LOS ANGELES: Prince, whose pioneering brand of danceable funk and virtuoso talents made him one of the most influential figures in music, died Thursday (Friday in Manila) at his secluded compound in Minnesota, aged 57.

It comes just a week after the enigmatic Grammy and Oscar winner—acclaimed for his guitar skills and soaring falsetto—was taken to hospital with a flu-like illness which he later made light of.

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