Multi-genre music icon Tina Turner has died at 83. According to a statement from her family, she was pronounced dead after battling a long illness at her home near Zürich, Switzerland. Turner won countless accolades throughout her decades long career, from Grammy awards to Tony Awards and countless others in between. She is known for her several hit songs spanning from the 1960s through the 1980s, and her collaborations with other rock stars, including Mick Jagger and Cher.
The star’s bridge between R&B and rock music made her a trailblazer, as did her outspoken discussions about domestic abuse. She was famously married to Ike Turner, and the duo performed together throughout their relationship before she launched her own successful solo career. Her smash hit “What’s Love Got To Do With It” cemented her career as a solo artist.
Today, her contemporaries honor her powerful legacy.
Tributes To Tina
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones shared a personal tribute to the late singer, who he has performed with several times throughout his lengthy music career.
I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner.
She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her. pic.twitter.com/TkG5VrdxXO— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) May 24, 2023
The Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame additionally shared a compilation of the singer’s most impactful performances. Turner was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shares this tribute in memory of Tina Turner pic.twitter.com/Z5s9IDWrLB
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 24, 2023
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Outside of the music world, acclaimed horror author Stephen King also paid his respects to Turner on Twitter.
Tina Turner: Simply the best.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 24, 2023
Fans of Turner turn to her many performances and decade-defining onstage moves that continue to inspire contemporary performers. Others also credit her for making waves for women’s rights in the music industry. The singer was notably the first woman to grace the cover of Rolling Stone.
Tina Turner together with another legendary QUEEN, Cher, performing "Shame, Shame, Shame" in 1975. Gorgeous ladies who only became MORE energetic as they aged. I cannot believe the QUEEN of rock has left us. There will NEVER be another Anna Mae Bullock! She was SIMPLY THE BEST!???? pic.twitter.com/6K5H8eSBv7
— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) May 24, 2023
Tina Turner was the first woman to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone (our second issue ever). Rest in peace to a legend and an icon. ???? https://t.co/Hhsf51aSY7 pic.twitter.com/oviMOUTdLC
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 24, 2023
Turner’s passionate rasp landed her a coveted spot on the magazine’s greatest singers of all time list.
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Tina Turner doing Proud Mary is unforgettable. ????
RIP
Rolling Stone once named her "one of the greatest singers of all time."
pic.twitter.com/MJYPRZGeQm— La femme merveilleuse invisible (@larwoolf) May 24, 2023
Turner is survived by her sons Ike Turner Jr. and Michael Turner.
