Denise Matthews, the former protege of music legend Prince known by her stage name Vanity died today of kidney failure in Fremont, California. She was 57. As Vanity, Matthews enjoyed some success as a ...

Sad news hit the Web Monday night just as the Grammy Awards were about to unfold: Drummer Sheila E. tweeted that her friend Denise Katrina Matthews, 57, better known as the singer Vanity, passed away.

Vanity, lead singer of the '80s girl group Vanity 6, has died after years of battling kidney failure and, more recently, an abdominal illness, according to TMZ. Vanity, whose real name was Denise ...

Denise Matthews, the singer, model and actress known as Vanity who toured with Prince in the 1980s before eschewing her wild persona for a life as a minister, died Monday in Fremont. She was 57. Ms.

Vanity, a Prince protege who renounced her sexy stage persona to become a Christian minister, has died. She was 57. The singer and actress, born Denise Matthews, died Monday at a hospital in Fremont, ...

LOS ANGELES - Denise Matthews, a former protege of Prince and lead singer of '80s group Vanity 6, has died from kidney failure, according to several reports. She was 57. Matthews, more commonly known ...

As confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, singer Denise Matthews—better known as Vanity—has died. The cause of death was reportedly kidney failure. She was 57. Matthews was born in Ontario in 1959, and ...

U.S. (AP) – 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 ...

Denise Katrina Matthews, face of the ’80s-era female funk trio Vanity 6 and musical apprentice of Prince, died Monday in a California hospital. Reports note the 57-year-old singer (f.k.a. Vanity) ...

WASHINGTON — Denise Matthews, the former Prince protégé who went by the name Vanity and was the lead singer of the group Vanity 6, died on Monday. She was 57. She died in Fremont, California, after ...