7 Artists Who Found God

3-Vanity aka Denise Matthews (of Vanity 6)

The emergence of the R&B trio Vanity 6 was about sex from jump. In fact, rumor has it that Prince wanted to name the group Vagina and pronounce it (va-GEE-na). Fortunately that didn’t happen. (You know Prince was very much on the wild side back in the day.) Eventually they toned it down with the name Vanity with a touch of raunch in the number 6, representing the number of breasts in the group. Prince had an extensive relationship with lead singer Denise Matthews which may or may not have influenced her ultimate decision to forgo filming “Purple Rain” and sign with Motown. Matthews had less success with Motown and eventually ended her musical career. But just because her carer was over, Matthews still lived like a rock star. She was addicted to crack cocaine and almost died from its effects on her body. It was this near death experience that influenced her decision to become a born again Christian in 1994. Matthews had said that she’s embarrassed by her life as Vanity and has cut off all ties to the music industry  and dedicated her life to speaking at churches around the world.