Prince Profile

Birth Name: Prince Rogers Nelson

Former Stage Names:
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
TAFKAP
The Artist

Birth Date: June 7th, 1958

Birth Place: Chanhassen, Minnesota

Genres:
R&B
Funk
Rock

Instruments:
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Percussion
Keyboards

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Spouses:
Manuela Testolini (December 31 2001 - 2007) (divorced)
Mayte Garcia (February 14 1996 - February 14 1999) (annulled)


Debut Album: For You (1978)

Breakthrough Singles:
"I Wanna Be Your Lover" (1979)
"Controversy" (1980)
"1999" (1982)
"When Doves Cry" (1984)
"Let's Go Crazy" (with The Revolution) (1984)
"Purple Rain" (with The Revolution) (1984)
"Raspberry Beret" (with The Revolution) (1985)
"Kiss" (with The Revolution) (1986)
"Diamonds and Pearls" (with The New Power Generation) (1991)
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (1994)

Romantic Links:
Kim Basinger
Sherilyn Fenn
Apollonia Kotero
Sheena Easton

Did You Know:
He is of African American and Italian descent
He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2004
His father is jazz pianist John L. Nelson.