I hate Elixer. I absolutely hate it with a passion.

Don't get me wrong: I actually think Brian has a pleasant voice. Certainly better than Vanity or Carmen Electra. But, the album itself just sounds so ready-for-the-elevator that listening to it makes me want to stab somebody in the face.

That being said, Elixer was bundled in a 3-album set that debuted at #2 on billboard, and received a tremendous amount of buzz for an Indie artist (Prince), and Bria was part of that overall experience.


Yet, here we are several years later (4 years now?), and :

1. No acting gigs.

2. No followup attempts

3. No public appreances

4. No public facebook pages (that can be confirmed to be hers)

5. No youtube appearances

Essentially, she fell off the radar. Let's face it, whatever we thought of her talent, she was a hot piece of snatch to many folks--this guarantees a certain amount of publicity just by virtue of the 'beauty' factor.

Carmen, Vanity, Appalonia--all made appearnces on television shows or movies.

What's up with Bria?

[Edited 5/20/13 9:48am]

I read that Prince took Bria under his wing, purely as a favour to a friend, with no intention of actually forging a long career for her!!

But, its true, when you consider what Mayte, for example, is doing now, albeit a trashy reality show on VH1, and she also has a very successful bellydance teaching business with DVDs and clothing line as well as her public awareness for stray animals, there no comparison!!

PurpleSpirit319 said:

I read that Prince took Bria under his wing, purely as a favour to a friend, with no intention of actually forging a long career for her!!

But, its true, when you consider what Mayte, for example, is doing now, albeit a trashy reality show on VH1, and she also has a very successful bellydance teaching business with DVDs and clothing line as well as her public awareness for stray animals, there no comparison!!

Where's the link?

Sassey said:

luv4u said:

PurpleSpirit319 said:

I read that Prince took Bria under his wing, purely as a favour to a friend, with no intention of actually forging a long career for her!!

But, its true, when you consider what Mayte, for example, is doing now, albeit a trashy reality show on VH1, and she also has a very successful bellydance teaching business with DVDs and clothing line as well as her public awareness for stray animals, there no comparison!!

Where's the link?

OH COME ON!! Do you expect me to plow through the whole internet trying to find a small paragraph somewhere, that specifically stated that Prince only took Bria on as a favour for a friend?? For all I know , it may have been a posting in a forum or something by someone close to the Prince camp or local to Minneapolis, which probably has long since disappeared!! But I know that I distinctly remember reading it somewhere!!

Come on...you didn't really expect Bria to become a big superstar,did you? You know how it works with Prince proteges these days: One album then they fade away.

The same is happening with Andy Allo now!! This time next year we will all be asking "Andy who???"

Yet another Prince casualty!!!

PurpleSpirit319 said:

If we stick to the facts I'm aware of:

1/ Before meeting Prince, Bria Valenta wasn't a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc. The only element showing she may have wanted to be a professional musician is an old demo (supposedly from the 90's IIRC) that was posted on a FB profile (hers or a fanpage IDK) in 2011 or around that time.

2/ During her time with Prince Bria Valente did everything to avoid becoming a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc., no shows or live performances, no TV appearance or any other public appearance whatsoever except for that innerview with Tavis Smiley. She was made public by Prince as early as 2006 and from that time to the end of the Lotusflow3r promotion 3 years later she never had a single online presence, she just kept silent.

3/ After her time with Prince Bria Valente did nothing to remain a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc, no new music or any other kind of public appearance whatsoever, nothing to indicate that she'd be trying to pursue a career as a professional musician except for that one song that popped-up on Facebook once again in 2011 (In Your Bed) and sounded kind of an Elixer outtake even though Prince doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

Conclusion: Bria Valente never wanted to, and still doesn't want to be a professional musician or a public person! As said by others above, even off the Prince radar most other protégés kept having at least an internet presence, posting new material or trying to do live shows or to get a record deal or whatever or, in the case of Mayte, Carmen Electra or eventually Taja Sevelle using their fame to promote other (non-musical) activities. Look at Tamar, she kept being online all the time after since her Prince album was cancelled! Bria never did such a thing, and there is no reason why she wouldn't have done it if she had wanted to, so the only possible explanation, it seems, is that she's perfectly satisfied with an anonymous existence, doing whatever non-music thing she may b doing now.

I'd love to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview of her, though

naffi said:

Sassey said:

Bria was indeed part of the "overall experience" hence her sudden public disappearance.

You don't think she enjoyed her experience with Prince, so has passed on the entire thing?? I thought at least she would do stage productions etc around MLPS, just so she could use her voice.

She did not seem to want to use her voice in any live performances with Prince

databank said:

If we stick to the facts I'm aware of:

1/ Before meeting Prince, Bria Valenta wasn't a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc. The only element showing she may have wanted to be a professional musician is an old demo (supposedly from the 90's IIRC) that was posted on a FB profile (hers or a fanpage IDK) in 2011 or around that time.

2/ During her time with Prince Bria Valente did everything to avoid becoming a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc., no shows or live performances, no TV appearance or any other public appearance whatsoever except for that innerview with Tavis Smiley. She was made public by Prince as early as 2006 and from that time to the end of the Lotusflow3r promotion 3 years later she never had a single online presence, she just kept silent.

3/ After her time with Prince Bria Valente did nothing to remain a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc, no new music or any other kind of public appearance whatsoever, nothing to indicate that she'd be trying to pursue a career as a professional musician except for that one song that popped-up on Facebook once again in 2011 (In Your Bed) and sounded kind of an Elixer outtake even though Prince doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

Conclusion: Bria Valente never wanted to, and still doesn't want to be a professional musician or a public person! As said by others above, even off the Prince radar most other protégés kept having at least an internet presence, posting new material or trying to do live shows or to get a record deal or whatever or, in the case of Mayte, Carmen Electra or eventually Taja Sevelle using their fame to promote other (non-musical) activities. Look at Tamar, she kept being online all the time after since her Prince album was cancelled! Bria never did such a thing, and there is no reason why she wouldn't have done it if she had wanted to, so the only possible explanation, it seems, is that she's perfectly satisfied with an anonymous existence, doing whatever non-music thing she may b doing now.

I'd love to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview of her, though

Look at who posted this!! Bria was a project he produced and he moved on to the next project. It happens all the time and at no time did he say this chick was his girlfriend.

Sassey said:

databank said:

If we stick to the facts I'm aware of:

1/ Before meeting Prince, Bria Valenta wasn't a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc. The only element showing she may have wanted to be a professional musician is an old demo (supposedly from the 90's IIRC) that was posted on a FB profile (hers or a fanpage IDK) in 2011 or around that time.

2/ During her time with Prince Bria Valente did everything to avoid becoming a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc., no shows or live performances, no TV appearance or any other public appearance whatsoever except for that innerview with Tavis Smiley. She was made public by Prince as early as 2006 and from that time to the end of the Lotusflow3r promotion 3 years later she never had a single online presence, she just kept silent.

3/ After her time with Prince Bria Valente did nothing to remain a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc, no new music or any other kind of public appearance whatsoever, nothing to indicate that she'd be trying to pursue a career as a professional musician except for that one song that popped-up on Facebook once again in 2011 (In Your Bed) and sounded kind of an Elixer outtake even though Prince doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

Conclusion: Bria Valente never wanted to, and still doesn't want to be a professional musician or a public person! As said by others above, even off the Prince radar most other protégés kept having at least an internet presence, posting new material or trying to do live shows or to get a record deal or whatever or, in the case of Mayte, Carmen Electra or eventually Taja Sevelle using their fame to promote other (non-musical) activities. Look at Tamar, she kept being online all the time after since her Prince album was cancelled! Bria never did such a thing, and there is no reason why she wouldn't have done it if she had wanted to, so the only possible explanation, it seems, is that she's perfectly satisfied with an anonymous existence, doing whatever non-music thing she may b doing now.

I'd love to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview of her, though

According to a fan on drfunkenberry's website, Bria did a "very impressive interview with Fox", she was in the Target commercial for Lotusflower, and many photos of her immediately became available. Old and new photos of her were all over this site and many other social networking sites and she made many public appearances with Prince. Bria Valente was even seen on the Jay Leno sitting at a bar while Prince performed fanning herself, so I don't think she tried hard enough to avoid becoming a public person. Your data has been incorrect before and I think you are incorrect about her never having "a single online presence...".

I don't need to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview on her. I know exactly what happened to her.

Sassey said:

According to a fan on drfunkenberry's website, Bria did a "very impressive interview with Fox", she was in the Target commercial for Lotusflower, and many photos of her immediately became available. Old and new photos of her were all over this site and many other social networking sites and she made many public appearances with Prince. Bria Valente was even seen on the Jay Leno sitting at a bar while Prince performed fanning herself, so I don't think she tried hard enough to avoid becoming a public person. Your data has been incorrect before and I think you are incorrect about her never having "a single online presence...".

I don't need to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview on her. I know exactly what happened to her.

"A fan" should be used very loosely in this situation because of the aliases set to confuse people... and really all the rest of the internet mess was because Bria was posting in third person along with her sisters on the org and abroad the internet. I forget who had this inside information I think her user name was SalaciousV. But this is old old news and I was never impressed with anything Prince did during this era or with that protege. Andy was a step up. She is young but definitely holds more quality.

purple1968 said:

databank said:

If we stick to the facts I'm aware of:

1/ Before meeting Prince, Bria Valenta wasn't a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc. The only element showing she may have wanted to be a professional musician is an old demo (supposedly from the 90's IIRC) that was posted on a FB profile (hers or a fanpage IDK) in 2011 or around that time.

2/ During her time with Prince Bria Valente did everything to avoid becoming a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc., no shows or live performances, no TV appearance or any other public appearance whatsoever except for that innerview with Tavis Smiley. She was made public by Prince as early as 2006 and from that time to the end of the Lotusflow3r promotion 3 years later she never had a single online presence, she just kept silent.

3/ After her time with Prince Bria Valente did nothing to remain a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc, no new music or any other kind of public appearance whatsoever, nothing to indicate that she'd be trying to pursue a career as a professional musician except for that one song that popped-up on Facebook once again in 2011 (In Your Bed) and sounded kind of an Elixer outtake even though Prince doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

Conclusion: Bria Valente never wanted to, and still doesn't want to be a professional musician or a public person! As said by others above, even off the Prince radar most other protégés kept having at least an internet presence, posting new material or trying to do live shows or to get a record deal or whatever or, in the case of Mayte, Carmen Electra or eventually Taja Sevelle using their fame to promote other (non-musical) activities. Look at Tamar, she kept being online all the time after since her Prince album was cancelled! Bria never did such a thing, and there is no reason why she wouldn't have done it if she had wanted to, so the only possible explanation, it seems, is that she's perfectly satisfied with an anonymous existence, doing whatever non-music thing she may b doing now.

I'd love to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview of her, though

Look at who posted this!! Bria was a project he produced and he moved on to the next project. It happens all the time and at no time did he say this chick was his girlfriend.

1/ Look at who posted what??

2/ We are not discussing Prince moving on but Bria disappearing. People don't disappear every time Prince "moves on", usually they even tend to be all over the internet.

3/ I never said they were an item either so where does that come from???

databank said:

purple1968 said:

Look at who posted this!! Bria was a project he produced and he moved on to the next project. It happens all the time and at no time did he say this chick was his girlfriend.

1/ Look at who posted what??

2/ We are not discussing Prince moving on but Bria disappearing. People don't disappear every time Prince "moves on", usually they even tend to be all over the internet.

3/ I never said they were an item either so where does that come from???

Imago started this topic. Not you.

We are discussing for 1 million time one of P 's protegees that did not amount to anything and he appears to have no connection with. Well he does not have to. It was a one off project that he produced and many orgers do think he was going with her despite that never conducted themselves as a couple in public.

purple1968 said:

databank said:

1/ Look at who posted what??

2/ We are not discussing Prince moving on but Bria disappearing. People don't disappear every time Prince "moves on", usually they even tend to be all over the internet.

3/ I never said they were an item either so where does that come from???

Imago started this topic. Not you.

We are discussing for 1 million time one of P 's protegees that did not amount to anything and he appears to have no connection with. Well he does not have to. It was a one off project that he produced and many orgers do think he was going with her despite that never conducted themselves as a couple in public.

So... yeah... but... why did u quote ME???

Sassey said:

databank said:

If we stick to the facts I'm aware of:

1/ Before meeting Prince, Bria Valenta wasn't a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc. The only element showing she may have wanted to be a professional musician is an old demo (supposedly from the 90's IIRC) that was posted on a FB profile (hers or a fanpage IDK) in 2011 or around that time.

2/ During her time with Prince Bria Valente did everything to avoid becoming a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc., no shows or live performances, no TV appearance or any other public appearance whatsoever except for that innerview with Tavis Smiley. She was made public by Prince as early as 2006 and from that time to the end of the Lotusflow3r promotion 3 years later she never had a single online presence, she just kept silent.

3/ After her time with Prince Bria Valente did nothing to remain a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc, no new music or any other kind of public appearance whatsoever, nothing to indicate that she'd be trying to pursue a career as a professional musician except for that one song that popped-up on Facebook once again in 2011 (In Your Bed) and sounded kind of an Elixer outtake even though Prince doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

Conclusion: Bria Valente never wanted to, and still doesn't want to be a professional musician or a public person! As said by others above, even off the Prince radar most other protégés kept having at least an internet presence, posting new material or trying to do live shows or to get a record deal or whatever or, in the case of Mayte, Carmen Electra or eventually Taja Sevelle using their fame to promote other (non-musical) activities. Look at Tamar, she kept being online all the time after since her Prince album was cancelled! Bria never did such a thing, and there is no reason why she wouldn't have done it if she had wanted to, so the only possible explanation, it seems, is that she's perfectly satisfied with an anonymous existence, doing whatever non-music thing she may b doing now.

I'd love to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview of her, though

According to a fan on drfunkenberry's website, Bria did a "very impressive interview with Fox", she was in the Target commercial for Lotusflower, and many photos of her immediately became available. Old and new photos of her were all over this site and many other social networking sites and she made many public appearances with Prince. Bria Valente was even seen on the Jay Leno sitting at a bar while Prince performed fanning herself, so I don't think she tried hard enough to avoid becoming a public person. Your data has been incorrect before and I think you are incorrect about her never having "a single online presence...".

I don't need to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview on her. I know exactly what happened to her.

U know but u won't tell...

...

[Edited 5/21/13 10:24am]

I'm not gonna lie, I love "Another Boy." The rest of the album is awful, but "Here Eye Come" has its okay moments.

Bria's wikipedia page still says she "has been Prince's girlfriend since 2007."

Efan said:

I'm not gonna lie, I love "Another Boy." The rest of the album is awful, but "Here Eye Come" has its okay moments.

Bria's wikipedia page still says she "has been Prince's girlfriend since 2007."

I love it too and have from the very first listen

Efan said:

Sassey said:

databank said:

U know but u won't tell...

...

[Edited 5/21/13 10:24am]

Prince has said she was a dear friend, according to the Ebony interview he did when he was promoting Lotusflower she was introduced as his "girlfriend", Sunny Pepper reported "Bria Valente, Jehovah Witness brings singer Prince 'peace'", and Brenda's sister told me she never seen two people more in love (than her sister and Prince). Why are you rolling your eyes?

[Edited 5/21/13 11:19am]

What I'd like 2 know is what happend next: did she leave Prince, did Prince leave her, what incidence did it have on her career if any? U seem 2 know the whole story so please share (no irony intended, I believe u do)

databank said:

If we stick to the facts I'm aware of:

1/ Before meeting Prince, Bria Valenta wasn't a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc. The only element showing she may have wanted to be a professional musician is an old demo (supposedly from the 90's IIRC) that was posted on a FB profile (hers or a fanpage IDK) in 2011 or around that time.

2/ During her time with Prince Bria Valente did everything to avoid becoming a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc., no shows or live performances, no TV appearance or any other public appearance whatsoever except for that innerview with Tavis Smiley. She was made public by Prince as early as 2006 and from that time to the end of the Lotusflow3r promotion 3 years later she never had a single online presence, she just kept silent.

3/ After her time with Prince Bria Valente did nothing to remain a public person: no Facebook, Myspace, etc, no new music or any other kind of public appearance whatsoever, nothing to indicate that she'd be trying to pursue a career as a professional musician except for that one song that popped-up on Facebook once again in 2011 (In Your Bed) and sounded kind of an Elixer outtake even though Prince doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

Conclusion: Bria Valente never wanted to, and still doesn't want to be a professional musician or a public person! As said by others above, even off the Prince radar most other protégés kept having at least an internet presence, posting new material or trying to do live shows or to get a record deal or whatever or, in the case of Mayte, Carmen Electra or eventually Taja Sevelle using their fame to promote other (non-musical) activities. Look at Tamar, she kept being online all the time after since her Prince album was cancelled! Bria never did such a thing, and there is no reason why she wouldn't have done it if she had wanted to, so the only possible explanation, it seems, is that she's perfectly satisfied with an anonymous existence, doing whatever non-music thing she may b doing now.

I'd love to read a Dye Got The Answers To Your Questions interview of her, though

This is kind of the way I see it.

She's had every opportunity in the past few years to appear in the spotlight.

Even Mayte, whose star has quickly faded participated in a show.


And, Prince's most boring female partner ever, Manuella

has become a star-fucker extraordinaire, making public

appearances, and still looking mousy as ever with her

new husband.

So, Bria's dissapearance seems to be indicative of her

not having that much interest in being in public...at

least at this time.