Susan Moonsie

Susan Moonsie (born Susan Moonsie; January 21, 1964) is an American singer and musician. She is best known as a member of Vanity 6 (1982–83) and Apollonia 6 (1983–85) and for her association with musician Prince.

Career

Moonsie became a member of Vanity 6 in 1982. Susan was given a "teenage Lolita" image by Prince, for shock value—Susan claimed she was only 16 years old at the time, although she was 18 years old when the group was formed. Moonsie and fellow Vanity 6 member Brenda Bennett would later join Patricia "Apollonia" Kotero, after Vanity's departure from Prince, as Apollonia 6 in the 1984 film Purple Rain.

Relationship with Prince

Moonsie had an on-and-off relationship with Prince from about 1980 to 1985. There were a combination of reasons for the end of their relationship. Some have stated she chose to end their relationship around 1983 while Prince was infatuated with Vanity. Moonsie chose to end her relationship with him and even became good friends with Vanity. Another story suggests that the relationship continued until 1984 when Prince began a close relationship with Susannah Melvoin (the twin sister of Revolution guitarist Wendy Melvoin).