Artist Dossier
Prince
Origin: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Active Years: 1976-2016
A detailed catalogue profile for Prince.
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7 album / credit record(s) · Funk/New Wave, Funk/New Wave/R&B, Funk/Pop, Funk/Pop/Dance, Funk/Pop/R&B, Funk/Rock/Pop
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who signed with Warner Bros. Records at age 18. He pioneered the eclectic "Minneapolis sound" fusing funk, rock, R&B, new wave, and pop, achieving critical breakthroughs with Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982) before superstardom with Purple Rain (1984). Sign o' the Times (1987), released after he disbanded his backing band the Revolution, is widely considered his greatest work. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Complete 1980s Studio Discography
9 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Prince. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
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