Denise "Vanity" Matthews has Died
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Vanity Prince Protege Dies at 57
21 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF
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Vanity, lead singer of the '80s girl group Vanity 6, has died after years of battling kidney failure and, more recently, an abdominal illness.
Vanity, whose real name was Denise Katrina Matthews, passed away in a Fremont, CA hospital on Monday ... according to sources close to her family. A few months ago she set up a GoFundMe page, and said she'd been diagnosed with sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis -- an inflammation of the small intestines.
She also battled crack addiction in the '90s, and after a 1994 OD her kidneys were shot. She had to undergo nearly daily dialysis treatments.
Vanity's biggest hit came in 1982 with "Nasty Girl" ... a song produced by Prince. The group toured with Prince on his 1999 tour, but she quit right after that. She went on to sign a solo record deal with Motown, and starred in movies like "The Last Dragon" and "Action Jackson."
She eventually ditched Hollywood, quit drugs and became a born-again Christian in the mid '90s. She remained active in her local church up until her death. We're told she was in church on Saturday evening and told the congregation she was "ready to go home."
Vanity was 57.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/15/vanity-dies-singer-nasty-girl/#ixzz40HvvTk8z
Vanity Prince Protege Dies at 57
21 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
Vanity, lead singer of the '80s girl group Vanity 6, has died after years of battling kidney failure and, more recently, an abdominal illness.Vanity, whose real name was Denise Katrina Matthews, passed away in a Fremont, CA hospital on Monday ... according to sources close to her family. A few months ago she set up a GoFundMe page, and said she'd been diagnosed with sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis -- an inflammation of the small intestines.
She also battled crack addiction in the '90s, and after a 1994 OD her kidneys were shot. She had to undergo nearly daily dialysis treatments.
Vanity's biggest hit came in 1982 with "Nasty Girl" ... a song produced by Prince. The group toured with Prince on his 1999 tour, but she quit right after that. She went on to sign a solo record deal with Motown, and starred in movies like "The Last Dragon" and "Action Jackson."
She eventually ditched Hollywood, quit drugs and became a born-again Christian in the mid '90s. She remained active in her local church up until her death. We're told she was in church on Saturday evening and told the congregation she was "ready to go home."
Vanity was 57.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/15/vanity-dies-singer-nasty-girl/#ixzz40HvvTk8z
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R.I.P
Wow RIP
What was the cause & age?
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57 & kidney /abdominal issues.
R.I.P baby girl.
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57 & kidney /abdominal issues.
R.I.P baby girl.
RIP.
Those drugs tore her body up, she just never could recover.
She was on dialysis for nearly 20 years.
Those drugs tore her body up, she just never could recover.
She was on dialysis for nearly 20 years.
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57 she had kindey disease
This is TERRIBLE! So very, very sad!!
Damn... this shit actually hurts! RIP Pretty Lady...
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Prince Protege Vanity Dies at 57
Vanity Prince Protege Dies at 57
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21 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
Vanity, lead singer of the '80s girl group Vanity 6, has died after years of battling kidney failure and, more recently, an abdominal illness.Vanity, whose real name was Denise Katrina Matthews, passed away in a Fremont, CA hospital on Monday ... according to sources close to her family. A few months ago she set up a GoFundMe page, and said she'd been diagnosed with sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis -- an inflammation of the small intestines.
She also battled crack addiction in the '90s, and after a 1994 OD her kidneys were shot. She had to undergo nearly daily dialysis treatments.
Vanity's biggest hit came in 1982 with "Nasty Girl" ... a song produced by Prince. The group toured with Prince on his 1999 tour, but she quit right after that. She went on to sign a solo record deal with Motown, and starred in movies like "The Last Dragon" and "Action Jackson."
She eventually ditched Hollywood, quit drugs and became a born-again Christian in the mid '90s. She remained active in her local church up until her death. We're told she was in church on Saturday evening and told the congregation she was "ready to go home."
Vanity was 57.
You remember back in the day as kids you would say that was YOUR GIRL?
while watching Soul Train, Video Music Box, and Hot Traxx
My Dad would hear me say that about Vanity and said
boy you better hold on tight...
cause I'm gonna take her as soon as you go to bed.
One of my biggest first crushes ever.
Lost a little bit of innocence today.
I will miss her
Rest In Peace.
R.I.P.
RIP
damn...
Prince made ALL these golden women find Jesus when he was done with them.
Prince made ALL these golden women find Jesus when he was done with them.
shit...RIP...I am getting old as fuck
