Tyka Nelson, singer and Prince’s sister, dies aged 64

nme.com:

Prince, Tyka Nelson died on Monday (November 4) morning, aged 64.Her death was confirmed by her son, President Nelson, to local news outlet Minnesota Star Tribune.

The cause of her death was not disclosed. Her cousin Charles ‘Chazz’ Smith shared the news on Facebook. “Our family is very saddened to share the news of my cousin Tyka Evene Nelson who passed away this morning,” the post read.Born in Minneapolis in 1960, two years after her brother, to jazz musicians John L.

Nelson and Mattie Shaw Nelson, Nelson was the only full sibling of Prince. Growing up in a family of musicians inspired her to also start singing and making music, and over the course of her career she released four albums; ‘Royal Blue’ (1988), ‘Yellow Moon, Red Sky’ (1992), ‘A Brand New Me’ (2008) and ‘Hustler’ (2011).She was originally set to hold her retirement and farewell concert last June, but fell ill and the concert went forward without her.

Her last public performance was in Australia in 2018. In the meantime, she appeared often at Prince-related events.Earlier this year she also shared that she was working on a memoir. “We’re not there yet,” she told the Minnesota Star Tribune at the time. “There are still a few more chapters to go.