Tina Turner, the singer known as the “Queen of Rock and Roll” and who died on Wednesday, won a beautiful tribute at the end of last year. She was immortalized with a Barbie doll that portrays her iconic look.
The doll was inspired by Turner’s Grammy-winning hit “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” Barbie portrays Turner’s outfit from the song’s music video, wearing a black mini dress, denim jacket and drop earrings, along with her famous hairstyle.
The Tina Turner doll is available on the Mattel website. It was designed to celebrate the singer’s “unparalleled career,” according to an Instagram post from Barbie’s official account.
Career
A dazzling live performer, Turner had a string of R&B hits in the 1960s and early 70s with her domineering and violent husband, guitarist Ike Turner, before leaving him – running away from her Dallas hotel room with 36 cents.
Her solo career fizzled out for years before she mounted an impressive comeback in 1984 with her multiplatinum album “Private Dancer” and its #1 hit “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”
Before long, Turner was a global superstar, commanding MTV with her spiky wigs, short skirts and famously long legs strutting around concert stages in three-inch heels.
The video for her song “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” in which she called love a “second-hand emotion,” hit the top of the charts and epitomized 1980s style as she paraded through the streets of New York with her spiky blonde hair.
(Posted by Fabio Mendes)
Source: CNN Brasil
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