His First Wife, Mayte Garcia
The elusive, sensual man that we know as Prince was in not just one but two committed marriages! Mayte Garcia was the singer’s first wife, and their meet-cute is definitely an interesting story. In 1990, at just 16 years old, Garcia’s mother filmed her daughter dancing and gave the tape to Prince’s team while they were touring in Germany.
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The singer was immediately taken by the girl he saw in the recording, and within minutes he had brought her backstage to meet her. After that, they stayed in contact until she graduated from high school, and Prince took over legal guardianship responsibilities. He and his team made arrangements for her to move to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and for her to join the dancers on his Diamonds and Pearls Tour.