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Have you ever heard about her ? No ? Me too until today.

Anna Garcia a.k.a Anna Fantastic a name which was given to her by Prince. Anna born in London England from Spanish and Italian decent.Coming from a musical family Anna was exposed to a variety of musical genres from Motown to Madonna. Her mother was a singer and her uncles all played in bands through out the local music scene from London to Australia. Bolstered by those influences, Anna began gravitating towards pop and R&B.

Blessed with keen intelligence and stunning good looks, Anna Fantastic could have chosen any number of career paths. yet always knew her future had in store for her. "I always knew that music was what I was going to do," You can here that desire in Anna's voice. It's a voice that's sweet, sassy and sultry with a hint of bad girl edge. Anna Fantastic's brand of soul is both infectious and intoxicating. With the love of music and the desire to perform driving here, Anna Fantastic at the age of 10 began studing vocal and dance at the world renowned Sylvia Young theatre School of London.

After high school Anna decided to take her dreams to the next level and began singing in talent shows through out Europe when she landed a deal with Arista Records/Europe with her first string of dance singles. While touring through out Europe she was approached by Playboy magazine to appear in Playboy Germany she welcomed the opportunity and thus began a succesful career in modeling and counless magazine features and layouts. Wanting to pursue her career in new territory she packed up and moved to Los Angeles.

At the age of sixteen, Anna met the musician Prince at his concert in London. At seventeen, she lived with Prince in Minneapolis, Minnesota.On Anna's 18th birthday, Prince gave her a pink cashmere coat, thus leading to the song "Pink Cashmere" that would be released in 1993. Anna inspired the songs "Vicki Waiting" (an 18th-birthday gift for Anna, originally titled "Anna Waiting") and "Lemon Crush" (her favorite drink) on Prince's Batman soundtrack from 1989. She also wrote the song "Fantasia Erotica," which resurfaced on Carmen Electra's debut album in 1992. Liner notes from the Batman soundtrack, released in 1989, credits Garcia as "Anna Fantastic." Anna is featured on the Prince Madhouse #3 album, on the 18-minute song "The Dopamine Rush Suite," and is credited as Anna Garcia
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posted by liberiangirl_mj
Standing alone outside the Palace nightclub, Steve Fargnoli looked like the saddest man in Hollywood.

He'd devoted two years to bringing Prince's dream, "Purple Rain," to the silver screen. But following the premiere and after-party July 26, 1984, Prince's manager was pessimistic about this maverick rock movie with a first-time star (Prince), first-time director (Albert Magnoli) and first-time producers (Fargnoli and his partners), made in Minneapolis of all places.

I tried to be encouraging, mentioning a few early glowing reviews and the cavalcade of A-list celebs who reacted enthusiastically...
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