Tyka Nelson Dies: Singer And Prince’s Sister Was 64
deadline.comTyka Nelson, the Minneapolis-based singer and sister of the late superstar Prince, died Monday. She was 64. Her death was announced to the Minnesota Star Tribune by her son President Nelson.
No cause was given, although she had been in failing health for some time. She had retired from music but was reportedly working on a memoir at the time of her death.
Born Tyka Evene Nelson on May 18, 1960, in Minneapolis to pianist John L. Nelson and jazz singer Mattie Shaw Nelson, Tyka Nelson was the only full sibling of the Purple Rain singer born Prince Rogers Nelson.
Tyka Nelson recorded four albums between 1988 and 2011. She performed sporadically in recent years, including once in 2008 at the Minneapolis club Bunkers and then 10 years later in Australia.
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