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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.
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Prince was a natural tenor, [366] [367] but he had a wide vocal range from falsetto to baritone, and performed rapid, seemingly effortless shifts of register. [368] Prince was also renowned as a multi-instrumentalist. [327] [369] He is considered a guitar virtuoso and a master of drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, and synthesizer. [370]
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". [6] Vanity left in 1983 and the band was reformed as Apollonia 6.
The musical legend's body was found at his Minnesota estate on Thursday morning, and stars immediately took to social media to share tributes.
After lead singer Vanity's departure in 1983, Moonsie and Bennett were joined by Patricia "Apollonia" Kotero, who replaced Vanity in the group. Prince changed the group's name to Apollonia 6 and they appeared in the 1984 film Purple Rain, which co-starred Apollonia, and had a minor hit with the song "Sex Shooter" that same year. [6]
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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 she had worked as Prince's "wardrobe mistress."