The Queen of rock ‘n’ roll has died. Tina Turner was 83 years old

“Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’, died today at the age of 83 after a long illness at her home in Kusnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland,” the spokesperson said.

“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” he says, appropriately Sky News.

Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, in Tennessee, USA, Tina Turner became famous in the 60s as the lead singer of the band Ike & Tina Turner Revue, alongside her abusive husband, Ike Turner.

After his divorce in 1978, Tina Turner relaunched her solo career in the 80s, with successful albums such as Private Dancer and Foreign Affair and hits such as What’s Love Got to Do with It, The Best or Simply the Best.

Tina Turner was also an actress, playing in films like Tommy, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome or Last Action Hero.

In 1993, the biopic What’s Love Got to Do with It, based on her memoir I, Tina: My Life Story, was released.

In 2009, she retired after the Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour.

In 2013, he renounced his American citizenship and became a Swiss citizen. In 2018, it was the subject of the musical Tina.

Tina Turner sold over 100 million records worldwide and became one of the most famous artists of all time.

She received 12 Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame.

She was the first black artist and the first woman to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stone ranked her among the 100 Greatest Artists and 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Tina Turner has been an inspiration to generations of artists and fans and will be remembered as the queen of rock ‘n’ roll.