Prince died of opioid overdose, says agency – Globo.com

The cause of death of Prince singer was an overdose of opioids, reports on Thursday (2) the AP. The news agency quotes police sources

Prince died on April 21 to 57, and the cause of death had not been confirmed.

An official police statement said at the time of the death announcement he said: “When officers and medical personnel arrived [the Prince's house], they found an adult male unconscious in the elevator professionals tried to first aid, but were unable to resuscitate the victim.”

according to the transcript of the emergency issued by the police call, the person who made the call said the singer was dead.

Overdose six days before death, says site
TMZ reported at the time of death that Prince had suffered a drug overdose six days to die. The information, however, was not confirmed by police sources.

The site is said to have confirmed with “various sources” that on April 15, when the Prince of aircraft made an emergency landing in Molline, Illionis, the musician was taken to hospital to be saved just from an overdose. Until then, their representatives spoke that the incident had been caused by the flu.

According to TMZ, Prince took an injection commonly used to avoid overdose of opioids. The doctor would have recommended the artist to stay for at least 24 hospitalized. The team would have required a private room, but as this was not possible, Prince decided to leave the hospital.

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Prince was one of the most influential artists in music pop during his 40-year career. Singer, songwriter, multi-instumentista and actor, he had the talent recognized with seven awards and 30 nominations at the Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and fourteen songs in the top 10 “Billboard” in the US.

Prince became a worldwide phenomenon in the 1980s, mainly with “Purple Rain” (1984), often considered one of the best albums of all time.

the huge success he achieved between 1984 and 1985 when emplacou “when doves cry”, “Let’s go crazy”, “Purple rain” and “Kiss”, marked his image to the general public. But only hits not summarize their importance to various musical genres:. Funk, rock, R & amp; B, soul, jazz, rap and other

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Prince Rodgers Nelson was born and died in Minnesota, USA. Prince was the son of musicians. His father used the stage name Prince Rodgers, which inspired his Christian name. In the musical home began his interest in songs, along with Tika sister. In the early 70s he has started participating bands.

His first records were released in the late 1970s, with some prominence, but it was only in 1982 with the album and the homonymous track ” 1999 “that he achieved his first major success. There were over thirty studio albums, four of them released in 2014 and 2015:. “Plectumelectrum”, “Official Art acts,” “HITnRUN Phase One” and “HITnRUN Phase Two”

It was not just the music that Prince was an exceptional figure. With 1,58m tall, also highlighted the unique look and the strong opinions as to the entertainment industry.