Singer Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland.
This was announced by the representative of the singer in his statement. “Tina Turner, Queen of Rock and Roll, passed away peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world is losing a musical legend and a role model” , can be read in the communiqué quoted by sky news. “With her, the world is losing a musical legend and example,” he added.
American-born Tina Turner was one of the most beloved rock singers, known for her stage presence and a string of hits including The best, Proud Mary, private dancer This What can love do.
She began her career in the 1950s and rose to fame with ex-husband Ike Turner, with the classic “River Deep, Mountain High” in her repertoire and hits from the 1960s and 70s.
According to Reuters, the singer even frankly spoke about the abuse by her ex-husband. Physically exhausted, emotionally devastated and financially devastated by a 20-year relationship with Ike Turner, she became a solo superstar at the age of 40 at a time when most of her peers were in decline.
“The story of Tina Turner is not a story of victimization, but a story of incredible triumph,” singer Janet Jackson wrote about Turner in an issue of Rolling Stone magazine, in which she was ranked 63rd on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
The singer has been to Portugal twice. One in 1990 at Alvalade Stadium and in 1996 at Restelo.
Over 150 million records have been sold worldwide. She has won 12 Grammy Awards, was inducted with Ike into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and alone in 2021.
Her life provided the basis for a film, a Broadway musical and a 2021 HBO documentary, which she herself considered a public goodbye.