Tina Turner (nee Anna Mae Bullock) is a legendary singer, rock and roll star with an incredible voice, she was born on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush. Millions of people around the world admire this woman; children and adults listen to her songs. There were many sad events in the artist’s life, but she was able to cope with difficulties and become stronger. Tina preferred to set the highest possible goals for herself; she refused to compromise and be content with little. The singer did not immediately achieve success, but she did not give up. Turner started everything from scratch twice, her example makes people believe in themselves.
Early success
The future star spent his childhood in his home state of Tennessee. Her mother worked in a factory, and her father was a deacon in the Baptist church. In addition, he was a worker and farmer. The parents divorced when their youngest daughter was only ten years old. Together with her older sister Ellin, she moved to her grandmother, but she died a few years later due to illness. At that time, Anna Mae turned 16, and her mother took her to St. Louis.
From a young age, the girl sang in the church choir; she was always drawn to music. That is why she spent her seventeenth birthday at a concert with her sister. Ellin took Anna to the club to see a performance by the group “The Kings of Rhythm,” whose lead singer was Ike Turner. Later, the girl repeatedly attended their concerts until she managed to meet the vocalist. She dreamed of singing a duet with him, but he constantly refused. But one day Ike heard the voice of his girlfriend and was delighted. Anna became a backing vocalist for Kings of Rhythm.
The future legend soon became the leading soloist of the group. The public liked her, and the musicians nicknamed the girl “Little Ann.” She was initially in a relationship with saxophonist Raymond Hill, but this romance did not last long. In 1958, Anna Mae gave birth to a child, and soon she began dating Ike. He constantly bought his beloved jewelry and dresses, and helped her insert a gold tooth. In 1962 they got married.
How do the seasons affect a name?
Tina, born in autumn, is distinguished by her independence, sociability and indomitable, bright disposition. She is practical, ambitious, self-confident, very emotional. He hates gossip behind his back. She is unpretentious when it comes to food and is partial to sweets. Loves travel, adventures, interesting acquaintances.
The winter young lady always works for results, is self-critical, and knows a lot about painting, music, and literature. Only relatives and friends know that behind the mask of arrogance lies a sympathetic soul, thirsty for love and warmth. Family comes first for this woman. Winter Tina's relationship with her husband is built on mutual trust.
A name is a special vibration, a sound code. It affects not only the owner of the name, but also those around him.
Spring Tina is a stylish, bright, artistic, emotional, impressionable girl. The disadvantage is the inability to admit one's mistakes. It's easy to unbalance her. She is an inexhaustible dreamer, gets along well with children, hates routine and boredom, and is always in the thick of things.
The child of summer is sentimental, cheerful, unpredictable, flirtatious. Tina, born at this time of year, has an amazing sense of style. She follows fashion, takes good care of herself, and never leaves the house without makeup. The gentle two-piece has many fans. The easiest way to get her attention is with compliments and flattery.
Family problems
At first, the relationship between the newly-minted spouses went smoothly. The girl was a hit with the public, so soon Ike created a new project with her participation. The group was called the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. The pseudonym “Tina” was invented for the singer by her husband, changing the first letter in the name of his favorite heroine Sheena from “Queen of the Jungle.”
In the seventies, the group experienced success. At this time the hits Fool in love, I idolize you, It's gonna work out fine were released. The Turners also recorded a cover version of the song Proud Mary, which brought Tina her first Grammy statuette. In 1975, the girl made her debut as an actress, playing a role in the film adaptation of the rock opera Tommy.
But things did not go so smoothly in the family. Ike became interested in drugs, and he was also obsessed with making money. He terrorized the band members, many musicians left during that time. It was worst for Anna, who was afraid to leave her husband until the very end. She was only 22, the girl raised four children. Two remained with Turner after a previous marriage, the singer gave birth to another from the saxophonist, and the fourth son was common to her and her husband.
The former soloist constantly beat his wife, forced her to work around the clock, and toured 270 days a year. Several times Tina intended to commit suicide or shoot her husband, but could not find the courage to do so. The girl regularly appeared in public with bruises, although her husband tried to deny the accusations. He dreamed of a hit that would glorify the group throughout the world, but the years passed and nothing changed.
In May 1966, Phil Spector invited Tina to collaborate. Their joint track River Deep Mountain Hight took third place in the British charts. This was followed by the following unexpected news: the Rolling Stones invited the Turner family to take part in their tour.
Personal life
Relationships and children
In 1957-1958, Tina dated musician Raymond Hill. In this relationship, Turner gave birth to her first son, Craig Raymond Turner (08/29/1958—07/03/2018). Craig, 59, shot himself on July 3, 2020.[17]
From 1962 to 1978, Tina was married to musician Ike Turner. In this marriage, Turner gave birth to her second son, Ronald Turner (born July 24, 1974). During this marriage, Turner attempted to commit suicide to escape her husband's violence.[18]
Since July 15, 2013, Tina has been married for the second time to music producer Erwin Bach, whom she dated for 27 years before their wedding.
Religion
Born into the family of a Baptist minister, Turner later changed her faith to Buddhism (a branch of Nichiren), which helped her cope with life's difficulties - break off bad relationships and find inner peace.
Residence and citizenship
Turner has lived in Europe since the mid-1980s, moving to London in 1986, then Cologne and Nice, and later Switzerland in 1995. In 1996, Turner began construction of a villa in Nice, which was completed in 2000. Now the artist divides her time traveling between Switzerland, Great Britain, France and Italy [ source not specified 17 days
]. Since April 2013, Tina Turner has been a citizen of Switzerland, where she lives with her husband, German music producer Erwin Bach. Tina lives in the city of Küsnacht in the canton of Zurich. Upon receiving citizenship of a European country, the singer signed an agreement to renounce US citizenship[19] and officially renounced it in November 2013[20]. Under Section 349(a)(5) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act, loss of citizenship occurs automatically when a U.S. citizen becomes a citizen of another country.
Health problems
She suffered a stroke in August 2013, just three weeks after her wedding to Edwin Bach. Unaware of the seriousness of her condition, she tried to leave the doctor's office. She learned to walk again. [ source not specified 17 days
] In 2020, she was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Unpleasant side effects forced Turner to abandon traditional treatment in favor of homeopathic remedies. Unfortunately, this only made her condition worse and she soon faced complete kidney failure. At the moment of deepest crisis, her husband decided to donate a kidney. The surgery, which took place in April 2017, was largely successful, although she still deals with complications as her body tries to reject the new organ. Resulting symptoms such as "dizziness, forgetfulness, restlessness and occasional bouts of crazy diarrhea" made life a challenge at times.[21]
Release and solo career
Thanks to her unexpected popularity, Anna Mae began to gradually regain faith in herself. Her acquaintance with a fortune teller who predicted unprecedented fame throughout the world also helped her. Also in 1974, the girl became interested in Buddhism. At 33, Turner realized that she needed to leave her husband, even if she had to start all over again. She later admitted that she could not divorce him for a long time just because of her desire to sing. The woman simply did not know other influential people who could help her in her career. And this once again demonstrates her strong character: for the sake of music, the singer was ready to make any sacrifice.
In 1975, Ike took his wife on tour. He offered her a chocolate bar; in response to her refusal, the man began to beat Tina. At that moment she realized that there was no turning back. The woman hit back at the musician, and the fight continued on the way to the airport, on the plane and even in the hotel. After that, the husband fell asleep, and the girl packed her things and left him with 36 cents in her pocket. The next day, the whole country celebrated Independence Day, for the singer it was very symbolic.
For six months, Ike searched for Anna Mae, who had to hide with friends. He blackmailed his wife, threatened to deprive her of parental rights and sue her for all the money. The woman agreed to all the conditions for the sake of freedom. She gave Turner the children, the rights to the recordings and all the savings from the royalties. The trial ended only in 1978, during which Tina told her husband: “You are taking away everything that I have earned in sixteen years. And I’m taking my future.” She was happy despite all the difficulties.
The same year, the singer released her solo album, Rough, but it was not a commercial success. A year later, the album Love Explosion was released, which suffered the same fate. Many friends turned their backs on Tina; no one believed in her future career. But from time to time the performer went on tour; the woman had the most fans in Britain and Europe. Her ex-husband was imprisoned because of drugs, and in 2007 he died in prison from an overdose.
Childhood and youth
Although the entire creative life of Tatyana Lieberman (Ukrainian: Tetyana Lieberman) - this is the singer’s real name - is connected with Ukraine, the artist was born in Russia, in the Siberian city of Orotukan, Magadan region. She was born on January 25, 1985 . and became the second child in the family. The singer's parents, engineers by profession Grigory Samuilovich Liberman and Svetlana Andreevna Liberman (Zhuravel), were from Ukraine and came to Siberia to work. Her older brother Stanislav was also born here.
When the children grew up, the family returned to Ukraine and settled in Ivano-Frankivsk, the homeland of the singer’s mother. Here the girl celebrated her eighth birthday and started school.
Even before entering school, little Tanya’s parents noticed that she had an ear for music and a voice. Active, sociable and inquisitive, she easily found contact with both children and adults, and during her studies she took part in school amateur activities with pleasure. The girl soon began to sing and play in all school concerts and theater productions. Tanya was a soloist and performer of the main roles.
In addition, the future singer studied piano at a music school and took vocal lessons. She also loved to dance, but she no longer had enough time to practice choreography. Tanya often took prizes when participating in children's competitions and festivals.
Her childhood hobbies did not remain in her past after graduating from school, as often happens. Having received a school certificate, the girl knew what profession she would devote her life to in the future - she had long ago decided that she would be an artist.
Return of popularity
In 1979, Turner met Roger Davis on the set of the Hollywood Evenings program, and he later took over as her personal manager. It was this man who helped the singer find her unique style and convinced her to perform rock and roll compositions. In 1983, the single Let's stay together was released, which became a hit in Europe and the UK. Only a few months later the composition was heard in the USA.
Tina's meeting with David Bowie at the Ritz Hotel cemented the undoubted success. He arrived there with a representative of Capitol Records, and a few hours later the musicians had already agreed on cooperation. In 1984, the recording of the Privat Dancer album was completed; it received multi-platinum status and brought the woman several Grammy awards. More than 11 million copies were sold; this disc contained the hits I will survive and Simply the best. Both songs are important and vital for the performer, they tell her story and inspire other people.
In 1985, Turner recorded the soundtrack for the third part of the film Mad Max and played one of the main roles in it. For this work she received three Grammys. The following year, the woman sang a duet with Mick Jagger; the song “We are the world” became another hit in her career. In 1995, Tina's friend Bono wrote the song Golden Eye, which was later featured in the James Bond film of the same name. The performer did not immediately agree to sing this composition, but the author was able to convince her.
Selected Tina Turner Awards and Titles
- 1972, 1985 (in three categories), 1986, 1987, 1989, 2008 - Grammy Awards
- 1985 (two categories), 1986 ‒ AmericanMusicAwards
- 1984 (five nominations), 1986, 1993 ‒ Billboard Year-End Charts Awards
- 1988 ‒ Entered the Guinness Book of Records with one of the largest live concerts in the history of the twentieth century (180,000 spectators)
- 1993 - Essence Awards
- 2000 ‒ Entered the Guinness Book of Records for selling the most tickets as a solo artist.
- 2008 - RollingStone ranked Turner #17 on its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
- 2011 ‒ Cyprus Music Awards
- 2013 - ABC ranked Tina second (behind Whitney Houston) on its "30 Greatest Women in Music" list
- Three Tina Turner songs have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Success in adulthood
The woman repeatedly said that she did not need a man to be happy. She became self-sufficient and independent, so the affair with Erwin Bach was only a pleasant addition. He is 13 years younger than Tina, but this did not interfere with the relationship. The singer’s lover worked in a recording studio, and they were brought together by their joint work. In 2000, Turner left the stage; three years later she agreed to become Bach's wife.
After marriage, the performer became a Swiss citizen; she now lives in Zurich with her family. Thanks to the renunciation of American citizenship, it was possible to settle all formalities related to concert activities in the United States. Sometimes a woman continues to perform, impressing fans with her voice and excellent physical form. Her children have tried to succeed in business, but so far none of them have succeeded. But the singer is not upset, because she herself had to overcome a long path to her dream.
Tina's life story became the basis for a musical of the same name. The presentation of this project took place back in 2020 in London, it was directed by Phyllida Lloyd. It was this woman who previously created the famous production Mamma Mia. The performance should be ready by 2020, it is intended to coincide with Turner’s anniversary.
During her career, the singer released ten albums, received eight Grammy awards and even entered the Guinness Book of Records. She managed to gather 188 thousand fans at a performance in Rio de Janeiro. Tina participated in many television shows, especially often she could be seen visiting Oprah Winfrey. She sang duets with Mick Jagger, Elton John, Bryan Adams and the magnificent Cher. Turner distinguished herself as an artist and actress, and she also published an autobiographical book. The work was filmed in 1993. The film was called What's love got to do with it.
Tina's story inspires women around the world. At her concerts, they gain the determination to leave their beating husbands. By her example, the singer shows that we need to fight domestic violence, even if it seems impossible. Many girls are used to forgiving tyrants; it is very difficult for them to find the strength within themselves. At such moments, it’s worth re-listening to one of Turner’s songs and re-reading her biography.
Tina Turner
Biography
born
on November 26, 1939, the youngest second daughter in the small town of Nutbush, Tennessee, to Zelma (née Curie), a factory worker, and Floyd Richard Bullock, a Baptist deacon, farmer and factory worker. Bullock attended Flag Grove School in Haywood County. Anna and her older sister, Allen, were raised by their grandmother after their parents divorced when Anna was 10. Anna remained in Nutbush until her grandmother's death. At the age of 16, she moved with her mother and sister to St. Louis.
Start
In St. Louis, Anna attended Sumner Height School. At the same time, her older sister often took her to nightclubs in the city. Once at the Imperial club, Anna met the rhythm and blues musician, a native of Mississippi, Ike Turner. She later asked him for the opportunity to sing in his group Kings of Rhythm. Ike was initially skeptical, but after much persistence from Anna, he eventually allowed her to sing with him. Thus, Bullock became a vocalist and host of the Ike Show under the nickname Little Ann when she was only 18.
Universal success
In 1960, when the singer scheduled to record the song "A Fool in Love" did not show up in the studio, Anna recorded vocals for the song in his place. This song became a huge rhythm and blues hit in the United States, reaching the top of the American charts. Ike changed Anne Bullock's name to Tina Turner and his band's name to the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. In 1962, the couple married in Tijuana, Mexico.
Turner raised four sons - Ike Jr., Michael (Ike's son from a previous relationship), Craig (Anna's son, born in 1958 from her early relationship with Raymond Hill, a saxophonist from Ike's band) and Ronald (joint son, born in 1961).
During the 1960s and 1970s, Ike and Tina rose to star status. With the changing times and musical styles, Tina turned into a unique stage persona - a singer and dancer who made the audience tremble at the group's live concerts. Tina and the group's backing singers, The Ikettes, composed complex and electrifying programs for their performances that influenced many other artists, including Mick Jagger (whose UK tour they opened in 1966).
Ike and Tina scored a string of hits in the 1960s, including "A Fool in Love," "It's Gonna Work Out Fine," "I Idolize You" and "River Deep, Mountain High." By the end of the decade, the couple incorporated modern rock styles into their songs, reinterpreting many of the songs for their performances.
Their highly energetic cover of "Proud Mary" remains Tina Turner's signature hit. The duo's song became a huge commercial success, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1971. The single also earned a Grammy for "Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group."
Decline in the group's popularity and departure from Ike
While many of their original recordings failed on the charts, the Ike and Tina Turner Review was praised by the likes of the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Sly Stone, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Ray Charles, Elton John and Elvis Presley. A one-night stand at a small black club in the South could be followed by a show in Las Vegas or an appearance on national television.
Ike served as the band's manager and musical director, ruling with an iron fist. Despite the inspirational influence of early rock and roll and the fact that he was an excellent musician himself, his management of the band, contracts and performances ultimately led to the decline of the band's popularity while his drug abuse worsened. This controlling, and often violent, atmosphere caused musicians and backing singers to frequently come and go from the band. Tina later said that she regularly endured physical abuse from Ike throughout their marriage.
In the mid-1970s, Tina and Ike's marriage and careers were coming apart at the seams. Ike's drug use resulted in extremely erratic behavior and beatings. Their musical success declined largely due to Ike's refusal to accept outside management for their recordings and tours while his cocaine appetite continued unabated. There were fewer and fewer tours, and sales of their records were lower. Their last successful single together was "Nutbush City Limits", written by Tina about her childhood city, which reached number 22 on the Hot 100 and number 4 on the UK chart in 1973.
Having opened his own record label, Bolic Sound (pronounced like Tina's maiden name, Bullock) following the success of "Proud Mary", Ike produced Tina's first solo album, Tina Turns the Country On, in 1974. However, the album did not achieve much chart success, unlike its follow-up Acid Queen in 1975, which was released to coincide with Tina's much-lauded big screen debut as the eponymous role in The Who's rock opera Tommy.
In 1976, after another scandal and beating before a performance in Dallas on the Independence Day weekend, Tina leaves Ike, running away from him with 36 cents and a gas credit card in her pocket. She spent the next few months hiding from Ike with various friends.
Tina later embraces a new Buddhist faith, which she discovered while visiting friends in 1974, and which gave her courage. Having escaped from Ike in the middle of the tour, Tina knew that she was legally responsible to the organizers for the canceled tour. In need of income, she became a solo artist, supplementing her income with television appearances on shows such as Hollywood Squares, Donny & Mary, The Sonny and Cher Show and The Brady Bunch Hour.
Her divorce proceedings were finalized in 1978 after 16 years of marriage. Later, in her autobiography I, Tina, which later became the basis for the film What's Love Got to Do with It?, she blamed Ike for the years of marriage filled with scandals, abuse and his uncontrollable cravings for drugs. She left him, leaving only her stage name and accepting responsibility for debts and taxes due to a canceled tour.
The beginning of a solo career
In 1978, Tina released her first album after breaking up with Ike. With its strong rock sound, the album “Rough” marked a departure from the funk rhythm and blues of the Review era, demonstrating the direction in which Tina herself would like to move forward. The album sold without much success, as did its 1979 disco follow-up, Love Explosion.
Tina began touring widely around the world. However, her career did not take off in earnest until she recorded a remake of the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion" with the British Electric Foundation in 1982. The producers were so impressed with the recording that they convinced her to record a cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together".
While Turner was perceived as a "non-market" performer in the American recording industry, her popularity as a stage performer continued unabated in Europe and other parts of the world. Capitol Records signed the singer and their British label to a short-lived contract. Turner divided her time between playing small shows in the United States to maintain her relevance in the eyes of the American public, and successful large concerts in Europe.
In December 1983, the single "Let's Stay Together" reached number 6 in Britain and became a huge hit in Europe. Capitol Records was not interested in releasing the single in America until thousands of imported copies of the single flooded the United States. In March 1984, the single reached the top thirty of the American pop charts. It reached the top five on the rhythm and blues and dance charts. Following the success of the song, the label was forced to reconsider its previous assessments of Tina's ability to appear on the charts and invited her to record an album.
Return to popularity
In 1984, Turner made what would later be called "an amazing comeback in rock history." In May, Capitol released the single "What's Love Got to Do With It?" in the USA to support the upcoming album. But only eleven radio stations included the single on their playlists. Turner's manager, Roger Davis, forced the label to promote the single better. Two weeks after its release, the song was already on more than a hundred radio stations. Ultimately, the single became a worldwide hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September and officially becoming Tina Turner's first and, to date, only US number one hit. The song, in addition, also entered the top ten charts in various European countries.
Private Dancer and successful soundtrack
The album "Private Dancer" was released in June 1984 and has since sold over 11 million copies worldwide, although some sources report that the album has sold over 20 million. In any case, this is the singer’s most commercially successful album to date.
Besides "Let's Stay Together" and "What's Love Got to Do With It?" The album produced hits such as the song "Better Be Good to Me", which reached the top five in the US, and the song of the same name "Private Dancer". Turner later received an MTV Video Music Awards, two American Music Awards and four Grammy statuettes, confirming her status as a “returning queen.”
In February 1985, Turner embarked on her first solo world tour, The Private Dancer Tour, with 170 concerts in the States, Asia, Europe and Australia.
Following the success of Private Dancer, Turner landed a role in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, for which she later received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress. In August, the first single, "We Don't Need Another Hero", from the film's soundtrack, was released. The single became Turner's next international hit, reaching number two in America and number three in England. The song received a Grammy nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" and a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Original Song". The soundtrack itself was released soon after, charting at number 40 in the States and 47 in Canada, and has sold over a million copies worldwide.
The second single, "One of the Living", was released in October. It brought Tina a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. A follow-up single, "It's Only Love", was released in November, a duet with Bryan Adams, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Break Every Rule. I, Tina. First Guinness World Record
Tina Turner continued the most successful years of her solo career with the release of Break Every Rule in 1986. The album yielded hits such as "Typical Male", "Two People", "Back Where You Started" and "What You Get Is What You See", and sold approximately 9 million copies worldwide.
That same year, she published her autobiography, I, Tina, in which she recounts her early life and marriage to Ike Turner. That same summer, the singer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On January 16, 1988, Turner entered the Guinness Book of Records by performing in front of the largest paid audience - more than 188 thousand people at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
The Best. Simply the Best
At the end of 1989, Turner released his seventh studio album, Foreign Affair, which included the worldwide hit song “The Best.” The song became one of Turner's signature songs. In 1990, the singer embarked on a successful European tour in support of the album, performing in front of nearly 4 million fans at 121 shows, breaking the records of the Rolling Stones' last tours.
In 1991, Ike and Tina Turner were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The same year, Tina released a collection of the best songs, “Simply the Best.” The dance cover version of "Nutbush City Limits" reached the top thirty in Britain.
Autobiographical film and soundtrack
In 1993, Tina's autobiography became the basis for the film What's Love Got to Do With It? (“What does love have to do with it?”). The film painted a dark picture of marriage to Ike Turner and overcoming life's difficulties through Buddhism. The film received mixed reviews. However, Angela Bassett, who played Tina, and Laurence Fishburne, who played Ike, received Best Actress and Best Actor nominations, respectively, at the Academy Awards.
Tina herself prepared the soundtrack for the film. She re-recorded several songs, including "A Fool in Love", "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", "Nutbush City Limits" and "Proud Mary". She also recorded covers of "Disco Inferno", "I Don't Wanna Fight" and the rhythm and blues ballad "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight", written by Bryan Adams.
The soundtrack was certified platinum in America. The single "I Don't Wanna Fight" reached number 9 in the States. Later that year, Turner embarked on an American tour, her first in seven years, to support the soundtrack.
Goldeneye. Wildest Dreams. Cose della Vita. Twenty Four Seven
In 1995, Turner returned to music with the recording of the main track for the next James Bond film, “Goldeneye.” The song was written for Turner Bono of U2 and The Edge. The single entered the top ten charts in Europe.
In 1996, Tina released her next album, “Wildest Dreams.” Support for the album was accompanied by another successful world tour and even an advertisement for tights. The album was certified gold in the States and platinum in Europe, thanks to singles such as "Whatever You Want", a cover of "Missing You", "Something Beautiful Remains" and a duet with Barry White, "In Your Wildest Dreams".
In May 1996, Turner embarked on a year-long, sold-out world tour. The tour ended in April 1997 and grossed $130 million.
At the end of the year, Turner and one of her musicians wrote an English-language version of the Italian ballad "Cose della Vita (Can't Stop Thinking About You)", which she performed with Eros Ramazzotti. This duet became a big European hit.
In April 1999, Tina opened the VH1 Divas Live'99 special, performing several of her 80s hits and the song "Proud Mary" with Elton John and Cher.
Turner later announced that she was recording a new album. In November 1999, she released the dance song "When the Heartache is Over" from her upcoming album Twenty Four Seven, which was released in Europe a month later. In America, the disc was released in February 2000 and almost reached gold status.
2000s
In 2000, Tina went on one of the most successful tours of her career. Reports that Turner turned 60 and was capping off her 40-year career with the tour helped boost ticket sales. By the end of the tour, the Twenty Four Seven Tour became the highest-grossing tour of 2000, according to Pollstar, grossing over $100 million.
It was later reported that Turner again entered the Guinness Book of Records by selling concert tickets more than any other solo artist in music history.
A sign on a grocery store in Nutbush: “Welcome to Nutbush, Tennessee. Birthplace of Tina Turner"
In 2001, one of the roads in Tennessee was named after the singer - “Tina Turner Highway”.
In 2003, Turner recorded the song "Great Spirits" with Phil Collins for the Disney film Brother Bear.
In 2004, Turner released a new collection of her best songs, All the Best. In support of the album, the single “Open Arms” was released, which had modest success in Europe and America, but the collection itself became very popular around the world and stayed in the 2nd (second) position on Billboard for 16 weeks.
In 2005, Turner appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The View. Meanwhile, All the Best became Turner's first platinum American album in 11 years.
At the end of the year, Tina Turner received a state award from the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, along with other artists. Many artists and public figures performed in honor of Turner that evening, including Oprah Winfrey, Melissa Etheridge, Queen Latifah, Beyoncé (who performed "Proud Mary") and Al Green. Winfrey, in part, said: “We don’t need another hero. We need more heroines like you, Tina. You make me proud when I write to myself w-e-n-sh-i-n-a.” And: “Tina not only survived, she triumphed.”
In November, Turner released All the Best - Live Collection, which was certified platinum by the RIAA.
In early 2006, the soundtrack to the film All the Invisible Children was released, for which Turner sang the song "Teach Me Again", which reached number one on the Italian chart.
In May 2007, Turner returned to the stage as a featured performer at the Cauldwell Children's Charity concert at London's Natural History Museum. It was her first full show in seven years.
Turner also took part in the recording of a version of the song "Edith and the Kingpin", included in jazz pianist Herbie Hancock's album dedicated to his colleague and friend, songwriter Joni Mitchell, River: The Joni Letters. The album received a Grammy for Best Jazz Album of 2007.
In October 2007, Carlos Santana released the album "Ultimate Santana", which contains a track performed by Tina, "The Game of Love", recorded back in 2002, but previously unpublished.
Death of Ike
On December 12, 2007, Turner issues a brief statement through her representative regarding the death of her ex-husband Ike Turner: “Tina knows that Ike passed away today. She had no contact with him for 35 years. No further comment will be made."
Return to the stage. Tina: Live in Concert Tour
On February 10, 2008, Turner, 68, performed with Beyoncé at the 50th Grammy Awards, her first major public appearance in seven years since her Twenty Four Seven Tour. In addition, Turner received a Grammy for her participation in the recording of the album “River: The Joni Letters.”
On April 29, Turner announced that she would be embarking on her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour in early October.
On May 5, she performed at a concert at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas with her longtime friend Cher.
In support of the upcoming tour, on September 30, Turner will release another collection of major hits, rare live recordings and two exclusive tracks - “Tina!: Her Greatest Hits.” The Tina: Live in Concert Tour began on October 1, 2008 in Kansas City and has been recognized as one of the most successful tours in North America. On January 14, 2009, the tour continued in Europe, surpassing Beyoncé and Britney Spears at the box office and was recognized as the most successful commercial tour in Europe.
Personal life
Tina Turner is the mother of four sons. After leaving Ike Turner in 1976 and divorcing him in 1978, Turner did not begin a serious relationship until she met German music producer Erwin Bach at London Heathrow Airport in 1985. A year later, the couple began dating and living together. Bach is 17 years younger than Turner.
Turner has lived in Europe since the mid-80s, moving to London in 1986, then Cologne and later Switzerland in 1994. In 1996, Turner began construction of a villa near Nice, which was completed in 2000. Now the artist divides her time traveling between Switzerland, England and France.
Born into the family of a Baptist minister, Turner later changed her faith to Buddhism (a branch of Nichiren), which helped her cope with life's difficulties - break off bad relationships and find inner peace.
Poems and songs
Not only professional poets, but also fans dedicate poems to Tina. Thus, Yuri Yurk wrote a work entitled “Dedication to Tina Kandelaki”:
For the third day I live as if in darkness And I still think about Tina Kandelaki.
I can’t sleep and I only eat grains, but when I close my eyelids, I immediately see the signs. But she doesn’t notice me, I’m Tabaki, For the proud panther - Tina Kandelaki. The urban jungle is drowning in the fray. I'm just indifferent to any attack. After all, I think about Tina Kandelaki, There are no more thoughts, only fears. To be misunderstood. In oblivion and dust Find yourself on the way to your Ithaca. All in doubt about the inevitable collapse I continue to think about Tina Kandelaki And hope that the waves of my fingers will tell everyone about Tina Kandelaki! Yuri Yurk
https://fabulae.ru/poems_b.php?id=114706
Tina themselves also compose poetry:
It turned white outside the window, and it began to snow, the candles on the table dozed, and the house dozed off.
Put some wood in the fireplace. Let's have dinner. Afterwards we’ll sit by the fire and sing a song. Let’s get into harmony with you, in two voices, About the frost... “oh, don’t frost, don’t freeze me...”. You will stroke and kiss my hair, As you once did around the fire “at sunset”... And let the blizzard blow, the whirlwinds of snow Cover someone’s long-standing trace with silver. We will be warmed by tender feelings in the cold, which we managed to preserve in the turmoil of the years. Tina
https://www.stihi.ru/2009/02/17/218
Video: Tina Karol - “Cross”
Tina rhymes with words such as “raspberry”, “let go”, “clay”, “picture”.
