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Celebrity Deaths in 2016
Prince
June 7th, 1958 – April 21st, 2016, 57 years old
The American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer Prince (real name Prince Rogers Nelson) died from a fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on April 21, 2016, at the age of 57.
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Prince had sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. Prince had his share of battling health issue at early age. He was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child, and had seizures through his early childhood. He also credited epilepsy with motivating him to become a performer. Prince had a son with actress Mayte Garcia. His son was born with the rare skull disease Pfeiffer's syndrome and unable to breathe without a ventilator. The child was taken off life support a week after birth and died.
Three weeks after Prince’s death, there were 700 people claimed to be half-siblings or descendants of Prince in the hope to have a claim on his estate and wealth. Around the time of his death, Prince told an audience he was writing a memoir, tentatively titled The Beautiful Ones.
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