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Tyka Nelson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tyka Evene Nelson, Tyka Evene Phillips
American singer (1960–2024)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Royal blue
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-04-29
bluescomposercountrycountry popfartheroutlaw country
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 591
- Total plays
- 8,453
Tags
funksoulprincefemale vocalistsMinneapolis funk
Tyka Nelson (born Tyka Evene Nelson on 18 May 1960; died 4 November 2024) was an American singer. The daughter of jazz musician John L. Nelson (1916–2001) and jazz singer Mattie Della Shaw (1933–2002), she was the sister of Prince. Her debut “Royal Blue” was released in 1988. Billboard Magazine decreed that her ''pure, angelic voice and fine songwriting'' should ''dispel the talk that she is merely cruising on her brother's name”. Her first single <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tyka+Nelson
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Phillips
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis
- Father
- John L. Nelson
- Sibling
- Prince (musician)
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chrysalis Records
- Number of children
- 6
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1960-05-18
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- date of death
- 2024-11-04
- end of work period
- 2024-00-00
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