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VANITY KEY FACTS 5
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WHAT HAPPENED TO VANITY 6?
VANITY & PRINCE
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VANITY 6 STATS
THE MAKING OF VANITY 6 9
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VANITY SOLO CAREER STATS
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WHO’S THAT GIRL? 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VANITY
1. Vanity was Prince’s protege. 2. Vanity was born in Niagara Falls, Canada. 3. Vanity had a short term marriage with NFL star. 4. Vanity was a pop vocalist for all girl trio, “Vanity 6.”
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sultry image.
80’s ICON MAGAZINE 4
VANITY 6 NASTY GIRL
ALL FEMALE TRIO. In 1982, the group released their first and only together with Vanity. Due to personal reasons, Vanity departed the group in 1984.
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After going solo, VANITY signed to Motown Records. She released two studio albums, “Wild Animal”(1984) and “Skin on Skin” (1986).
Before the trio became known as “Vanity 6,” they were know as “The Hookers.”
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Vanity Meets Prince
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Discovered by music icon, Prince. The trio released hit single, “Nasty Girl,” produced and mastered by Prince. In addition, Vanity and Prince became romantically involved.
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V A N I T Y
As a solo artist, the 80’s diva reached MORE Billboard success. Her album, “Wild Animal” peaked at No.72 on the ‘Billboard 200 Albums’ chart and No.14 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. It stayed on the chart for 25 weeks.
Skin on Skin” which peaked at No.66 on the ‘Billboard 200 Album chart and No.18 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The lead single, “Under The Influence” peaked at No. 56 on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ chart and No.6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music & 9 Club Play chart. It stayed on chart for 8 weeks.
“Pretty Mess” from “Wild Animals,”peaked at No.75 on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ chart and No. 13 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music & Disco chart. It stayed on the chart for 18 weeks.
80’S SENSATION
Vanity 6
Released in 1982, the selftitled album, “Vanity 6” is an 8-Track album that includes the trio’s hit record, “Nasty Girl.” Although the album didn’t reach commercial success and bubbled under the Hot 100 chart, it did score notable achievements on the Billboard Charts!
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BILLBOARD
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Vanity 6 peaked at No.45 on the ‘Billboard 200 Albums’ chart. It stayed on the chart for 31 weeks.
BILLBOARD
Vanity 6 peaked at No.6 on the ‘Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums’ chart. It stayed on the chart for 36 weeks.
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BILLBOARD
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Nasty Girl by Vanity 6 peaked at No.7 on the ‘Billboard Hot R&B/HipHop Songs’ chart. It stayed on the chart for 18 weeks.
BILLBOARD
Nasty Girl by Vanity 6 peaked at No.1 on the ‘Billboard Dance Club Songs’ chart. It remained at No.1 for 4 weeks (1 month). In addition, the single stayed on the chart for 18 weeks.
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LOVE STORY: SOUL CONNECTION PRINCE & VANITY
NICE TO MEET..ME..
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According to sources, Prince and Vanity met backstage at the American Music Awards, where she was working as a model for the night.What attracted Prince to Vanity was his reflection in her. According to Prince, he saw his reflection in the starlet and gave her the name, Vanity. That same year, Prince’s protege became the lead singer of the first female group under his management, Vanity 6. Under his belt, Vanity and the other two group members toured the world and produced the hit single, ‘Nasty Girl.’
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