billboard.com/articles/news/7341522/prince-dead
- 3.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/21/prince-feared-dead-as-police-investigate-death-on-stars-paisley2/
- 4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- April 21, 2016
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-10
- 2.“ロックミュージシャンのプリンスさん死去 ５７歳”asahi.com/articles/ASJ4Q0PWPJ4PUHBI02T.htmlRetrieved 2017-03-31
- 3.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- Minneapolis
- Place of death
- Chanhassen
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Sources- 1.startribune.com/investigation-underway-into-prince-s-death/376741561/
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- Chanhassen
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- film actor
- , singer
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- , film director
- +12 more
- Education
- Central High School(until 1976)
- , Central High School
- Spouse
- Mayte Garcia(1996–2000)
- , Manuela Testolini(2001–2007)
Overview
Life at a glance
Positions, education, employers and awards over time
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386 statements · 24% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Awards
- Songwriters Hall of Fame(2024)
- honorary doctorate(2018) conferred by: University of Minnesota
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song(2007) statement is subject of: 64th Golden Globe Awards
- Webby Lifetime Achievement Award(2006)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(2004)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Under the Cherry Moon
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Under the Cherry Moon
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Love or Money · together with: Prince and the Revolution
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
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- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Love or Money
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
- Academy Award for Best Original Song Score(1985) for work: Purple Rain · statement is subject of: 57th Academy Awards
- Grammy Awards
- Pseudonym
- Prince script: Latin script
- Jamie Starr
- Alexander Nevermind
- Joey Coco
- Camille script: Latin script
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- Instrument
- guitar
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- acoustic bass guitar
- percussion instrument
- Linn LM-1
- piano
- voice
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- musical keyboard
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- bass guitar
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- guitar
- Genre
- pop rock
- synth funk
- contemporary R&B
- funk
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Sources- 1.“ロックミュージシャンのプリンスさん死去 ５７歳”asahi.com/articles/ASJ4Q0PWPJ4PUHBI02T.htmlRetrieved 2017-03-31
- pop soul
- dance-pop
- Minneapolis sound
- funk rock
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- Nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor(1991) statement is subject of: 11th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Graffiti Bridge
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=30Retrieved 2019-12-04
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director(1991) statement is subject of: 11th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Graffiti Bridge
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=30Retrieved 2019-12-04
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay(1991) statement is subject of: 11th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Graffiti Bridge
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=30Retrieved 2019-12-04
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Under the Cherry Moon
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Under the Cherry Moon
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Love or Money · together with: Prince and the Revolution
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song(1987) statement is subject of: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Love or Money
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=25Retrieved 2019-11-26
- Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male(1987) for work: Kiss
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- Grammy Award for Best R&B Song(1986) for work: Kiss
- Academy Award for Best Original Song Score(February 6, 1985) for work: Purple Rain · statement is subject of: 57th Academy Awards
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song(1985) statement is subject of: 5th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Sex Shooter
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Sources- 1.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=24Retrieved 2019-11-19
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor(1991) statement is subject of: 11th Golden Raspberry Awards · for work: Graffiti Bridge
- Birth name
- Prince Rogers Nelson
- Name in native language
- Prince statement is subject of: mononym
- Nickname
- His Royal Badness
- His Purple Majesty
- Le Kid de Minneapolis
- Love Symbol
- The Artist
- The King of Funk
- Related category
- Category:Films directed by Prince (musician) category contains: film directed by this person
- Category:Films with screenplays by Prince (musician) category contains: film with screenplay by this person
- Category:Music videos directed by Prince (musician) category contains: music video directed by this person
- Social media followers
- 2,310,000(February 9, 2025) youtube channel id: UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw
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- 103,733(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1088924523548663809
- 2,060,000(January 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw
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- 1,840,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw
- 1,580,000(March 18, 2022) youtube channel id: UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw
- 89,721(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1088924523548663809
- 1,370,000(July 3, 2021) youtube channel id: UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw
- 71,354(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1088924523548663809
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- 47,502(April 22, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1088924523548663809
- 2,310,000(February 9, 2025) youtube channel id: UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Prince
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- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Prince
- Field of work
- music
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- film
- performed music
- music
- Member of
- Prince and the Revolution subject has role: front person
- The NPG Orchestra
- Madhouse
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
On other databases
200 identifiers linking Prince across the web's reference databases
- Academy Awards Database nominee ID7604
- Acharts.co artist IDprince
- Album of the Year artist ID3484
- All About Jazz musician ID89872
- Allcinema person ID29318
- AllMovie person IDp107105
- AllMusic artist IDmn0000361393
- AlloCiné person ID6127
- Apple Music artist ID155814
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlineprince
- Awards & Winners artist ID01vvycq
- BAnQ authority ID0000027597
- BBC Things ID46f82257-8e68-4a1b-ba5d-d25c1274990e
- BFI person or organization ID4ce2ba1a3921d
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID13898683x
- BIBSYS ID90711102
- Billboard artist IDprince
- BlackPast.org IDafrican-american-history/nelson-prince-rogers-prince-artist-formerly-known-prince-1958
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDprince-20
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10913008
- Carnegie Hall agent ID1013613
- Charts in France artist IDPrince
- CINE21 person ID5725
- CineMagia person ID25448
- Cinematografo.it name or company ID144020
- Cinematografo.it name or company ID (new)prince-ej3od77z
- CiNii Research ID1140000791719333120
- CoBiS author ID95a5yja38danyk2f65b5yc1j70tkee0
- Comic Vine ID4005-58783
- CONOR.SR ID53816073
- ČSFD person ID4696
- Cultureel Woordenboek IDpopulaire-muziek/prince
- Dagens Nyheter topic IDprince
- Danish National Filmography person ID36327
- DBC author ID87097969654509
- DDB person (GND) ID118866060
- Decine21 person ID50134
- Deezer artist ID1878
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID118866060
- Dezède person ID14693
- Dimensions.com element IDprince
- Discogs artist ID28795
- DMM director ID3157
- Domain namethedawn.com
- DR music artist ID52994
- ELNET IDa11200273
- Emmys person IDprince
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID179625
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDbiography/Prince-singer-and-songwriter
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDprince-nelson
- Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID0991
- Europeana entityagent/base/60562
- Evene IDprince-15575
- Facebook usernameprince
- FamilySearch person IDL2YS-X91
- Famous Birthdays IDpeople/prince
- FAST ID134919
- Film.ru person IDprince
- Filmportal IDa94e9951bac643839340634ecaa3f162
- Find a Grave memorial ID161442923
- Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)1909232
- Flemish Public Libraries ID000001978
- France 24 topic ID (French)prince
- Freebase ID/m/01vvycq
- GeneaStar person IDnelsonp
- Geni profile ID6000000007748317716
- Genius artist IDPrince
- Genius artist numeric ID660
- GND ID118866060
- Grammy Awards artist IDprince/5675
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDprince
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0246825
- Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID16500
- Gravsted.dk IDprince
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDPrince
- Grove Music Online ID46844
- GTAA ID143594
- HAND ID171E-1C1D-CCBD-0C35-F2D5
- Harper's tagprince
- IdRef ID027754596
- IDU person ID41211
- IFPI Austria artist IDPrince
- IHeart artist ID3403
- IMDb IDnm0002239
- Instagram usernameprince
- Internet Broadway Database person ID90819
- IPI name number00045620792
- ISNI0000000120964892
- Ivi person IDprints
- IxTheo authority ID07964242X
