Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Musician Prince dies aged 57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 22, 2016 Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Musician_Prince_dies_aged_57 Musician Prince died at home in Minnesota, United States yesterday. A publicist confirmed his death. "It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson has died". A statement from the Carver County Sheriff's office said Prince was found in an elevator at his home at Paisley Park Studio. Emergency workers were called, but after they were unable to revive him, he was pronounced dead. Following Prince's first album in 1978, he came to prominence in the 1980s. His 1980s releases included ''1999'', ''Kiss'', ''Purple Rain'', and ''Sign o' the Times''. He went on to record more than 30 albums. During his career he sold more than 100 million records and had 47 songs reach the US ''Billboard'' top 100. Five of those songs, ''When Doves Cry'', ''Kiss'', ''Let's Go Crazy'', ''Cream'', and ''Batdance'', went to number one. The song ''When Doves Cry'' was number one for five weeks. In 1984 Prince starred in the movie ''Purple Rain'', which was based on his album. The movie's song score won Prince an Academy Award|Oscar for best original song score. Prince won seven Grammy awards and in 2004 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also wrote songs released successfully by other artists, such as ''Manic Monday'' released in 1986 by the Bangles and ''Nothing Compares 2 U'' released in 1990 by Sinéad O'Connor. The Minnesota ''Star Tribune'' reported an autopsy will be conducted to determine Prince's cause of death. == Sources == * http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/prince-dead-legendary-musician-dies-at-home-age-57-20160422-goccaq.html * http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-22/pop-icon-prince-dead-at-57/7348442 * http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36106778 .