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Singer Prince dies suddenly at 57

Prince on stage in Paris in 2011 Image copyright AFP
Image caption Prince was still performing as recently as last week

Singer Prince has died at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota at the age of 57, his publicist tells AP.

Police were called to a medical emergency at his estate earlier on Thursday, US media reported.

Prince became a global superstar in the 1980s, with albums such as 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O' the Times.

He sold more than 100 million records during his career.

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