Tina Turner, the American-born singer who rose from a hardscrabble agricultural village and an abusive relationship to become one of the world's most successful recording artists, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. Her spokesman stated she died quietly in her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland, following a long-time illness. She passed away at the age of 83. Here are some facts you would want to know about her.
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Turner's career began in the 1950s, during the early years of rock 'n' roll, and she eventually became an MTV phenomenon.
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Turner embodied 1980s style in the video for her chart-topping song "What's Love Got to Do With It," in which she termed love a "second-hand emotion," as she strolled around New York City streets with her spiky blond hair, cropped jean jacket, little skirt, and stiletto heels.
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Turner fit in nicely with a 1980s pop culture that prized electronically created sounds and rejected hippie-era beliefs, with her passion for musical experimentation and plainly written songs.
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Turner, nicknamed the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," won six of her eight Grammy Awards in the 1980s. During that time, she had a dozen Top 40 hits, including "Typical Male," "The Best," "Private Dancer," and "Better Be Good to Me." Her 1988 performance in Rio de Janeiro gathered 180,000 people, making it one of the greatest concert audiences ever for a single musician.
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The majority of Turner's popular songs were written by others, but she brought them to life with a voice described by New York Times music critic Jon Pareles as "one of the more peculiar instruments in pop."
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Turner married Ike Turner who also gave her the stage name Tina Turner. Their marriage was a big failure as Ike Turner physically abused her multiple times.
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Turner struggled for years after her divorce to reclaim her celebrity, producing failed solo albums and singles and performing at corporate conferences.
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"Private Dancer" went on to become Turner's most successful album, capping off a career in which she sold more than 200 million copies.
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She struggled with a lot of health issues after retirement, and in 2018, her oldest son, Craig, took his life in Los Angeles at the age of 59. Ronnie, her youngest son, died in December 2022.
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