JUST IN: Tina Turner, legendary ‘Queen of Rock,’ dead at 83
The “What’s Love Got to Do With It” singer’s repthat she passed away after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.
“Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly.” She has won 12 Grammy awards, sold more than 200 million albums, acted in several movies and wrote three bestselling memoirs, including one that was adapted into the 1993 biopic “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” starring Angela Bassett as Turner.
Turner stated in her 1986 autobiography “I, Tina” that she felt like she “wasn’t wanted” by her mom, whose 1999 funeral she skipped, Page Six reported at the time.She first saw Ike Turner perform with his band Kings of Rhythm in the late ’50s and soon joined the group.
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