Rock singer and Soul Music Tina Turner died this Wednesday, May 24 in her house near Zurich from a long illness, her agent announced.
Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush (Tennessee), Tina Turner made her debut at 16 with the group of Kings of Rhythm Blues of the one who will become her husband, Ike Turner.
It is with him and The Ike and Tina Turner revised that the singer will begin to experience a certain renown by becoming one of the most popular black training in the United States in the 1960s.
In 1966, Ike Turner and his musicians ensured the first part of the British tour of the Rolling Stones, opening the couple the door to success in Europe. But her husband beats her regularly.
She finally fled in 1976 and had to hide from him for a time before finally obtaining divorce in 1978 and starting a solo career.
After a crossing of the desert, Tina Turner will find the summit in the 1980s, notably with the Album Private Dancer, which allowed her to win the first of 8 Grammy Awards.
Since the announcement of the disappearance of Tina Turner, tribute messages have multiplied. In the world of song and rock’n’roll.
Mick Jagger, singer of the Rolling Stones, praised the memory of his “wonderful friend, such a talented artist”, but also “warm, funny and generous”.
Gloria Gaynor, another big singer from the 70s, 80s, recalled that she had “paved the way for so many women in rock, whether black or white”.
The White House immediately praised this “icon”, deploring “an immense loss”.
Magic Johnson, one of the best basketball players in history,, for example, was moved by the loss of this “legendary queen of rock”.
Even NASA went there from its tribute. “The legend of Tina Turner music shone on stage and in the hearts of millions of fans,” said the American space agency. The funeral of Tina Turner will take place in the presence of close friends and the family.
