The queen of rock and roll, Tina Turner, passed away this Wednesday at the age of 83 at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich (Switzerland), after a long illness.
Known for both her energetic dance moves and her powerful and sensual singing. Turner rose to fame in the 1960s, singing rhythm and blues with her husband, Ike Turner. Her professional affair lasted as long as their relationship lasted. Those were years of touring Europe and even Africa. After the divorce – years later the singer would accuse Ike of abuse and mistreatment – and a period of rest, she revived her career in the mid-eighties as a soloist, which resulted in her first full billboards, performing in Las Vegas and stars like David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Sly Stone, Cher, Elvis Presley and Elton John came to the show to share the stage.
Years later, the singer would accuse Ike Turner of abuse and mistreatment in her autobiography I, Tina: My Life Story (1986).
It wasn’t until 1984 that he released his first solo album, Private Dancer. The recording, which included several hit singles, sold more than 20 million copies.
The Tennessee singer demonstrated her great passion for celluloid, demonstrating her filmmaking skills in films like Gimme Shelter (1970), Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985), starring Mel Gibson, and Last Action Hero (1993). A 2019 Broadway musical and a 2021 HBO documentary, both called Tina, honored the singer. And the song, What’s Love Got to Do With It?, served as the title of a 1993 biopic starring Angela Bassett as the queen of rock and roll.
His first Grammy was achieved in 1971 for Proud Mary. The singer and Ike, her ex-husband, were not inducted into the Rock Music Hall of Fame as a duo until 1991, based on the songs Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High.
Tina Turner showed that she had an intense life, of a fireproof woman, but also vulnerable, who was the focus of attention throughout her career.
