Weeks after it was announced that Prince's only full biological sister Tyka Nelson passed away at the age of 64, her official cause of death has been revealed. According to her death certificate, which was obtained by TMZ from the Minnesota Dept.

Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson suffered congestive heart failure when she died. The Minneapolis singer, who recently retired from music after scheduling a farewell concert in June, died due to cardiac arrest as the primary cause of death,

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Tyka Nelson, a songwriter, musician and sister of the late "Purple Rain" singer, died Nov. 4 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, her son announced.

Tyka released four albums between 1988 and 2011. She last performed in the Twin Cities in 2008 at Bunkers, while her final public performance was in Australia in 2018. Her half-sister Sharon Nelson, per the Star Tribune, reflected on her passing, saying, "She had her own mind. She's in a better place."

Nelson died Monday at a hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, her son President Nelson said. A cause of death was not immediately available.

Tyka Nelson died earlier this month at the age of 64, just months after she was due to perform at a concert in June but was forced to skip the show after falling ill