Prince

0:03 Calaruga, Shark Media, Hiam Mark Ellison, and today's theme is Prince's Birthday. Music Royalty, Legends of the eighties and Iconic one Name performers. Question one. Prince helped define the nineteen eighties with a bold blend of rock, funk, and pop, which nineteen eighty four semi autobiographical film and hit soundtrack earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and featured tracks like When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy. Question two celebrating the Minneapolis sound Prince pioneered, which Prince mentored band fronted by Morris Day, dueled with him on screen in Purple Rain, and took the single Jungle Love onto the charts. Question three among iconic one name performers of the nineteen eighties, which artists cemented her status with the nineteen eighty four album Like a Virgin and a headline grabbing MTV Video Music Awards Performance in a wedding dress.

1:12 Question four, Born Gordon Sumner and once a school Teacher, which one named performer kept a b inspired nickname from a black and yellow sweater and launched a successful solo career in the mid nineteen eighties after fronting the Police. Question five, speaking of music Royalty, which nineteen eighty two album by the King of Pop became the best selling album of all time and changed the MTV era with cinematic videos like Billy Jean and Thriller. We'll be right back with these answers after this break, welcome back. Question one, which nineteen eighty four film soundtrack earned Prince and Oscar answer Purple Rain. Purple Rain won Prince the now discontinued Best Original Song Score Oscar and spotlighted the Minneapolis music scene.

2:09 The film and its soundtrack made Prince a global star and introduced his band The Revolution to a wide audience. Question two, which Prince mentored band hit with jungle Love. Answer The Time. The Times, slick funk, and playful rivalry with Prince are central to Purple Rain. Alumni like Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis later shaped nineteen eighties pop and R and B, notably with Janet Jackson's era defining albums. Question three, Who's the one named star behind Like a Virgin? Nineteen eighty four answer Madonna. Madonna's provocative VMA performance and chart topping album helped define MTV era pop Her reinventions through the nineteen eighties earned her the widely used nickname Queen of Pop. Question four, born Gordon Sumner, who is this one? Named Starr? Answer Sting. Sting's nickname originated from a striped sweater he wore while playing jazz gigs. He left the Police to go solo in nineteen eighty five, scoring hits like If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free.

3:07 Question five, which nineteen eighty two album by the King of Pop, is the best selling ever Answer thriller produced by Quincy Jones. Michael Jackson's Thriller reshaped pop music and music video storytelling. Its sustained chart success and groundbreaking visuals helped broaden MTV's reach and influence in the nineteen eighties. That concludes Today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you Tomorrow.