#DeniseMatthews (January 4, 1959 – February 15, 2016), known as Vanity, was a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress.

Vanity began her public career in the late 1970s as a model, appearing in beauty pageants and commercial advertising. Her breakthrough came in 1982 when she became the lead singer of #Vanity6, produced by #Prince. The trio achieved international success with the single “Nasty Girl,” which became one of the most recognizable funk-pop songs of the early 1980s.

Never 2 young 4 vinyl.
Never 2 old 4 vinyl.
🎼🎶🎵🎤

The 1st and only album recorded by Prince’s girl group, Vanity 6, arrived in August 1982. The self-titled project was named for the band’s lead singer, and Prince’s one-time love interest, Vanity (Denise Katrina Matthews).

“She was the most beautiful woman in the world and she had no problem letting you know that,” Prince once said of the former model/singer, who also served as his muse at the time.

#funk #pop #vanity6 #vinyl #denisematthews