The singer Tina Turner, rock legend, has died this Wednesday at the age of 83 at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich (Switzerland), after a long illness, as reported by a family spokesperson in a statement, in which she also stressed that with the artist’s death “the world loses a legend of music and a role model”.
Turner, also an actress and called the ‘queen of rock ‘n’ roll’, was one of the greatest recording artists of all time, known for legendary hits like ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’ and ‘(Simply) The Best’. Of Swiss nationality and American origin, she was born under the name of Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush (Tennessee, United States) and He remained on stage for more than fifty years until his retirement in 2013 at the age of 73.
He got off them just a decade ago to enjoy a definitive and well-deserved rest, although he maintained his undisputed crown in rock. Tina Turner is a music legend who for half a century dazzled from the stage with overwhelming energy.
She began her musical career in the mid-1950s with Ike Turner, who would be her first husband and artistic partner in the successful duo Ike & Turner. She debuted with the single ‘A fool in love’ and followed that up with other memorable hits like ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘Nutbush City Limits’, a song she wrote. Anna Mae Bullock married Ike Turner – whom she met in 1956 – in 1960 and after years of mistreatment, Tina left him in 1976.
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Already as a soloist, he also achieved great success with the album ‘Private Dancer’ in 1984, produced by Mark Knopfler, with songs of the time such as ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’, ‘Let’s Stay Together’, ‘We Don’ t Need Another Hero’ and ‘The Best’. In total, the singer sold more than 200 million records worldwide.
Winner of twelve Grammy Awards and with more than 200 million records sold, the biggest successes of her career came in the 80s, when she became the great female rock star. Tina Turner also has a parallel career on the big screen, participating in films such as ‘Tommy’, ‘Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome’ and ‘Last Action Hero’.