Bria Valente: Prince’s New Talent
by Pete
If you saw the Lakers-Celtics game on Christmas Day, you may have seen Prince in the crowd, next to an attractive brunette. A shocker, I know! Her name is Bria Valente, and while I hesitate to call her Prince’s Flavor of the Month, or 21 st Century Vanity, he has spent some time with her in the studio. The track is “Here I Come”, and has Prince written all over it. The lyrics, guitars, and every other piece of instrumentation most likely.
Bria's bedroom eyes
My mind is not blown, but it has a nice, quiet storm feel to it. You can hear it on P’s new playground on the web: MPLSound.com. Not sure who the tech gurus are behind this venture, maybe Prince himself? That, or someone in need of a tutorial in 21st century web design. But have a listen, and look at a slide show of the lovely Ms. Valente.
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December 29, 2008 - 8:12 am
Definitely has Prince all over it… Not sure that I’m really digging this, but she is attractive, no?
December 29, 2008 - 8:55 am
@jazzmaster They usually are…
January 4, 2009 - 1:53 am
prince is the man.bria here eye come song is like running water.im blown away
March 3, 2009 - 6:46 pm
Im blown away by her too, looks and music. She will no doubt generate alot of interest! Cant wait for more from ms Valente! Princes future baby mama/wifey, bet.
March 30, 2009 - 9:22 am
Maybe shes his daughter!?!?
January 28, 2010 - 12:19 pm
I can really get in to this cd .. very relaxing and soothing. I like Bria ..