LET'S MEET AND GREET TINA TURNER
Top Tina Turner Questions:
- What are some of Tina Turner’s most famous songs?
- What was Tina Turner’s original name?
- What is Tina Turner known for?
- Where was Tina Turner from?
- How did Tina Turner become famous?
Top 33 Tina Turner Songs Playlist [VIDEO]
Born on November 26, 1939 at Brownsville, Tennessee, USA - as Anna Mae Bullock -Turner Turner as she would later be known as became one of the world's most popular and powerful singers whose musical career spanned over five decades.
Tina ventured into singing as a teenager and she excelled in the rhythm and blues genre. Her life took a new turn at a chance meeting in 1956 where she met, Ike Turner and became a part of his band, the King of Rhythm.
It was with Ike, she picked up the name Tina Turner which stuck like glue. Because of her sonorous voice and outstanding performances - Tina became a show stopper at every gig.
Although the group never became successful as recording artistes, they laid quite a mark as touring musicians. The musical group metamorphosed into Ike and Tina Turner Revue and hit fame in 1960 with their hit single - A Fool in Love - which hit and remained on the pop charts for awhile.
Tina got married to Ike Turner in 1962, the couple produced a couple of hits while married; one of which was their 1966 album - River Deep Mountain High - which was a big hit in Europe but did rather badly in the U.S. The couple divorced in 1978, due to irreconcilable differences arising from allegations of infidelity and physical abuse.
1984 saw Tina Turner hit the limelight as a solo artiste with her debut album - Private Dancer - which sold more that 20 million copies worldwide and earned 3 Grammy Awards.
Popular among its track is her signature song - What's Love Got to Do with It. Venturing into film acting, Tina featured in the popular 1985 movie - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
Tina Turner released other studio albums including:
- Break Every Rule (1986)
- Foreign Affairs (1989)
- Wildest Dreams (1996)
- All the Best: Greatest-hits compilation (2004)
Tina Turner became a Swiss citizen after residing in Switzerland for a couple of years. Doubling as an author, Tina, alongside Kurt Loder wrote her autobiography - I, Tina in 1986 - which was adapted for the 1993 movie - What's Love Got to Do with It. She also penned down - My Love Story (2018) and Happiness Becomes You: Guide to Changing Your Life for Good (2020) written alongside Regula Curti and Taro Gold.
Tina Turner received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 2018, after which she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo musician in 2021 - although herself and ex-husband, Ike Turner, were earlier inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. A documentary - Tina - which was a timeline focus on her life was released in 2021.
