Tina Turner death – latest: Legendary singer’s cause of death revealed after she dies aged 83
The all-time great rock’n’roll vocalist, whose songs include ‘The Best’ and ‘Proud Mary’, died at her home in Switzerland after a lengthy illness from intestinal cancer
Tina Turner died of natural causes on Wednesday (24 May), it’s been confirmed.
“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 Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland,” her publicist said in a statement.
“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.”
The singer rose to prominence performing with her husband Ike Turner in the 1960s before overcoming his violent, abusive behaviour to go on to become a chart-topping solo artist.
Turner earned a legion of fans for her riveting live performances, and was best known for songs such as “Private Dancer”, “The Best”, “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and “Proud Mary”.
Born Anna Mae Bullock on 26 November, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee, Turner would go on to sell more than 180 million albums and won 12 Grammy Awards.
Turner was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and received a kidney transplant in 2017.
Stars of the entertainment world including Mick Jagger, Bryan Adams, Rosario Dawson, Paloma Faith and Naomi Campbell paid tribute to the iconic singer.
Fans leave flowers, erect shrine, at Tina Turner’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Fans have created a makeshift memorial at Tina Turner’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Well-wishers placed flowers, a wreath and personal messages for Turner at the landmark near the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Beyoncé leads celebrity tributes to ‘icon’ Tina Turner
Following the news of Turner’s death, Beyoncé dedicated a special message to the “icon”.
“My beloved queen, I love you endlessly,” she wrote in a message on her official website. “I’m so grateful for your inspiration, and all the ways you have paved the way.
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Queen of Rock’n Roll died at 83 after a long illness
Diana Ross says she is ‘shocked and saddened’ by Turner’s death
Legendary vocalist Diana Ross has paid tribute to her fellow hitmaker and close friend Tina Turner after her death in Switzerland on Wednesday.
“Shocked. Saddened. Sending condolences to Tina Turner’s family and loved ones,” Ross wrote in a Twitter post.
'We say goodbye to a dear friend’
A tribute on Tina Turner’s official social media accounts has hailed the singer’s “boundless passion for life”.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” the post said.
“With her music and boundless passion for life, she enchanted fans worldwide and inspired future stars. We say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us her greatest work; her music. Tina, we will miss you dearly.”
Turner shone a ‘light on kidney disease, organ donation and transplantation’
In 2016, Tina Turner spoke publicly of her kidney disease diagnosis and would receive a transplant from her husband Erwin Bach the next year.
The singer “helped to helped to shine a light on kidney disease, organ donation & transplantation”, Kidney Care UK said in a statement after her death.
WATCH: Cher discussed final moments with Tina Turner
Barack Obama’s honours ‘the Queen of Rock and Roll’ Tina Turner
Former US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the late Tina Turner.
“Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself – speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy,” he wrote on Twitter.
“Today we join fans around the world in honouring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never fade.”
Kelly Clarkson pays tribute to Tina Turner on her chat show
Kelly Clarkson paid tribute to the late Tina Turner by singing a rendition of “What’s Love Got to Do with It” on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday (24 May).
Turner survived horrendous marital abuse
Tina Turner was a survivor.
She suffered horrific physical, sexual and psychological abuse during her marriage to Ike Turner.
Turner met her future husband in the late 1950s at the age of 17 and began recording with him as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue soon afterwards.
She later revealed in her memoir I, Tina that Ike’s abuse started almost as soon as they met.
He would “throw hot coffee in her face, choke her, or beat her until her eyes were swollen shut, then rape her”, she wrote in the memoir.
She eventually left him in 1976, before establishing herself as one of the great solo performing artists of the Eighties and Nineties.
Ike Turner died in 2007 aged 76.
Christina Aguilera is ‘deeply saddned’ by the loss of Tina Turner
Christina Aguilera has expressed her grief following Tina Turner’s death.
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of Tina Turner,” she wrote on Twitter. “Her powerful voice and strength will forever be etched in our hearts and memories.
“She paved the way for so many of us in the music industry and her legacy will continue to inspire generations to come.”
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