American musician and songwriter (1958–2016) Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. Often credited as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he pioneered the Minneapolis sound and was influential in the evolution of various other genres. With estimated sales exceeding 100 million records, Prince is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Wikipedia's most-read article for 8 days in a row: 16,890,350 views in all, peaking at 5,808,147 on April 21, 2016. Thu, Apr 21: 5,808,147 views Fri, Apr 22: 5,465,749 views Sat, Apr 23: 2,062,975 views Sun, Apr 24: 1,416,566 views Mon, Apr 25: 851,355 views Tue, Apr 26: 556,184 views Wed, Apr 27: 400,297 views Thu, Apr 28: 329,077 views Wiki link