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Known For Its Trashy Soft-Porn Image And Sexually Exploitative Lyrics Vanity 6 Was A Short-Lived Female Vocal Trio That Came Out Of Prince's Funk-Rock Empire In 1982. Vanity 6 Was 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. Supposedly Backed By The Time Although Prince Actually Performed All The Music Himself Vanity 6 Recorded Its 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 Its Last In 1984 Vanity Left The Group And Signed With Motown As A Solo Artist. Susan And Brenda 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 Featured In Prince's Film Purple Rain. Apollonia 6 Also Turned Out To Be A One-Album Act In 1985 The Group Broke Up. 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. read less