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Watch Tina Turner's life, from surviving abuse to becoming one of the most iconic woman in music, in particular Rock music.

Photographs of singer Tina Turner in the exhibition 'Tina Turner: A Journey to the future' by photographer Bob Gruen at the Museum of Image and Sound (MIS) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 24 May 2023. Turner died on 24 May at the age of 83 near Zurich, Switzerland, her spokesperson announced in a statement. "Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll,' died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness at her home in Kusnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland," the statement said. The rock star's real name was Anna Mae Bullock, born on26 November 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee,

Tina Turner in the exhibition ‘Tina Turner: A Journey to the future’ by photographer Bob Gruen at the Museum of Image and Sound (MIS) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 24 May 2023. Picture: EPA-EFE/Sebastiao Moreira

Iconic vocal powerhouse Tina Turner passed away at the age of 83, after a long illness at her home in Switzerland on Wednesday, 24 May. Tributes worldwide are pouring in as music and Hollywood stars pay homage to the singer and electric performer.

Watch Tina Turner’s life in picture. From surviving abuse to becoming one of the most iconic woman in music, in particular Rock music.

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