Tina Turner died of natural causes, her spokesman said today. The information comes from the British newspaper DailyMail.
According to the publication, the artist suffered from an illness “for a long time”., which was not specified. During his lifetime, Turner had battled colon cancer and high blood pressure for more than four decades.
In 2017 she received a kidney transplant donated by her husband., Erwin Bach. In her autobiography, she said that before receiving the donation, she considered euthanasia. “I am happy to say that I am in good health and loving life every day thanks to my loving husband Erwin who gave me one of his kidneys, the gift of life,” the singer wrote.
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Tina Turner, considered the queen of rock ‘n’ roll, has died at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, aged 83. The information was confirmed to the Sky News website by his advisers.
“Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, passed away peacefully today after a long illness,” the singer’s rep confirmed.
Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939 in the United States, Tina Turner was one of music’s most popular voices.
His big hits include songs like “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, “The Best”, “Proud Mary” and “I Don’t Wanna Lose You”.
Tina rose to fame in the 1960s, touring with her thenhusband with the duo Ike & Tina Turner. She left him after years of physical and emotional abuse, and her story has since been told in the 1993 film Tina and the Broadway musical The Tina Turner Musical.