The news of the death of famous Rock n Roll artiste Anna Mae Bullock aka Tina Turner has sent scores of music enthusiasts, buffs, lovers and fans alike into a state of mourning.
On May 24, 2023, the news of the death of Tina Turner’s death whose music earned her the title of the queen of the Rock & Roll genre was reported online.
Reports say the late musician who later became a pop culture icon died quietly in her sleep at the age of 83.
“Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland,” the statement from her family reads.
As a parting shot, we highlight sixteen things you may not know about the late musician who found mainstream success in 1966 when she joined Ike to form a band called Ike & Tina Turner.
1.) Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was an American-born and naturalized Swiss[a] singer.
2.) Known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer.
3.) Turner began her career with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1957. Under the name Little Ann, she appeared on her first record, “Boxtop”, in 1958.
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4.) In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the hit duet single “A Fool in Love”. The duo Ike & Tina Turner became “one of the most formidable live acts in history”.
5.) They released hits such as “It’s Gonna Work Out Fine”, “River Deep – Mountain High”, “Proud Mary”, and “Nutbush City Limits”, before disbanding in 1976.
6.) In the 1980s, Turner launched “one of the greatest comebacks in music history”.
7.) Her 1984 multi-platinum album Private Dancer contained the hit song “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became her first and only number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100.
8.) Aged 44, she was the oldest female solo artist to top the Hot 100. Her chart success continued with “Better Be Good to Me”, “Private Dancer”, “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)”, “Typical Male”, “The Best”, “I Don’t Wanna Fight”, and “GoldenEye”.
9.) During her Break Every Rule World Tour in 1988, she set a then-Guinness World Record for the largest paying audience (180,000) for a solo performer.
10.) Turner also acted in the films Tommy (1975) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).
11.) In 1993, What’s Love Got to Do with It, a biographical film adapted from her autobiography I, Tina: My Life Story, was released.
12.) In 2009, Turner retired after completing her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour, which is the 15th-highest-grossing tour of the 2000s.
13.) In 2018, she became the subject of the jukebox musical Tina.
14.) Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, Turner is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time.
15.) She received 12 Grammy Awards, which include eight competitive awards, three Grammy Hall of Fame awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
16.) She was the first black artist and first woman to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.
