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Prince

real name Prince Rogers Nelson

“The Artist Formerly Known as…”

United States · 1958-06-07 – 2016-04-21

Prince is credited on 6,423 releases across 1,359 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,423

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1,359

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American 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 (opens in a new tab) (which evolved the line-up almost every year) until his passing in 2016. Prince was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Born: 7 June 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Died: 21 April 2016 in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA.
From 1986 to 1994 he ran and subsequently NPG Records resulting from his high profile disputes with Warner Bros. Records. Prince also had distribution of his music via various websites like,,, and. He was also supporter, with exclusives being made available on the platform sporadically.
Son of pianist and songwriter John L. Nelson, brother of Tyka Nelson (sister) & (half-sister) was famous additionally for his work in the band Prince And The Revolution.
Prince was married to Mayte (from 1996 to 2000) and to (from 2001 to 2006). He owned where he spent so much time that it can be said that he lived in it, the doves were his fellow residents.

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