At 57 years of age, the singer Prince died Thursday. His real name was Prince Rogers Nelson. He has died in Minnesota, United States.
The mythical musician, creator of emblematic records and songs like "Purple Rain", had been hospitalized last week after feeling bad after a concert in Atlanta.
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Singer and actor debuted in 1978 with the album «For you»,, which was followed by «Prince »in 1979. His work "Purple Rain », 1984, marked a before and after in his musical career, selling 13 million copies in the United States and reaching number 1 on the Billboard chart for 24 consecutive weeks.
Prince published 39 study albumsor, four live albums, and appeared in four movies. In addition, he won seven Grammy Awards and his albums "1999" and "Purple Rain" were awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award. The main theme of the film «Purple Rain », of the same name, won the Oscar for best song in 1985.
The album that has been considered the most successful by critics was "Sign of the Times". The specialized press, such as Rockdelux, chose it as the best album of the eighties. 'Purple Rain' ranked fifth on that same list.
In recent years, Prince had devoted more time to fight with the music industry, than to compose quality records. We've seen it in self-centered whims, absurd name changes, and crazy fights. Despite all this, the prestige achieved for decades as a benchmark for black music has been maintained and has survived this dark stage of what has been the end of his life.
El Prince's private plane had to make an emergency landing last Friday for the American singer to receive medical treatment, after the flu he suffered worsened in flight.