Real name: Prince Rogers Nelson

Effective period / Period of releases: 1993 - 2023

When the symbol appears in place of words on a release, please simply credit to: The Artist, no ANV required.
If the credit is to "The Symbol" or similar wording, please credit to The Symbol.

The unpronounceable symbol is an alias used by Prince from June 7 1993 to May 16 2000 - he changed his stage name to the symbol which is a combination of the symbols for male (♂) and female (♀). Because the symbol is unpronounceable, he's often referred by others as "The Symbol", "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince", "T.A.F.K.A.P.", or simply "The Artist" - the formally correct term (later copyrighted & printed on releases) is "Love Symbol".