She haas sold over 100 million records, earned 12 Grammy Awards nominations, three Grammy Hall of Fame awards.Īnd a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Tina also acted in the films Tommy, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Last Action Hero.Īnd her 1993 biopic What’s Love Got to Do with It, brought her story to even more fans. Her 1984 multi-platinum album Private Dancer was a big hit around the world, and she quickly became one of the best-selling artists of all time. Read more: How Tina Turner went from working as a cleaner in 1976 to the world’s biggest popstar in 1984
Tina began her career with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm back in 1957, and first appeared on record under the name Little Ann.įollowing her split from Ike in the 1970s, she launched what became known as “one of the greatest comebacks in music history”. Tina Turner facts: Singer’s age, real name, husband, children and more revealedĪmerican-born singer Tina Turner is known as ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’, and first found fame as the lead singer of duo Ike & Tina Turner, before launching a massively successful career as a solo artist. They started dating in 1986, not too long after her first marriage with Ike. She got married again to Erwin Back seven years ago, who is 16 years younger than her. Tina’s ex-husband died in 2007 of a cocaine overdose. Tina also mentioned that Craig “was a very emotional kid.” “One day when Ike was fighting me, Craig knocked on the door and said, ‘Mother, are you all right?’ I thought, ‘Oh, please.ĭon’t beat me at home.’ I didn’t want my children to hear,” she revealed to Oprah.
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