American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
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She walked away from a violent marriage with 36 cents and a gas card, then staged one of the biggest comebacks in music history — selling out stadiums into her sixties and rewriting what a rock frontwoman could be.
Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, she rose to fame in the 1960s as half of Ike & Tina Turner, an R&B duo whose live shows with the Ikettes and Kings of Rhythm made songs like "Proud Mary" and "Nutbush City Limits" electric. She separated from Ike Turner in 1976 and spent years rebuilding. The 1983 hit "Let's Stay Together" cracked the door; Private Dancer in 1984 blew it open, with "What's Love Got to Do with It" winning the Grammy for Record of the Year and reaching number one. Her Break Every Rule World Tour became the highest-grossing tour by a female artist in the 1980s, and a 1988 concert in…
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People think my life has been tough but I think it's been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happens, it's how you deal with it.
My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments – I'll use a little bit of everything.
My work is noisy, but my life is quiet. I need nature and solitude — they nurture me. My idea of a vacation is reading a book on the terrace while my boyfriend cooks us dinner.
I like me very much. When I look in the mirror and my skin glows back at me, I think, "Wow, that sure is pretty." I have a simple, childlike view of life, and I want to keep it.
Well, it was a church person in the early days, Mahalia Jackson. And Rosetta Tharpe. These spiritual, very strong voices.
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