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Vanity 6. Left to right: Brenda Bennett, Vanity, and Susan Moonsie (1982). Vanity 6 was an American female vocal trio that gained popularity in the early 1980s. They were protégées of musician Prince. Led by singer Vanity, they are known for their song "Nasty Girl".
Vanity was the lead singer of the female trio Vanity 6, which was created by the musician Prince. Known for their 1982 hit song "Nasty Girl", they disbanded in 1983, when she decided to embark on a solo career. Vanity released two solo albums on the Motown Records label, Wild Animal and Skin on Skin.
Vanity 6 is the 1982 debut and only studio album by American vocal girl group Vanity 6 released on Warner Bros. Records. The group had been created by Prince as an outlet for his prolific song writing. All three women in the group (Vanity, Brenda Bennett, Susan Moonsie) shared lead and background vocals. As was typical for Prince's side ...
Nasty Girl (Vanity 6 song) " Nasty Girl " is a song written and composed by American musician Prince. The song was first recorded by his protégée girl group Vanity 6 in 1982, who charted at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart with their version. Prince gave the songwriting credit to lead singer Vanity, although he was the writer ...
Susan Vashtie Moonsie was born in Trinidad and Tobago on January 21, 1964, the daughter of a conservative school teacher. [1][2] She grew up in Minneapolis, where she met Prince at a local discotheque when she was sixteen in 1980. [1] In 1981, he formed a girl group that would be called "The Hookers" with Moonsie and her sister Loreen along ...
Occupation (s) Singer, actress. Years active. 1980–present. Labels. Warner Bros. Brenda Bennett (born January 24, 1962) is a recording artist from Warwick, Rhode Island and is best known as a member of the American musical groups Vanity 6 and Apollonia 6. [2] Bennett was married to Prince's lighting and set-designer/director Roy Bennett, and ...
Apollonia 6 is the only studio album by R&B vocal trio and Prince protégées Apollonia 6. [5][6] The album was initially to be the second release by the Prince-formed group Vanity 6, but when lead singer Vanity departed Prince's camp, the musician hired Apollonia Kotero and changed the group's name. Apollonia 6 primarily features the vocals of ...
Recording artist Prince created the group Vanity 6 in 1981, with singers Vanity (Denise Matthews), Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie. After a number of disputes with Prince, Vanity left the group in 1983 to pursue solo endeavors. She also left behind a co-starring role in Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain. Searching for a replacement, the film's ...