US singer Prince performs on October 11, 2009 at the Grand Palais in Paris Source: AAP
The prolific songwriter and performer has died at his Paisley Park estate in the state of Minnesota after a short spell of ill health, which had initially been put down to flu. Fellow star Madonna has called him a true visionary, while US President Barack Obama says the world has lost a creative icon.
The prolific songwriter and performer has died at his Paisley Park estate in the state of Minnesota after a short spell of ill health, which had initially been put down to flu. Fellow star Madonna has called him a true visionary, while US President Barack Obama says the world has lost a creative icon.
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