Montreux 2013
(Keystone/Montreux Jazz Festival/Marc Ducrest)
Keystone/Montreux Jazz Festival/2013 FFJM/Marc Ducrest
The artist entrance to the Stravinski Hall in Montreux in 2009. No photographers allowed during concerts
(Keystone)
Keystone
An improvised post-concert jam at the Montreux Jazz Café in 2007
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Keystone
Montreux 2013
(Montreux Jazz Festival/Marc Ducrest/Keystone)
Montreux Jazz Festival/Marc Ducrest/Keystone
Queuing for Prince at Montreux in 2007
(Keystone)
Keystone
Return to hotel after first of two shows in Montreux in 2009
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Keystone
Hallenstadion Zurich in 1987
(RDB/Blick/Erwin Wyrsch)
RDB/Blick/Erwin Wyrsch
The artist formerly known as Prince performs in Zurich in 1998
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Keystone
Prince behind guitarist Levi Seacer Jr at the Hardturm Stadium in Zurich in 1993
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Keystone
The music world lost a legend on Thursday. Singer Prince, 57, was found dead at his suburban Minneapolis home and studio known as Paisley Park.
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No details about what may have caused his death have been released. An autopsy is due on Friday. Prince postponed a concert in Atlanta on April 7, saying he had fallen ill with the flu, and he apologized to fans during a makeup concert last week.
Tributes have been pouring in from around the world. President Barack Obama, for whom Prince was a White House guest last year, said he and his wife “joined millions of fans from around the world” in mourning Prince’s sudden death.
Mick Jagger was among numerous musicians, actors and other public figures praising the artist, tweeting: “Prince’s talent was limitless. He was one of the most unique and talented artists of the last 30 years.” Madonna called him a “true visionary”.
Prince’s records, which included albums “Sign O’ the Times,” “1999” and “Purple Rain” sold more than 100 million copies. He won seven Grammys and received an Academy Award in 1985 for his music from “Purple Rain,” the movie in which he starred as a young musician. In 2004, Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which hailed him as a musical and social trailblazer.
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The American artist’s agent confirmed that Prince was found dead at his Paisley Park studio and home in Minnesota on Thursday morning. He was 57. No details were immediately given for the cause of death, but last week he was rushed to hospital apparently recovering from a bout of flu that had forced his private jet…
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