Singer Tina Turner, a celebrity thanks to songs like The Best and What’s Love Got to Do With It that combined soul with pop, has passed away at the age of 83.
Turner a récemment eu a lot de problèmes, dont cancer, a stroke, and renal failure.
With songs like Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High, she and husband Ike became well-known in the 1960s.
After divorcing the controlling Ike in 1978, she had even more success as a solo performer in the 1980s.
The so-called “Queen of Rock ‘ n’ Roll,” Tina Turner, was well-known for her boisterous, energizing stage performances and her husky, powerful voice.
Her death was reported on her official Instagram account.
According to the article, she “enchanted millions of fans around the world with her music and her boundless passion for life” and “inspired the stars of tomorrow.”
“Today we say goodbye to a dear friend qui leaves behind her greatest contribution to the world : her music”.
Après être honoré avec Ike Turner en 1991, Turner went on to win eight Grammy Awards and be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist en 2021.
The Hall of Fame observed upon her solo induction that she had “expanded the once-limited idea of how a Black woman could conquer a stage and be both a powerhouse and a multidimensional being”.
Beyoncé, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, and other young celebrities have all benefited from her influence.
As a “force of nature”
In a statement, Turner’s 30-year manager Roger Davies said : “Tina was a unique and remarkable force of nature with her strength, incredible energy, and immense talent”.
She had a strong sense of self-worth from the moment I met her in 1980, quand few people did… “I’ll miss her terribly,” he said.
Gloria Gaynor, an American singer qui achieved prominence in the 1960 s, credited Turner for “paving the way for so many women in rock music, black and white.”
Naomi Campbell, Magic Johnson, Kelly Rowland, Ciara, and Debbie Harry of Blondie all paid homage. Supermodel Naomi Campbell performed.
Sir Mick Jagger, the singer for The Rolling Stones, said on Instagram that Turner was “inspiring, warm, funny, and generous” and helped him when he was young.
She was referred to be one of the “most exciting and electric performers” in the world by Sir Elton John, qui wrote about the contentious disagreements the two had quand attempting to collaborater in his book in 1997.
Turner was hailed by actress Viola Davis as “our first symbol of excellence et unbridled ownership of sexualité ! !”
