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3rdeyegirl

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3rdeyegirl
Also known asThirdeye
GenreFunk rock[1]
Years active2012–2016
LabelsNPG Records, under license to Warner Bros. Records
Past members
Websitewww.3rdeyegirl.com

3rdeyegirl, stylized as 3RDEYEGIRL, was an American funk rock band and Prince's backing band from his 2014 return to Warner Music until his death in 2016. It was a trio consisting of the American drummer Hannah Welton, Canadian guitarist Donna Grantis and Danish bassist Ida Kristine Nielsen.[2][3] Together with Prince, they released the LP Plectrumelectrum on September 30, 2014. Together with Prince, they embarked on the Hit and Run Tour from 2014 to 2015.

Background

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In September, 2012, Prince recruited Hannah Welton to The New Power Generation after seeing videos of her drumming on YouTube. When asked to find a female guitarist, Welton and her husband Joshua Welton (who worked with Prince as a keyboardist and recording engineer from that point until Prince’s death) found Donna Grantis through videos of her playing guitar, also on YouTube. Ida Kristine Nielsen, who had been a bassist with the NPG since 2010, was recruited to the band as bassist. [4]

In 2013, as the band’s lineup was complete, they embarked on the Live Out Loud Tour from April to May in the United States and Canada. [5]

In 2014, 3rdeyegirl released their only album with Prince, Plectrumelectrum, his 36th studio album, released simultaneously with his 37th, Art Official Age.

From 2014 to 2015, for the two albums, the band embarked on the Hit and Run Tour, being Prince’s final tour with both 3rdeyegirl and with a touring backing band, as his following and final tour Piano & a Microphone Tour in 2016, would be only him doing vocals and piano. [6][7]

In late, 2015, Prince began working with a new unnamed band, composed of himself, Kirk Johnson on drums, MonoNeon on bass and Donna Grantis on guitar, excluding Nielsen and Ford. However, no breakup of the band was announced and their breakup is considered to be following Prince’s death in April, 2016. [8]

Former band members

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Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album Peak positions
US
[9]		 AUS
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 SCO
[12]		 UK
[13]
2014 Plectrumelectrum (with Prince) 8 33 13 15 11

References

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  1. ↑ Partridge, Kenneth (September 30, 2014). "Album Review: Prince's First Two Albums in Four Years Are a Mixed Bag". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Sterdan, Darryl (October 31, 2014). "Prince mentors Canadian guitarist in 3rdEyeGirl". Toronto Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Varga, George (May 1, 2013). "Prince's new band talks Prince". U-T San Diego. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mattheij, jooZt (May 2, 2015). "3rdEyeGirl". Prince Vault. Retrieved October 17, 2026. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Mattheij, jooZt (May 21, 2015). "Live Out Loud Tour". Prince Vault. Retrieved October 17, 2026. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Mattheij, JooZt (October 17, 2026). "Hit and Run Part II". Prince Vault. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Mattheij, jooZt (October 17, 2026). "Prince: Piano & a Microphone 2016". Prince Vault. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Album: Black Is The New Black (2016)". Prince Vault. October 17, 2026. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "PlectrumElectrum – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Discography 3rdEyeGirl". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Discographie 3rdEyeGirl" (in French). Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 05 October 2014 – 11 October 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Prince". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2014.


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