Tina Turner
Tina Turner (1939–2023) was a singer, songwriter and actress whose voice powered Proud Mary, What’s Love Got to Do with It and The Best, with archival releases keeping her music close to fans.
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Tina’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus her backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Born
- November 26, 1939, as Anna Mae Bullock
- Grew up
- Nutbush, Tennessee
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, actress and author
- Early breakthrough
- Ike & Tina Turner, with songs including Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High
- Solo breakthrough
- Private Dancer (1984)
- Died
- May 24, 2023, near Zurich, Switzerland
Mini bio
How it started.
Born Anna Mae Bullock, Tina grew up in Nutbush, Tennessee. She moved to St. Louis at 16 and found her way to Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm after seeing the band in local clubs. As Ike & Tina Turner, they became known for songs including River Deep, Mountain High, Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits.
Finding her own voice.
Tina left the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1976 and rebuilt her career as a solo performer. Private Dancer made 1984 a turning point, with What’s Love Got to Do with It becoming a US No. 1. Her music brought together R&B, soul, rock and pop, carried by a voice fans could recognize in a moment.
Beyond the records.
She played the Acid Queen in Tommy and Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Her memoir My Love Story and the 2021 documentary Tina let fans hear more of her life in her own words. Tina died on May 24, 2023, aged 83; the recent releases and tributes here celebrate the work she left behind.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2018My Love StoryAuthor
Music
- 1989Foreign AffairSinger
- 1984Private DancerSinger
Film
- 2021TinaDocumentary subject and interviewee
- 1985Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeAunty Entity; soundtrack vocalist
- 1975TommyThe Acid Queen
Awards
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame2021 · Inducted as a solo performer, following her induction with Ike & Tina Turner in 1991.
- GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award2018 · Honored by the Recording Academy.
- GRAMMY AwardsEight wins and 25 nominations, including 1985 Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, for What’s Love Got to Do with It.
Quotes
No matter what happened to me, I came through it every time.Tina Turner, My Love Story
From the memoir’s prologue, reflecting on survival and why she wanted to share her story.
Trivia
- She gave MTV presenter Martha Quinn the lace dress from her Private Dancer video after Quinn admired it. Quinn wore it at the 1986 Video Music Awards.
- Her Acid Queen album was inspired by her role in Tommy.
- In a 2023 interview, she named watching horror movies back to back as a habit.
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