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Tina Turner
Rebuilding her career as a solo rock and soul star with Private Dancer.
What’s Love Got to Do with It · Proud Mary
- Born
- 26 November 1939
- Birthplace
- Brownsville, Tennessee, United States
- Died
- 24 May 2023
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner was an American-born singer who later became Swiss. Her raspy voice and explosive stage performances powered both the Ike & Tina Turner revue and an extraordinary second career as an international solo star.
Early life
Nutbush childhood
Born Anna Mae Bullock, she grew up in rural Tennessee and sang in church.
St Louis music
After moving to the St Louis area as a teenager, she began singing with Ike Turner’s band.
Career
- 1960
Revue breakthrough
A Fool in Love launched the Ike & Tina Turner recording partnership.
- 1976
Leaving the partnership
She left Ike after years of abuse and began rebuilding independently.
- 1984
Solo breakthrough
Private Dancer brought major international success.
- 1980s–2000s
Arena performer
Hit albums and large tours established a long solo career.
Selected work
Proud Mary
The revue transformed the Creedence Clearwater Revival song into a slow-building soul performance.
Private Dancer
The album joined pop, rock and soul around her distinctive voice.
The Best
Her recording became one of her most familiar concert anthems.
Beyond work
Life in Switzerland
She settled near Zurich with Erwin Bach, married him in 2013 and became a Swiss citizen.
Buddhist practice
She credited Buddhist chanting with helping her find strength during difficult periods of her life.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Photo: Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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