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VANITY - OBIT UNDATED (AP) She was one of Prince's sexy protégés. But
she left show business to pursue a life as a minister. The performer
known as Vanity has died. A spokeswoman for a hospital in Fremont,
California says she died yesterday but didn't provide a cause of death.
However, her sister says Vanity died of complications from longstanding
kidney issues. Vanity was born Denise Matthews in Niagara Falls,
Ontario and first rose to fame through her association with Prince and
the 1980s girl group, Vanity 6. She began using crack cocaine and other
drugs and she said that caused her kidneys to fail. Her sister says
Vanity was happier in recent years noting that while she loved her time
in the 1980s, she seemed to enjoy her recent time more because she was
at peace. Vanity was 57. Sound: 003-r-30-(Sound of Vanity 6, performing
"Nasty Girl")--Sound of Vanity 6 performing "Nasty Girl. Vanity, who
was born Denise Matthews, has died. (17 Feb 2016) < <
