Legendary Music Icon Prince Dead at 57
By Michele
The artist known as Prince has died at the age of 57.
Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning.
Prince was found unresponsive inside an elevator at his home and recording studio around 9:43 a.m., according to a statement from Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson. Sheriff's deputies and medical personnel provided "lifesaving CPR" but couldn't revive him, Olson said.
He was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m.
Last Friday, Prince was hospitalized in Moline, Illinois, where his plane — en route from Atlanta — made an emergency landing at 1 a.m. to treat the singer, according to TMZ, which first reported the news of his death. Prince had reportedly been suffering from a "bad bout of flu" for weeks, and had canceled two shows on April 7 due to illness. Despite still feeling sick, he rallied in order to perform his final show in Atlanta last Thursday.
Prince has sold more than 100 million records during his career ... and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for Purple Rain in 1985.
He was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and performed a legendary version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" to close the ceremony.
He will be missed!
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