Vanity (née Denise Katrina
Matthews), the lead singer of Vanity 6 (a group orchestrated and promoted by
Prince in the 1980s), died on February 15, 2016 at the age of 57. She had been
suffering from kidney problems and other ailments in recent years.
At the time Vanity came into the
public eye, she was the love interest of Prince, and as the relationship went,
so went her career. She was replaced in the group, in Prince’s life, and in the
movie Purple Rain by Apollonia Kotero.
Vanity went on to an unmemorable
solo music career, and to a more successful acting career. She appeared in The
Last Dragon (1985), Action Jackson (1988), and in The New Mike
Hammer and Miami Vice television series, both in 1987.
Vanity 6 did not last very long,
nor did it produce a ton of hits, but I am sure everyone remembers “Nasty
Girl.” I am also sure that it has been a while since you have heard it. Play
it, Sam.
Denise Katrina “Vanity” Matthews [1959
– 2016]
© 02/16/2016
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