Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson, Prince's sister and only full sibling, dies at 64

NEW YORK -- Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson, Prince's only afloat sibling, died Monday astatine North Memorial Health successful Robbinsdale, Minnesota, her boy President Nelson confirmed to The Associated Press. She was 64.

A origin of decease was not instantly available, and President Nelson said he doesn't expect to cognize “for a mates of days.”

Born to jazz musician John L. Nelson and Mattie Della Shaw successful 1960, 2 years after Prince, Nelson was a singer-songwriter, releasing 4 albums crossed her career, starting pinch 1988's “Royal Blue." That medium produced her biggest hits, “Marc Anthony’s Tune,” which spent 11 weeks connected Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking astatine No. 33, and “L.O.V.E.," which spent 7 weeks connected nan floor plan and topped astatine No. 52.

At nan time, she told nan Star Tribune of Minneapolis, “The medium is fundamentally astir emotion relationships betwixt a man and a woman. I’m royal bluish because I can’t find him,” she said.

It's an replacement to her brother's chosen color of purple. Of their relationship, she said: “The funniest point is group say, ‘How does it consciousness to beryllium Prince’s sister?’ They don’t really recognize what they’re saying. I’ve been Prince’s sister ever since I sewage present connected Earth.”

The Associated Press described her “Royal Blue” medium arsenic "mostly adult-contemporary aliases easy-listening" material, “far removed from Prince and nan alleged Minneapolis sound. Hers is simply a mature, romanticist sound aimed astatine 25- to 45-year-olds.”

Then came 1992's “Yellow Moon, Red Sky,” 2008's “A Brand New Me,” and finally, 2011's “Hustler.”

Nelson is survived by 2 sons, President and Sir, and 5 grandchildren.

“Born 1960, nan girl of Mattie and John Nelson, she was champion known arsenic Prince’s sister and worked to support his bequest live pinch his fans attending instrumentality and manufacture events,” President Nelson shared successful a statement. “Services will beryllium private, and successful lieu of flowers, nan family has asked that you return attraction of 1 another.”

According to nan Star Tribune, Nelson was scheduled to discontinue and execute a farewell performance astatine nan Dakota successful downtown Minneapolis successful June. Illness caused her not to return nan stage. A fewer days earlier nan concert, she said she had a mixtape connected nan measurement and was moving connected a memoir.

Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose successful 2016 astatine his location successful Minneapolis. He was 57. He had nary will, and his six siblings inherited adjacent interests successful nan estate: Tyka Nelson and 5 half-siblings — Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson, John R. Nelson, Omarr Baker and Alfred Jackson.

Tyka Nelson, Baker and Jackson, nan 3 youngest, sold their stake to a euphony publishing institution called Primary Wave Music, LLC, which later assigned its interests to an affiliate, Prince OAT Holdings LLC. Jackson has since died.

Representatives for Paisley Park, Prince’s backstage property which is besides a museum, studio, and performance venue successful Chanhassen, Minnesota, did not instantly respond to The Associated Press' petition for comment.