Prince, the American music icon and virtuoso instrumentalist behind “Kiss” and “Purple Rain” died Thursday at his home in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen. He was 57.
After the immediate outpouring of online tributes from fans and celebrities alike, the world’s newspapers Friday bid farewell to Prince Rogers Nelson — a.k.a. The Kid, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Love Symbol, etc.— starting with the Star Tribune, from his native Minneapolis.
UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
“Death of a prince” — Le Parisien
ITALY
“The rebel elf who reinvented pop” — Corriere della Sera
SPAIN
“Farewell to the artist that was Prince” — La Vanguardia
NORWAY
“The little giant” — Verdens Gang
