Tina Turner died, the Rock icon leaves us at 83, she was ill

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It is with great sadness that the entourage of Tina Turner, to the century Anna Mae Bullock, Has announced his disappearance.
The Queen of Rock'n Roll he passed away peacefully at the age of 83, after one long disease, at his home in Kusnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland.

The world today loses a music legend and a role model.

Where Tina Turner's private funeral will be

The funeral of the legendary rock 'n roll diva will be held strictly private. Close friends and family will participate in a private funeral ceremony near Zurich.
In this difficult time, we ask you to respect privacy of the Turner family.

A music icon

Tina Turner, born November 26, 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee, left an indelible mark on the history of music. From a young age, he showed a true vocation for art, starting to sing in the parish choir at the age of just 10 years.

In 1956, just 17 years, met Ike Turner, a meeting that marked the beginning of an extraordinary career. Initially, the singer chose the pseudonym Little Ann, but it was in 1960 that it became known as Tina Turner, releasing the single “A Fool in Love“. Since then, her career has been steadily on the rise, and Tina Turner has conquered the world of music and costume, also making forays into the world of cinema with her unforgettable role in "Mad Max, beyond the sphere of sound with Mel Gibson.

During his career, recorded ten studio albums, as well as numerous collections and live albums. He has received numerous awards, including Ben twelve Grammy Awards, including eight competitive and four honorary, three Grammy Hall of Fame awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

His relationship with spirituality

Tina Turner has always been a person deeply spiritual. In an interview, she defined herself as “Buddhist Baptist“, referring to his religious roots and his conversion to Buddhism.
During the years, he fully embraced this faith, declaring herself “definitively a Buddhist” in 2016.

Abuse and rebirth

The relationship between Tina Turner and Ike Turner it was marked by violence and abuse. Ike was a violent man and dependent on cocaine, and the couple lived through difficult years, in which physical and psychological abuse abounded.
Fortunately, their union came to an end in 1976.

In 2013, Tina Turner she found happiness alongside her partner Erwin Bach, with whom she got married on the shores of Lake Zurich, in Switzerland.

The last part of life and the disease

Tina Turner spent the last years of his life in Switzerland, where she devoted herself to her passion for spirituality.
In 2013 she was struck by a ictus and lost the ability to walk for a long time.
In 2016 she was diagnosed bowel cancer and had kidney damage which forced her to dialysis and a transplant.

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Written by Gennaro Marchesi
Image source: Instagram @TinaTurner
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