Legendary American musician Tina Turner, one of the most successful recording artists of all time, passed away on Wednesday, aged 83.
She leaves behind a legacy full of pioneering moments,
first as an African-American woman rock-and-roll artist in the 1960s and ‘70s, and later as a massive pop success in the ‘80s.
She had been suffering from illnesses in recent years
she was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and had a kidney transplant in 2017
She passed away in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.
Turner first propelled to fame through a musical partnership with her former husband Ike Turner.
The duo gave evergreen hit songs like ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ and ‘Proud Mary’
The duo gave evergreen hit songs like ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ and ‘Proud Mary’
She would later go on to document her journey in her her 1986 autobiography I, Tina