It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Tina Turner.
the statement said, adding that the American singer, naturalized Swiss ten years ago, left behind her her greatest work: her music
.
With her music and her endless passion for life, she has enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow.
added the statement as the White House welcomed a icon
regrettable a huge loss
.
Born November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee, Tina Turner began her career with Ike Turner, her first husband, first with Kings of Rhythm, then as part of the duo Ike and Tina Turner from 1960. The latter has had several successes in good 15 years of existence, incl River Deep, Mountain High And Proud Marya cover of a song by the group Creedence Clearwater Revival, which won the duo a Grammy Award in 1972.
The musical duo and the couple separated in 1976, their relationship soured over the years with the increasingly short-tempered behavior of Ike Turner, a violent, cocaine-addicted man who beat his wife of 20 years. The couple will officially divorce in 1978.
Without a producer and penniless, the beginning of his solo career will be quite bumpy. In 1978, she launched her third solo album, Rougha first since his split with Ike Turner, but sales will not meet expectations, as for the next, Love Blasting (1979).
With Private danceran album offered to her in 1984, Tina Turner will return to grace and finally resume success at the age of 45. What does love have to do with it would become the most famous single of his entire career and would earn him a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1985.
In the wake of the release of the album, there is a biography, and it is there that she liberates her speech in relation to the violence she suffered for almost two decades at the hands of Ike Turner,
explains Philippe Fehmiu, program host Via Fehmiuto Catherine Richer, culture columnist for the program Le 15-18.
Especially with his songs What is Love has to do with it, and her husky and powerful voice gives voice to millions of women on the planet who suffer like them from domestic violence. It goes beyond its musical meaning, it has a social meaning.
The singer with the powerful contralto distinguished herself in rock, but also R’n’B, soul, dance and pop. Among his other mega hits is the song The best, a cover of a Bonnie Tyler song written by Mark Chapman and Holly Knight. Appeared on the album Foreign Affairs (1988) by Tina Turner, the title will go around the world.
In 1995, she surprised again with her grandiose interpretation of the title song for the James Bond saga film. Golden Eyewritten by Bono and The Edge of U2.
Tina Turner has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, won 11 Grammy Awards and was twice elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, once with Ike Turner in 1991, then alone in 2021.
She was honored at the Kennedy Center in 2005 along with Beyoncé and Oprah. Her life became the basis for a film, a Broadway musical and an HBO documentary in 2021, which she presented as her public farewell.
A flurry of tributes, from Mick Jagger to NASA
In addition to the White House, several personalities from different backgrounds reacted to the death of Tina Turner on social networks, such as Magic Johnson, one of the best basketball players in history, who was touched by the loss of this legendary queen of rock
.
I have seen her many times [en concert] and she gave without a doubt some of the best shows I have ever seen
he continued on Twitter.
Mick Jagger, singer of the Rolling Stones, shared his grief after his death wonderful friend
. An artist so talented
but also warm, funny and generous
he wrote.
Another singing star, Gloria Gaynor, recalled that Tina Turner had paved the way for so many women in rock, whether black or white
. For singer Ciara, heaven has got an angel
. Thank you for the inspiration you gave us all
she said on Twitter.
Even NASA went there with its tribute. Music legend Tina Turner shone on stage and in the hearts of millions of fans
the US space agency said.
