Late Prince Rogers
Nelson, known by the mononym Prince, was an American singer, songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor.
Fans have been remembering
the life of Prince with purple-coloured tributes and dance parties, after the
star died suddenly at the age of 57 on 21st April, 2015.
Buildings, newspaper
front pages and websites across the US and beyond have changed colour in his
honour.
Prince was found dead
at his Minnesota home on Thursday. He became a star in the 1980s, with the
albums 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O' the Times.
A post-mortem
examination will take place on today.
Prince was
hospitalised on 15 April, after his private plane made an emergency landing in
Illinois. It happened just hours after he had performed on stage in Georgia. He
was treated and released after a few hours.
Prince's innovative
music spanned rock, funk and jazz. He sold more than 100 million records during
his career.
Reports has it that he may have died of drug over does.
US President Barack
Obama said the world had "lost a creative icon".
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