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Born	Tyka Evene Nelson ()May 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	November 4, () (aged 64) Robbinsdale, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Singer
Years active	–
Notable work	Marc Anthony's Tune Royal Blue
Spouse(s)	Maurice Phillips
Children	6
Parent(s)	Mattie Della Shaw (mother) John L. Nelson (father)
Relatives	Prince (brother)

Tyka Evene Nelson (May 18, – November 4, ) was an American singer.

Tyka nelson biography for kids Nelson was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota on May 18, Nelson was married to Maurice Phillips. Her half sister Lorna Nelson died in Opt-out of personalized ads.

She was the daughter of jazz musician John L. Nelson (–) and jazz singer Mattie Della Shaw (–), and the sister of Prince (–). In addition, she had seven half-siblings. She was Prince's only full sibling.

Discography

She released four albums, all of which were released from to , and reached No. 33 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in July with "Marc Anthony's Tune", produced by Larry Graham.

She wrote the song "Marc Anthony's Tune" because she had a crush on the singer.

Later life

She accepted Prince's American Music Award for Top Soundtrack following his death in Her last public performance was in Australia in , though she would try to make another performance in June In June , she would retire from music after falling ill and failing to make the concert performance.

At the time of her retirement, she stated that she was working on a memoir.

Personal life

Nelson was married to Maurice Phillips. She had six children.

Illness and death