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Prince died over two years ago, but his catalog of songs left an indelible mark on the music industry. 

While he was making albums of his own, Prince, a prolific songwriter and musician, also wrote and produced songs for other artists.

And some of them turned into major hits. There are also quite a few covers of Prince songs that became hits for other artists, like Cyndi Lauper, Sinead O'Connor, and Alicia Keys. 

Prince often used a pen name in these collaborations with other artists to keep his own spotlight away from the songs.

Here are 13 songs by other artists that were actually written by Prince: