Tina Turner, known as the Queen of Rock’n Roll for her blistering performances and powerfully gritty vocals, died today (5/24) after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. She was 83. Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee, Turner became famous in the late 1960s as the singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. After leaving husband Ike Turner following years of physical and emotional abuse, she staged what remains one of the greatest comebacks in pop music history, scoring massive hits in the 1980s such as “What’s Love Got To Do With it”, “Private Dancer” and “The Best”, with more than 180 million albums sold, 12 Grammy Awards won and sold-out stadium tours around the world. She is also in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.. twice. Ike and Tina Turner were inducted in 1991 and she was inducted as a solo artist in 2021.
Legendary singer Tina Turner, who overcame hardships and abuse to become one of the most popular musical artists of all time, dies at 83 https://t.co/IknLmbWGtD
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