As music fans mourn Vanity, the Prince protege known for “Nasty Girl,” her friend Apollonia Kotero shared her deep remorse over the loss. “With a heavy heart I write this. Today marked the end of an ...

*Apollonia Kotero is also mourning the death of Denise “Vanity” Matthews. The two were protégés of Prince and had become friends, despite Apollonia replacing Vanity as the head of his girl group.

Purple Rain actress and singer Apollonia Kotero remembered Vanity, a collaborator of Prince‘s who died earlier this week, as a role model. “She was an inspiration to me, just like she was to all the ...

Vanity Denise Katrina Matthews was a model and actress redubbed Vanity by Prince, who encouraged her to become a musician. Wendy and Lisa Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman were members of The Revolution ...

The woman who replaced Vanity in Prince’s classic movie “Purple Rain” called her an “inspiration” and one of the first true 1980s divas. Singer and actress Apollonia Kotero told The Associated Press ...

Editor’s note: The following essay, written by Apollonia Kotero -- on her friendship and relationship with the woman she is so closely linked with, Denise “Vanity” Matthews -- was used with her ...