Tina Turner passed away this Wednesday, May 24th, at the age of 83, according to information from The Mirror and Sky News, which quoted the artist’s representative. Throughout her long career, she left behind several accomplishments that will stay forever, although she didn’t have such a good time in the last phase of her career and ended up exhausted.
“I’m sick of singing and making everyone happy… that’s all I’ve done in my life.”, he learned in an interview with The New York Times as part of his retirement. His pride and self-esteem in always keeping his image at the top was expressed with this immortal phrase: “I don’t want people to come to one of my shows and think, ‘I used to be good.’
Tina Turner during her 2009 tour.
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Anna Mae Bullock’s career – her real name – went through various phases and several retirement announcements, which were later reconfirmed due to the irrepressible passion to step on stage for the last time. At 60 years old In 2000 he said enough about the tours and four years later he released a new compilation album entitled All the best.
After eight years without performing on stage In 2008 he led his last tour, made in the United States and Europe. This meant a new opportunity to prove his validity, although he was already 70 years old and even revealed his great physical condition.
In 2008, he dated Beyoncé and wowed with his voice and moves.
This tour lasted until May 5, 2009, the day he took the stage for the last time in his career, although there was speculation at the time that there could be more shows in America and Europe. The truth is that from then until 2013 there was a gap and in that year he confirmed his final retirement after 54 years of professional experience.
The news of his death shook the art world. “The ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ passed away peacefully today at the age of 83. after a long illness at home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland“, published the aforementioned London media.
Tina Turner has died at the age of 83.
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Tina Turner’s Greatest Hits
In his extensive list of albums and songs, some of them can be singled out, although the selection is really difficult due to the resounding success he achieved with his music.
- I Can’t Stand the Rain (1984) was one of his greatest artistic achievements with his version of this theme by Ann Peebles. Within the Private Dancer album, it is one of the most listened to by its fans.
- Acid Queen (1976) It is one of the most celebrated. This song was released as a single from his second solo album.
- I Don’t Want to Fight (1993) It shone in the early ’90s. This theme was picked up for his 1993 biopic What’s Love Got To Do With I.
- Private Dancers (1984) In the end it was me an iconic hit by the singer.
- Typically Male (1986) It cannot be relegated to this select list of the singer’s greatest hits.