Vanity 6 · (Active: 1980's)

Styles:
Club/Dance
Urban
Dance-Pop
Active:
1980's
Biography by Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Known for their trashy, pornographic image and sexually exploitive lyrics, Vanity 6 were a short-lived female vocal trio that came out of Prince's funk-rock empire in 1982. Vanity 6 were formed in Prince's hometown of Minneapolis, where singer/actress Vanity (whose real name is Denise Matthews) got together with fellow singers Brenda Bennett (a native of Boston) and Susan Moonsie. Backed by the Time, Vanity 6 recorded their self-titled debut album for Warner Bros. in 1982. The single "Nasty Girl" became a major hit, and like Prince's albums, Vanity 6 successfully bridged the gap between R&B/funk and rock/pop/new wave. Vanity 6's first album was also their last; in 1984, Vanity left the group and signed with Motown as a solo artist. Moonsie and Bennett, meanwhile, hooked up with singer Apollonia (another Prince disciple) and formed a new group called Apollonia 6. That trio recorded a self-titled album for Warner Bros. in 1984 and had a hit with "Sex Shooter," which was heard in Prince's film Purple Rain. Apollonia 6 also turned out to be a one-album act, as the group broke up in 1985. As a solo artist, Vanity didn't get very far commercially; none of her Motown albums were big sellers. And when she became a born-again Christian in the 1990s, Vanity gave up secular music for good.
Back to the topMembers of Vanity 6
Artist Instrument Born
Brenda Bennett
Susan Moonsie New York, NY
Vanity January 04, 1959 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Album   Released Publisher Rating
Vanity 6 1982 Warner Bros.
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they got arrested for an illegal upscale hollywood prostitution ring
SUSAN MOONSIE is now living in south Florida where she have not age a bit. She makes unannounced appearances at various clubs but she will not tell you who she is unless you ask her. You would have to look at her and figure it out. She is s...
Well Vanity was a model and actress, whose real name is Denise Matthews. She played as Laura Charles in the movie "The Last Dragon." Apollonia was a singer whose real name is Patricia Kotero. She actually co-starred in "Purpl...
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