Legendary 'Queen of Rock and Roll' Tina Turner Dies at 83.

Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock’n Roll, has died at the age of 83 after a long illness. She was known for her powerful vocals and blistering performances. Turner became famous in the late 1960s as the singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. After leaving husband Ike Turner following years of physical and emotional abuse, she staged one of the greatest comebacks in pop music history, scoring massive hits in the 1980s such as “What’s Love Got To Do With it”, “Private Dancer” and “Simply The Best”. She was a two-time inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a perennial on Greatest Performer lists. Turner was also an early example of a domestic abuse survivor, putting the topic in the public consciousness.
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