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Fans celebrate Prince three years after his death

The artist died three years ago in his Minnesota home of an accidental opioid overdose.
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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during halftime of the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami. A posthumous honorary degree from the University of Minnesota is in the works for music legend Prince. The university's regents are set to vote Friday, June 10, 2016, on bestowing an honorary degree from the College of Liberal Arts to Prince Rogers Nelson, who made his home in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

People around the world are remembering Prince on the third anniversary of his death. 

The musician was found unresponsive in his Paisley Park, MN home on April 21, 2016. He was 57. 

It took more than a month for medical examiners to announce a cause of death. They determined that Prince died of an accidental opioid overdose. Medical examiners found fentanyl in his system. The synthetic opioid is 50 times stronger than heroin. 

The anniversary of Prince's death falls on Easter Sunday this year. Many fans around the world are celebrating his life. 

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