Prince Rogers Nelson or just Prince is an American born (Jun 7) singer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, sound engineer, producer, actor, dancer. Frontman of Prince And The Revolution (from 1984 to 1986). And from 1991 onwards he was Leader of the New Power Generation. In the 1990s, he was arguably best known for some provocative/controversial songs such as US Dance #1 "Get Off" and "Sexy MF". "Controversy" itself was UK Top 5 hit. He spent 2 weeks as US #1 with "Cream" in 1991 and scored his only UK charttopper to date with "Most beautiful girl in the world" in 1994. In 1993, he notably changed his name from Prince to (symbol) (or the Artist formerly known as Prince). As 1999 approached, the song "1999" was re-released and was a UK Dance #1.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK US Song Aug 1990 7 6 Thieves In The Temple Nov 1990 26 64 New Power Generation Aug 1991 4 21 Gett Off Sep 1991 15 1 Cream Dec 1991 25 3 Diamonds And Pearls Mar 1992 19 23 Money Don't Matter 2 Night Jun 1992 28 - Thunder Jul 1992 4 66 Sexy MF / Strollin' Oct 1992 7 36 My Name Is Prince Dec 1992 27 7 7 Oct 1993 14 107 Peach Dec 1993 5 - Controversy Apr 1994 1 3 The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Jun 1994 18 - The Beautiful Experience Sep 1994 30 31 Letitgo Mar 1995 33 84 Purple Medley Sep 1995 20 12 Eye Hate U Dec 1995 10 88 Gold Aug 1996 36 - Dinner With Delores Dec 1996 11 - Betcha By Golly Wow Mar 1997 19 - The Holy Rive Jan 1999 10 40 1999 (re-issue)
What happened next?
Prince changed labels and returned to using his name, Prince in 2000. He continued to release successful singles and albums. Tragically, Prince passed away on April 21, 2016.
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