Prince

Prince Rogers Nelson (* 7. June 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an US-American musician, composer, a music producer and a Popstar.

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successes

Prince ranks among the most important and most influential radio musicians. Particularly into the 1980er years was it by thatMix its music with skirt -, Pop - and Soul - elements and successfully with a glamourösen Bühnenshow commercially extremely. World-wide it sold so far more than 100 million clay/tone carrier, received some Grammys as well as a OSCAR for the sound TRACK to the film PUR-polarize Rain in the category TRACK of sound of original. As most important albums are Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, PUR-polarize Rain, parade, Sign “O” The Time, The Black album, Lovesexy, dia. moon and Pearls, The goldExperience to call Crystal ball The Rainbow Children as well as Musicology.

In the early years of its career Prince was well-known because of its lasziven stage occurrence and public describing of sexual Fantasien. Prince is considered to the one large number as Allround artist,controls from music instruments. Thus it brought all instruments in themselves on a large number of its albums and is considered thus in this regard as Wiedergänger of Stevie Wonder. It is just as successfully active as a composer. To 15. May 2004 becamePrince as well as other skirt sizes such as Jackson Browne and Bob Seger into the skirt and roll resound to OF Fame taken up.

Its direction attempts in the Filmbusiness, like z. B. Graffiti Bridge or Under The Cherry Moon, were however neither commercial norartistic successes.

In March 2006 Prince with its new album “3121” came after 18 years the point of US - Charts.

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symbol

occasional did not publish Prince its music under its original artist name. After warrantyfrom 100 million dollar of its disk company at that time Warner music Group for six albums (the disk contract of the Popgeschichte maximumendowed up to then) it changed its names without arrangement into the so-called Love symbol, which displeased its disk company conceivablly. In the place of itswell-known artist name indicated it only this inexpressible and therefore in the radio extremely badly which can be communicated symbol.

In the consequence a controversy for many years developed, in its process Prince starting from 1995 for the fulfilment of its contract in the long run the albums hit I, Hit II, B-Sides, chaos and these order as well as the legendary Black album published. This should appear actually already 1988, however from Prince to 1994 was held back, since, if he would die, this according to its opinion nevertheless very misanthropischeAlbum its latter to be should not. In the media at this time on Prince predominantly as The kindist Formerly Known As Prince, briefly TAFKAP, one reported, isolated however evenly also as symbol.

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current work phase

Since 2001 Prince publishes again under its own name, however to 2004 the selling completely took over. Some its plates were to be referred therefore only over Internet or special Plattenläden. With Musicology in the year 2004 Prince returnedto the conventional selling way back and was received with the signature with Sony again a contract at a large disk company. To the conclusion of a contract he meant: “I am of whole heart musician and an artist - that is my occupation. “Musicology” does not have bordersand fits into no format. It is the overdue return to music, art and handicraft, therefore it goes with this album. “ Due to the album Musicology, which each concert visitor of its 2004er US route as if would add received, changed the Billboard - for magazine eventhe Chartberechnung and referred each concert visitor as an album buyer. Therefore Musicology was represented over a half year in the Billboard Top Ten. In all other countries the album held itself only briefly in the Top Ten, was however neverthelessoften the most successful Prince album since beginning of the 1990er. Its US route with 96 concerts in 69 cities was with sold tickets in the value of 87.4 million dollar the financially most successful route of an artist in the year 2004.

To 21. March 2006 is its new album “3121” under the label appeared universal to music (www.3121.com). By the published Singles and other hearing samples to judge this album will be an interesting mixture of different music directions. By this album became so far as single the slow Schmusesong “width unitAmo Corazón " (video tie-clip in addition under direction of Salma Hayek) as well as the minimal radio Song “Black Sweat” publishes. Besides are “Beautiful, Loved & Blessed”, a common Song of Prince and Tamár, its new Protegée, on the album.

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Princewhen composer and producer

he composed and produced, also under different aliases (Jamie rigid, The rigidly company, Christopher, Camille, Joey Coco, Alexander Nevermind, Paisley park, Azifwekaré), in particular for numerous other musicians. As Protege it supported with its compositions andProductions also Vanity 6, Appollonia 6, Sheila E. and Tamár. Large successes with its exclusive compositions registered Martika (Love… Thy wants Done) and The Bangles (Manic Monday). Its titles were often successfully gecovert by musicians andbecame even again hits, as also of simple Minds (Sign o' The Time), Chaka Khan (I Feel For You), Tom Jones with The kind OF Noise (Kiss) and Sinéad O'Connor (Compares 2 U emergency-hung). Alsohe was assigned by the advertising industry: Thus it wrote for Pepsi a Song, to that by Ray Charles was sung (You Got The right One baby, Uh-Huh).

Prince is founder the following volume:

  • Prince and The revolution
  • The new powerGeneration
  • The Time
  • The Family
  • Madhouse
  • Vanity 6
  • Apollonia 6

2001 created Prince the NPG music club. In the first years members could download each month three new Songs via Internet and received monthly an in-hour Audioshow to the Download.Meanwhile the club was converted however into nearly a “normal” music portal, in which a multiplicity of Prince Songs and videos are available. For a Song 0.99 US Dollar is, for a whole album 9.99 US Dollar and for video tie-clips partly 1.99 US Dollar toopay. The payment can take place with all usual credit cards. The eingefleischte fan has besides the possibility, itself for a unique entry fee of 25, - US Dollar as a “lifelong” member of the NPG music club of registering. It receives for this admission to the member range of thePortal with different Chat forums, picture galleries, virtual Rundgängen by the Paisley park of Studios etc. Besides liable to pay the costs Downloads and different Merchandise articles for club members are more favorable than for non-members.

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Prince privately

Prince actual after the separation from its firstMrs. Mayte Garcia and the early death of its already obstructs born child - with its former woman employee Manuela Testolini marries. From its sexual Eskapaden in Songs and on the stage he dissociates himself in the meantime, which also on his entry toReligious community of the witnesses Jehovas to lead back is.

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Diskographie

  • For You, 1978
  • Prince, 1979
  • Dirty Mind, 1980
  • Controversy, 1981
  • 1999, 1982
  • PUR-polarizes Rain (album), 1984
  • Around the World in A Day, 1985
  • Parade (music from the Motion Picture “Under The Cherry Moon”), 1986
  • Sign “O” the of Time, 1987
  • The Black album (only 1994 were published by Warner, before it only as if boat-put available), 1987
  • Lovesexy, 1988
  • Batman, 1989
  • The ScandalousSex Suite (EP), 1989
  • Graffiti Bridge, 1990
  • NPG Funky Weapon Remix (EP), 1990
  • of dia. moon and Pearls, 1991
  • Gett off Remix EP (EP), 1992
  • The Love symbol album, 1992
  • gold Nigga (as new power generation), 1993
  • The hits/The B_Sides, (3CD The Ulimate Collection), 1993
  • The hits 1, 1993
  • The hit 2, 1993
  • Interactive, 1994 (Mixed mode CD: Multimedia CD + audio CD)
  • The Beautiful Experience (als o(+>, EP), 1994
  • 1-800-New-Funk (Various Artists), 1994
  • Come, 1994
  • exodus (as new power generation), 1995
  • gold Experience (als o(+>), 1995
  • PUR-polarize Medley (EP), 1995
  • chaos & these order (als o(+>), 1996
  • Emancipation (als o(+>), (3CD) 1996
  • Girl 6 (sound TRACKs), 1996
  • Crystal ball (als o(+>)/ The Truth (als o(+>)/Kamasutra (as NPG Orchestra), 1998
  • new power Soul (asNew power generation), 1998
  • The Vault… old Friends of 4 halls, 1999
  • Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (als o(+>), 1999
  • 1999 - The new master (EP), 1999
  • The Very Best OF, 2001
  • The Rainbow Children, 2001
  • One of rivets alone…, 2002
  • One of rivets alone… live ones!, 2002
  • N.E.W.S, 2003
  • Musicology, 2004
  • 3121, 2006
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Videographie

  • Prince and the revolution LIVE ONE, 1985
  • of dia. moon and Pearls, 1992
  • The hits/The B_Sides, 1993
  • 3 chainO' gold, 1994
  • The Undertaker, 1994
  • Rave un2 the Year 2000, 2001
  • live one RK the Aladdin, read Vegas, 2003
  • Sign “O” The Time, (video home system release 1987) DVD 2005
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Filmographie (selection)

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honors

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artistic co-operation with

Morris Day, Larry Graham, George Clinton, Jevetta Steele, Mavis Staples, Sheila E., Sheena Easton, Miles Davis, Maceo Parker, Kate Bush, Chaka Khan, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Martika, Nikka Costa, Stevie Wonder, The Time, Jesse Johnson, Gwen Stefani, NO Doubt, Loïs Lane, Candy Dulfer, Carmen Electra, Ingrid Chavez, Taja Sevelle, Jill Jones

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SHORT DESCRIPTION of US-American Popstar
DATE OF BIRTH 7. June 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis, Minnesota, the USA
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