Prince
Prince was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and developed an interest in music as a young child. He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. at the age of 18, and released his debut album For You in 1978. His 1979 album Prince went platinum, and his next three records—Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982)—continued his success, showcasing Prince's prominently sexual lyrics and blending of funk, dance, and rock music. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released Purple Rain, the soundtrack album to his eponymous 1984 film debut. It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful release, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 20 million units worldwide. After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986), The Revolution disbanded, and Prince released the double album Sign o' the Times (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting the New Power Generation band in 1991.
In 1993, while in a contractual dispute with Warner Bros., he changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol also known as the "Love Symbol", and began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations. He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998. In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again. He released 16 albums after that, including the platinum-selling Musicology (2004). His final album, Hit n Run Phase Two, was first released on the Tidal streaming service on December 12, 2015. Prince died from an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on April 21, 2016, at the age of 57.
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Filmography (105 Appearances)
Negermagasinet
Prince - Hit and Run tour ZiggoDome
Fame and Fentanyl
Hodgepodge
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Bruce Springsteen – The America whisperer
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
The Greatest Night in Pop
Prince: My Name Is
Prince & The New Power Generation: Live At Glam Slam 1992
They All Came Out to Montreux
TMZ Presents Prince Fatal Secrets
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Prince: 1999 Live In Houston 12-29-82
Prince: The Peach and Black Times
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
The Minnesota Sound
The Minneapolis Sound
The Last 24 hours: Prince
Prince: Sexy Mother F*****
The Prince Story: Icon, Genius... Slave
Prince: Purple Reign
Night Flight: Born Again
Prince: Piano and a Microphone Tour
Mavis!
Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 3)
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 2)
Prince: Montreux 2013 (Night 1)
Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows
Prince: A Purple Reign
New Girl
Prince: Budapest
Prince - Welcome 2 America : Live at the Forum
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Prince : Welcome 2 America - MSG New York
Doctor Prince & Mister Jackson
Prince - Montreux Jazz Festival (Late Show)
Prince - Montreux Jazz Festival (Early Show)
Prince: Montreux Like Jazz
Prince: Club Nokia
Prince: 21 Nights in London
Prince - The Glory Years
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
Prince in Motion
Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Prince: The Art of Musicology
Prince : Musicology Live 2004ever (Live in Los Angeles)
Prince: Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas
American Idol
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
Prince: Beautiful Strange
State of Fear
Muppets Tonight
Prince: Love 4 One Another
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
3 Chains o' Gold
Prince: The Beautiful Experience
Prince: The Hits Collection
Late Show with David Letterman
Prince: The Undertaker
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
Prince And The New Power Generation: Act I
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection
Prince: Unauthorized
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Prince & The New Power Generation: Live at Glam Slam
Prince and the New Power Generation: Gett Off
Graffiti Bridge
Prince in Tokyo '90 Nude Tour
Prince in Japan '90
Prince - Live in La Coruna 1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
The Arsenio Hall Show
Prince: Musical Portrait
Prince - Lovesexy Live
Prince: Sign 'o' the Times
Sacrée Soirée
Prince - 4 Those Of U On Valium
Prince and The Revolution - Parade Live in Stockholm
Under the Cherry Moon
Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE
Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600
Prince and the Revolution: Live
Prince and the Revolution: Live at the Omni, Atlanta
MTV Video Music Awards
Purple Rain
Prince and the Revolution: The Makings Of Rain
Prince and the Revolution: The Homecoming
Prince: Capitol Theatre
Champs-Elysées
Prince - Dirty Mind Paris '81
Prince - Dirty Mind New York '81
Solid Gold
The BRIT Awards
Saturday Night Live
The Midnight Special
Soul Train
Top of the Pops
The Grammys