Carmen Electra grew up near Cincinnati, Ohio, in the town of White Oak and got Carmen Electra's first boost when a scout for Prince spotted Carmen Electra's fronting for a rap group in Los Angeles. Carmen Electra released a self-titled album for Prince’s Paisley Park label in 1992. Carmen Electra then toured Europe as Prince’s opening act on his 1992 Diamonds and Pearls Tour.
Carmen Electra later returned to work for Prince at his Los Angeles nightclub, Glam Slam. Carmen Electra performed there every weekend with the Erotic City dancers, led by choreographer and director, Jamie King.
In March 1997, Carmen Electra appeared in cartoon form as the model for a character who’s a singer and a vampire (”but a good vampire”, says her publicist) in a comic book series called Embrace.
Carmen Electra later went to co-star on Baywatch as lifeguard, Lani McKenzie and as host of MTV’s Singled Out.
