‘Queen Of Rock ‘N’ Roll’ Tina Turner Dead At 83
  • HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 24: Hollywood honors music legend Tina Turner at the site of her star on the Walk of Fame outside Capitol Records after the announcement of her death on May 24, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
  • Singer Tina Turner, who was known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” has died at the age of 83.
  • Her manager announced on socials, saying, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly.”
  • Tina found fame in the 1960s as part of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, which gave us several chart-topping hits and two Grammy awards.
  • Ike and Tina Turner Revue ended when Tina left Ike after years of domestic abuse.
  • The legendary singer made a remarkable comeback in the 1980s and went on win six more Grammy’s and her 1988 show in Rio de Janeiro drew 180,000 people, which remains one of the largest concert audiences for any single performer.
  • Tina retired from show business in 2008, married her husband Bach, and became a citizen of Switzerland.
  • Tina said a final farewell to fans in the 2021 documentary ‘Tina’ and passed away “peacefully” after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Ike and Tina Turner performing with the Ike And Tina Turner Revue on the American TV music show, ‘Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert’, recorded in Los Angeles, California and aired on 12th March 1976. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 07: Tina Turner speaks during the “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” opening night at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

    Tina Turner performs on stage at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 4th November 1990. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)