Purple tears are falling after the death of Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, who passed away at 64 on Monday.
Her death — eight years after her legendary older brother died in 2016 — was announced to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
There was no cause of death given, although the Minneapolis-based singer had been in failing health for some time. She had retired from music but was still working on her memoir at the time of her death.
Tyka Nelson, sister of the late musician Prince, appears in front of his costumes at the “My Name is Prince” exhibition at the O2 Arena in London, on Oct. 26, 2017. AP
Born Tyka Evene Nelson on May 18, 1960, she was the only full sibling of Prince Rogers Nelson, with the two sharing musician parents: jazz pianist John L. Nelson and singer Mattie Della Shaw.
Four years after Prince began his revolutionary reign with his 1984 blockbuster “Purple Rain,” Nelson launched her own recording career with 1988’s “Royal Blue.”
