On Wednesday, May 24, legendary singer Tina Turner died in Küsnacht, Switzerland. She was 83 years old. The cause of death is not known, but it is known that in the past 10 years, the queen of rock and roll had serious health problems.
In 2013, three weeks after her wedding to Erwin Bach, the singer suffered a stroke. Things got so bad that she had to learn to walk again.
In 2016, Turner was diagnosed with bowel cancer. She chose homeopathic remedies first for the treatment that resulted in kidney damage. Tina developed kidney failure. The chances of getting a donor kidney were low and she was advised to start dialysis. Turner even decided to ask permission for euthanasia and signed up for the group Exit. Her husband Erwin found out about this and immediately offered her his kidney for transplantation. In April 2017, Turner underwent surgery. Everything went well. Of course, after the transplant, the singer faced such problems as dizziness, forgetfulness, anxiety and “rare bouts of insane diarrhea.”
Anna May Bullock (real name of the singer) was born on November 26, 1939 in the US state of Tennessee. Her parents divorced when she was 10 years old. The girl and her sister were raised by their grandmother. After her death, the daughters were taken by their mother. They lived in St. Louis. Anna was then 16 years old.
There, in St. Louis, the girl met musician Ike Turner. He allowed her to sing with him in nightclubs. Anna was 18 years old. Soon their duet gained popularity. The song A Fool in Love became a hit in the US. Ike realized that they should perform together. This is how the duo Ike & Tina Turner was born.
In 1962, Ike and Tina got married. The young singer raised four children - two sons, Ike, her son Craig, whom she gave birth to from Raymond Gill, a saxophonist from Ike’s old band, and their son Ronald, together with Turner. The boy was born in 1961 before his parents got married.
Ike Turner, with all his musical talent, turned out to be a real scoundrel. He mocked Tina, beat her.
In 1976, the singer, after another beating, hid from the man. According to her, she had only 36 cents and a card to fill up the car.
Turner tried for a long time to arrange a solo career. In 1978, she managed to get a divorce. In doing so, she agreed to be liable for all of Ike & Tina Turner’s debts. Ike allowed his ex-wife to keep his stage name.
Tina managed to return to the starry sky only in 1983. She recorded the song Let’s Stay Together, which hit the charts not only in the US, but also in Europe.
The singers decided to help other famous musicians - Mick Jagger and Mark Knopfler. In 1984, she recorded the magnificent album Private Dancer, which won her four Grammy awards and many other music awards. More than 20 million copies of this disc have been sold.
Five years later, Turner released another super album Simply the Best. It includes her best songs.
Tina also became famous for her soundtracks for popular films - We Don’t Need Another Hero (“Mad Max 3”), GoldenEye (“Golden Eye” about James Bond).
Her duets with other famous singers - Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Eros Ramazzotti, Elton John were a huge success.
Shadows Turner owns several achievements included in the Guinness Book of Records.
Earlier reported the death of the sons of Tina Turner.
Source: Fakty
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