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  • Birth Name: Prince Rogers Nelson
  • Birth Place: Minneapolis, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/07/1958, Gemini
  • Profession: Singer; songwriter; actor; director; producer
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Prince Fast Facts:
  • Mainstream breakthrough came in 1984, when he starred in and scored the film Purple Rain. The sound track sold 13 million copies, won him an Oscar, and featured the year's top-selling single, the hypnotic "When Doves Cry."
  • "Darling Nikki," a racy song on the Purple Rain album, so enraged Tipper Gore that she launched the Parents Music Resource Center.
  • His 1987 double album, Sign 'O' the Times, for which he sang, composed, arranged and played most of the music, went platinum and is generally considered one of greatest albums of all time.
  • Received the Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.
  • Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
  • Prince Relationships:
  • Carmen Electra - Ex-significant Other
  • Hayward Baker - Stepfather
  • John Nelson - Father
  • Kim Basinger - Ex-significant Other
  • Lorna - Half Sister
  • Manuela Testolini Nelson - Ex-wife
  • Mattie Shaw - Mother
  • Mayte Garcia - Ex-wife
  • Omarr Baker - Half Brother
  • Sharon - Half Sister
  • Sherilyn Fenn - Ex-significant Other
  • Troy Beyer - Ex-significant Other
  • Tyka Nelson - Sister
  • Vanity - Ex-significant Other
  • Prince Awards:
  • 2007 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2004 Grammy: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1986 Grammy: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Winner
  • 1984 Grammy: Best R&B Song - Winner
  • 1984 Grammy: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner
  • 2004 Grammy: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1984 Oscar: Best Original Song Score - Winner
  • 1984 Grammy: Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special - Winner
  • 2007 Grammy: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1985 People's Choice Awards: Favorite New Song - Winner

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