Tina Turner has passed away at the age of 83.
The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll died after a long illness at her home near Zurich in Switzerland. A statement confirms she died "peacefully" at home and adds: "With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model."
A private funeral ceremony will be held for close friends and family. Tina was born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26 in 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee, USA, reports The Mirror.
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She found fame in the late 1960s as the singer of the band Ike & Turner Revue but later went on to find fame as a solo artist. Her biggest hits include 'What's Love Got To Do With It', 'Private Dancer' and 'The Best'.
She sold more than 180 million albums and won 12 Grammy Awards. She sold out stadiums on tour around the world for over three decades as one of the hardest-working women in show business.
The natural-born performer joked earlier this year that she is as famous for her legs as her voice. She reportedly once insured her legs for a whopping £2 million.
The hitmaker explained how she only had her legs on show because it made it much easier to dance, but that it ultimately became part of her iconic style. “When I was younger I never felt confident about any part of my body, but with all the attention my legs received, I realised they must be OK!” she said.
Turner retired from performing in 2009 following a 50th anniversary tour, during which she played 37 sold-out shows across North America, netting almost $50 million (£40.3 million). The tour then moved on to Europe, where Turner played an additional 47 live dates - in total, the singer was seen by more than one million concert-goers.
Turner was abandoned by her mother aged just 11. Years later she met fellow musician Ike Turner, who she was with for 16 years until 1976.
But the relationship was abusive and Turner eventually left Ike and went on to forge a successful solo career. Just last year, Tina shared her sorrow with fans after the tragic death of her son Ronnie.
Sharing an emotional black and white portrait picture, Tina appeared with her eyes firmly shut as she paid tribute to her "beloved" child who was found dead outside his home in Los Angeles. His death was later confirmed to be in relation to "complications from colon cancer" and "atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease", according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office.
"Ronnie, you left the world far too early. In sorrow I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son," she penned alongside the picture. It was the latest heartbreak for Tina in recent years. In 2018, the singer lost her eldest son Craig, after he died by suicide.
As she scattered his ashes of the coast of California back in 2018, she wrote: "My saddest moment as a mother. "On Thursday, July 19 2018, I said my final goodbye to my son, Craig Raymond Turner, when I gathered with family and friends to scatter his ashes off the coast of California," she tweeted.
"He was fifty-nine when he died so tragically, but he will always be my baby."
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