According to the most recent information from the international media, unfortunately, this May 24, the singer Tina Turner passed away at the age of 83.
One of her representatives announced that the “queen of rock & roll” had died due to what appear to be health problems that she had presented in recent years, since it must be remembered that the singer was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and a A year later they performed a kidney transplant.
According to the representative’s statement, the death occurred at his home in Kusnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. In addition, the news of the loss of the 60-year-old star was shared on his Twitter account. instagramto give notice to all your fans and followers.
This unforgettable interpreter was called Anna Mae Bullock before she rose to fame, she was born on November 26, 1939 and grew up in Nutbush, Tennessee, United States, where she grew up picking cotton with her family.
Her beginnings as a singer occurred in the small-town church choir, but her career took off as a teenager, when she sang in the band led by Ike Turner, who had previously turned down her request to join. However, upon seeing her take the microphone at a Kings of Rhythm performance, he changed his mind.
After learning about her vocal talent, Ike named her Tina Turner and married her two years later. This union led them to be Grammy winners in the 1970s. It should be noted that the popularity of the group was due precisely to it, since their movements full of sensuality and their strong attitude when dancing and singing, which imposed on anyone , led them to be so famous that in 1966 they opened for The Rolling Stones.
However, after going through psychological and economic violence, having to deal with her husband Ike’s drug dependency and experiencing a series of humiliations, finally, in 1978, they divorced and she embarked on a solo musical career, which led her to to break the record for the highest attendance at a paid concert for a single artist at the Maracana stadium in Brazil, with approximately 184,000 people, beating Paul McCartney.
As a farewell, thousands of fans from “the queen of rock & roll” have posted some of their images, concerts. For our part, we want to leave you one of her most successful songs.
Source: Okchicas
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