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Raised as a Baptist, she has been studying and practising Buddhism since 1975.
World's most successful female rock artist ever. Record sales: over 60 million (1983-1999). Has sold more concert tickets than any other female performer in history. 7-time Grammy Award-winner.
Took part in the USA For Africa recording of "We Are The World". [28 January 1985].
Living with EMI record executive Erwin Bach since 1986.
Ronnie (born 1964), is the son Tina and Ike had during their 16-year marriage.
Turned down a role in Thelma & Louise (1991).
Tina was with Ike for 20 years, but she was only married to him for 16 years (she doesn't count the two years it took for the divorce to become final as part of her marriage).
Tina has two sons and two stepsons.
Stepmmother of Ike Jr. and Michael, the sons Ike had during his marriage to first wife, Lorriane Taylor; whom Ike didn't get "legally" divorced from until 1974.
Turned down the role of Shug Avery in The Color Purple (1985). The part eventually went to Margaret Avery.
Craig (born 1958) is Tina's son from a relationship she had with Raymond Hill, a saxophone player in Ike's band, The Kings of Rhythm.
Had the biggest-grossing concert tour of North America in 2000. However, due to lower ticket prices, *NSync sold more tickets than Tina.
Because of the frequent beatings she received from her former husband Ike Turner, she had to have reconstructive surgery on her nose.
Rapper Fat Joe sampled a lyric from the chorus of Tina's 1984 hit "What's Love Got To Do With It?" which was used in "What's Luv?", his hit single featuring Ashanti. [2001]
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with Ike Turner) in 1991.
Angela Basset (playing Tina Turner) mimed to Tina's voice when performing the musical numbers in the film _What's Love Got to do With It (1993)_ .
Ranked #2 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
Joint winner (with Ike Turner) of a Grammy award for 'Best R&B Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental' for "Proud Mary". [1972]
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "One Of The Living". [1986]
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "Back Where You Started". [1987]
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "Live In Europe". [1989]
Joint winner (with Terry Britten) of a Grammy award for 'Record Of The Year' for "What's Love Got To Do With It?". [February 1985]
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Pop Vocal Performance' for "What's Love Got To Do With It?". [February 1985]
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "Better Be Good To Me". [February 1985]
[1995] Rapper Warren G, along with Adina Howard, covered her Grammy-winning hit song "What's Love Got To Do With It?" for the Supercop (1995) soundtrack.
Received the Lifetime Achievement prize at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. [7 October 1999]
Lives in Zurich
She was voted the 61st Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
Ranked #6 on VH-1's 100 Sexiest Artists. [2002]
Recipient of the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipients were 'Robert Redford (I) , Tony Bennett, Suzanne Farrell, and Julie Harris.
Tina Turner (born Annie Mae Bullock November 26, 1939) is an R&B singer and occasional actress probably best known for for her appearances with the Ike and Tina Turner Review and for her solo song What's Love Got to Do With It ?
Tina is noted for her overpowering stage presence -- long legs, big hair, and emotional voice. She was discovered by Ike Turner, a noted pioneer of rock and roll, whom she later married. She began as a backing vocalist in his touring show at the age of 18, but within a couple of years she not only had a new name, but was the spotlight of a popular soul revue led by Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm.
Ike and Tina Turner recorded a number of hits in the 1960s, including the legendary single River Deep, Mountain High (with producer Phil Spector), and their signature number four hit Proud Mary (1971).
Ike's increasingly erratic behavior led Tina to leave him in 1974. Shortly afterward she appeared in a memorable cameo as the Gypsy Acid Queen in the film of The Who's Tommy rock opera. Tina finalized her divorce in 1978 after 18 years of marriage, accusing Turner of abuse and drug addiction in her autobiography I, Tina, which was made into the film What's Love Got to Do with It.
She released a handful of solo albums in the 1970s, but her career did not take off until teaming with BEF for a remake of Ball of Confusion drew the attention of Capitol Records. The 1984 album Private Dancer had three top ten singles: What's Love Got To Do Whit It, Private Dancer, and Better Be Good To Me.
In 1985, she appeared as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with Mel Gibson, and scored another hit with the movie's theme song, We Don't Need Another Hero.
She has continued to record and perform energetically.
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