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Background information
Birth name	Prince Rogers Nelson
Born	June 7, 1958 (1958-06-07) (age 50)
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, Funk, Rock, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
Years active	1978–present
Label(s)	NPG, Columbia, Universal, Arista, Paisley Park, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	The Revolution; Wendy and Lisa New Power Generation The Time; Morris Day Sheila E. Vanity 6; Apollonia 6 Mazarati The Family 94 East Madhouse Jill Jones Candy Dulfer Támar
Website	www.3121.com

Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an African-American musician. He performs simply as Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an unpronounceable symbol, leading fans and critics to dub him "The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)", occasionally abbreviated as "TAFKAP".

From his early material, rooted in R&B, soul and funk, Prince has expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including pop, rock, jazz, psychedelia and hip hop. The distinctive characteristics of the early-to-mid 1980s work, such as sparse and industrial-sounding drum machine arrangements and the use of synthesizer riffs to serve the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B, funk and soul music--was called the "Minneapolis sound" and has proved very influential.

Prince is a prolific artist, having released several hundred songs both under his own name and with other artists. Known to be a perfectionist, Prince is highly protective of his music. He produces, composes, arranges and performs nearly all of the songs on his albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
• 3121- 3121 Online Prince's official website (temporarily shut down)
• prince.org - The largest and longest running online Prince fansite.
• [2] - True Discography
• Prince (musician) at Discogs.
• Prince at the Internet Movie Database.
• Prince discography at MusicBrainz.
• [3] - "Let's Go Crazy" Fanlisting
• The Prince / O(+> Experience - fansite in existence since 1996
• www.guide2prince.orga Worldwide Prince Discography for Prince and related artists