Out from under an imposing shadow, she recorded four albums as a singer and had two R&B hits before turning her focus to her brother’s legacy.

Tyka Nelson was a music writer and performer who died at the age of 64. Her son President Nelson told the Star Tribune his mother passed Monday morning but did not share details. Tyka Nelson's cousin Charles "Chazz" Smith paid tribute to her in a Facebook post.

Prince's sister Tyka Nelson has died at the age of 64.. The singer's son, President Nelson, confirmed to the Minnesota Star Tribune that Tyka passed away on Monday morning. The daughter of jazz artists John L.

Tyka Nelson reportedly suffered a prolonged cardiac arrest episode before finally succumbing to the cold hands of death.

Prince's sister Tyka Nelson's cause of death has been revealed two weeks after her passing aged 64. The musician passed away at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale, Minnesota on November 4 after reportedly requiring paramedics 'at least six times' in the two months before her death.