Legendary American singer, Tina Turner popularly tagged as the “Queen of rock n’n’ roll”, has passed away today, May 24, 2023 at the age of 83.
Her agent stated that she died peacefully in her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, close to Zurich, following a protracted illness.
Turner started her career in the 1950s, at a time when rock and roll was just getting started, and she later became an MTV superstar.
Turner embodied 1980s fashion in the music video for her number-one single “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” in which she referred to love as a “second-hand emotion,” as she walked through the streets of New York City with her spiky blond hair, a cropped jean jacket, a little skirt, and stiletto heels.
Turner fit in perfectly with the 1980s pop scene, which valued electronically created sounds and ridiculed hippie-era idealism. She had a love for musical experimentation and plainly phrased ballads.
Globally regarded as the the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Turner won six of her eight Grammy Awards in the 1980s. The decade saw her land a dozen songs on the Top 40, including “Typical Male,” “The Best,” “Private Dancer” and “Better Be Good to Me.” Her 1988 show in Rio de Janeiro drew 180,000 people, which remains one of the largest concert audiences for any single performer.