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Legendary singer/songwriter Prince was a powerful influence on Lizzo. He mentored her personally when she lived in Minnesota in 2014.

performers, and it didn’t take long for Lizzo’s voice to grab his ear. Prince extended an invitation for Lizzo and her bandmate Sophia Eris to visit him at Paisley Park, his huge compound that featured his home and recording studio. Imagine the nerves and excitement that accompanied Lizzo as she walked through his front doors into greatness! Those days with Prince were precious and still resonate deep in her heart all these years later. Lizzo performed songs in his studio while Prince listened from another room, buzzing in on a speaker with feedback. Lizzo was so good and impressive that he collaborated with her and Eris on his song “Boytrouble,” which appeared on his 2014 album Plectrumelectrum . Two years later, while in Los Angeles, she received the heartbreaking news of Prince’s passing and immediately grabbed a flight to Minneapolis that day. Upon landing, she headed straight to First Avenue to pay tribute to him by signing his hit “The Beautiful Ones.”

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