The American singer, who did so much for the memory of the Minneapolis Kid, died on November 4. She notably performed Marc Anthony’s Tune which stayed on the charts for 11 weeks.
The singer Tyka Nelsonsister of Princedied on Monday November 4 at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, aged 64. Although she grew up in the shadow of the Minneapolis icon, she distinguished herself as a singer-songwriter, releasing four albums over the course of her career.
Born in 1960, two years after Prince, Tyka Nelson is the daughter of jazz musician John L. Nelson. She began her musical career in 1988 with the album Royal Bluewhich contains his greatest hits: Marc Anthony’s Tunecharted 11 weeks on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching #33.e place, and LOVEanother of his best-selling titles, which stayed in the same chart for seven weeks with a deserving 52e place. She followed this up with the albums Yellow Moon, Red Sky in 1992, A Brand New Me in 2008, and Hustle in 2011. The singer was due to give a farewell concert in June in Dakota. Unfortunately, due to illness, the concert will take place without her. With a twinge of sadness, she told the Minnesota Star Tribune , “I’m getting old”regretting not being able to meet up with his fans one last time.
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On April 21, 2016, Prince died prematurely at the age of 57 from a heart attack. opioid overdose, at his Minnesota estate. The autopsy concluded that the death was accidental. This family tragedy was to mark the musical career of his sister, who also had to face the torments of drug addiction. “ I struggled with this addiction for a long time, and after my father died, the situation really got worse. “she told Australian television. Unlike her brother, the icon of pop icons, Tyka Nelson has never really chased fame. With a touch of modesty, she confessed, “ I wasn’t really a singer “last June in an interview with Minnesota Star-Tribune .
Managing her brother’s $156 million inheritance was a real obstacle course for her, as Prince left behind neither wife nor children. Tyka Nelson ended up selling 98% of her shares to the music management company Primary Wave, while retaining artistic influence over the songs of the man nicknamed “Prince”. “The Purple Majesty”.
“Prince always wanted people to discover his music.”
Tyka Nelson
In the years that followed, Tyka Nelson kept Prince’s catalog of songs and his memory alive. Six months after his death, Paisley Parkthe former home of the Minneapolis Kid opened its doors as a museum, boasting a treasure trove of over 7,000 objects, including tour outfits, motorcycles, around 120 guitars and 2,000 pairs of shoes. The opening of Paisley Park was an ambition that “the Prince” was very attached said Tyka Nelson in a statement at the opening of the museum. “ Only a few hundred people were lucky enough to visit the estate during its lifetime”, she added, to demonstrate the value of visiting this place dedicated to one of pop’s most important personalities.
She contributed to the release of numerous posthumous records by “King of the Funkincluding Welcome 2 Americareleased 5 years after his death. “ Prince always wanted people to discover his music “said Tyka Nelson in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2021.
“ I felt it was my duty to keep alive the repertoire of my brother, who worked hard all his life to make people love his art. His legacy, which I strive to pass on, aims to ensure that each and every one of you can listen to his music at least once in your life. ” Tyka Nelson leaves behind two sons, President and Sir, and five grandchildren. It will now be up to them to pass on the artistic legacy of Prince and Tyka.
Marc Anthony’s Tune sung by Tyka Nelson