Look back at the iconic career of Prince through the years

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Friday, April 21, 2017
  • Prince performs on the Isle of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark in a concert that was interrupted by heavy rain in August 2011.
  • Prince and his band were the surprise musical guest during the George Lucas and Mellody Hobson's wedding reception in Chicago in June 2013.
  • Prince speaks onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
  • Prince in concert at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on March 4, 2016.
  • Prince, center, smiles as he watches an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 3, 2016, in Oakland, Calif.
  • Prince accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award from Chaka Khan at the BET Awards in June 2010 in Los Angeles.
  • Prince is seen before the presentation of Chanel's  ready-to-wear fashion collection in Oct. 2009 in Paris.
  • Prince performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami in Feb. 2007.
  • Prince plays a guitar shaped in the symbol used to represent him in his 2007 Super Bowl halftime performance.
  • Prince chats with actress Penelope Cruz in Feb. 2007 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  • Prince, left, performs with Chaka Khan during the 6th annual BET Awards on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, in Los Angeles.
  • Prince performs on stage with singer Tamar during ABC's ''Good Morning America'' summer concert series in New York in June 2006.
  • Prince arrives with his wife Manuela Testolini for the 77th Academy Awards in Feb. 2005, in Los Angeles.
  • Prince performs during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in Feb. 2004.
  • Prince performs in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 17, 2003.
  • Britain's Prince Charles talks with The Artist, formerly known as Prince, left, and his wife Mayte Garcia at the "Diamonds are Forever" celebration in London in June 1999.
  • The Artist, formerly known as Prince, speaks at GQ magazine's third annual Men of the Year Awards in New York in Oct.1998.
  • The Artist, formerly known as Prince, performs at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany during a tour in Dec. 1998.
  • Boxing great Muhammad Ali, right, embraces the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, before the pair announced a benefit concert in 1997.
  • Prince is surrounded by dozens of singers performing ''We Are The World'' for the 10th anniversary of the African famine relief anthem at the 1995 American Music Awards.
  • The artist formerly known as Prince performs with Mayte and other dancers during the VH1 Fashion & Music Awards show in New York Sunday, Dec. 3, 1995.
  • Prince pauses during his show at New York's Madison Square Garden Sunday night, Oct. 3, 1988.
  • Prince speaks at the American Music Awards in Jan. 1986 in Los Angeles.
  • Rock singer Prince performs at the Orange Bowl during his Purple Rain tour in Miami, Fla., April 7, 1985.
  • Prince performs at the 1985 Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 1985.
  • Prince performs during the 27th annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, in Feb. 1985.
  • Rock singer Prince points skyward during his performance at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla., April 7, 1985.
  • Prince accepting the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for "Purple Rain" in 1985.
  • Prince accepting the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for "Purple Rain" in 1985.
  • Prince accepting the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for "Purple Rain" in 1985.
  • Rock singer Prince performs at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., during his opening show, Feb. 18, 1985.
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Prince performs on the Isle of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark in a concert that was interrupted by heavy rain in August 2011.
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Prince passed away on April 21, 2016 at age 57. Take a look back at his iconic career through the years in the gallery above.