American singer Prince has died aged 57 at his estate in Minnesota. 

Sources told that his body was found this morning at his Paisley Park studio.

Paramedics were called out at 9.43 this morning, and Carver County Sheriff's Department confirmed that there had been a fatality.

A forensics team and a medical examiner are at the scene,  reported.

Prince - full name Prince Rogers Nelson - was hospitalized six days ago with flu symptoms.

He was aboard his private flight when he fell ill, forcing it to make an unscheduled landing in Illinois on Friday morning.

 reported that the seven-time Grammy award-winning singer's plane diverted to Quad City International Airport in Moline, Illinois, to make the emergency landing.

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