Ingrid Julia Chavez, born Janaury 21, 1965 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a Mexican-American poet, vocalist, songwriter and photographer Personal life Chavez was born January 21, 1965 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in Marietta, Georgia. She moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1986 to follow her ambition of becoming a singer/songwriter. Chavez has a son, Tinondre, born circa 1984, who lived in Atlanta for a time. She also has two younger daughters, Ameera and Isobel, with English singer and musician David Sylvian, whom she married in 1992 Career After moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1986, she auditioned for a number of bands, made the rounds of the Minneapolis music scene, and paid her bills working in a coffee shop. She first met Prince in a pub in late 1987, having written to him. Impressed by Chavez's voice and poetry, Prince took Chavez under his wing. She was known as the The Spirit Child on his 1988 Lovesexy album. Prince encour...