710: Tina Turner
Singer and Dancer
Born: 26 November 1939, Nutbush, Tennessee, United States of America
Died: 24 May 2023, Küsnacht, Switzerland
Original Name: Anna Mae Bullock
Tina was born into a sharecropping family in rural Tennessee and began singing as a teenager.
In 1956, she became a part of future husband Ike Turner’s band in St. Louis. They married in 1962 as their media stardom shot upwards making them instantly famous.
In 1978, Tina filed for divorce citing physical abuse and infidelity.
Tina went on to earn multiple Grammy Awards for her first solo-album ensuring she definitely did not need any man. Her star continued to rise with her appearance in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
Her autobiography later became the movie What’s Love Got to Do With It starring Angela Bassett as Tina.
In 1991, Ike and Tina were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
According to the New York Times, "After her “Twenty Four Seven” tour in 2000 sold more than $100 million in tickets, Guinness World Records announced that she had sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history."
Tina became a Swiss Citizen in 2013 and submitted paperwork to relinquish her US citizenship. She had four sons, two biological and two stepsons from Ike. Her two biological sons died in 2018 and 2022.
Tina was survived by her stepsons and her second husband, Erwin Bach, a music producer.
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Find a Grave Marked
Sources:
https://www.biography.com/musician/tina-turner
https://wdet.org/posts/2019/12/30/89005-at-80-tina-turner-finally-puts-her-feet-up/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/arts/music/tina-turner-dead.html