Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress. She has won eight Grammy Awards. Turner's consistent contributions to rock music have earned her the title "The Queen of Rock & Roll". Besides rock music, she has also performed R&B, soul, dance and pop music. She was listed on Rolling Stone's list The Immortals — The Greatest Artists of All.Turner has been acknowledged as one of the world's most popular and biggest-selling music artists of all time and is the most successful female rock artist of all time with record sales exceeding 180 million. She has sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history. To date, Turner has 7 Billboard top 10 singles, 16 US top ten R&B singles, and over 20 Top 40 hits in the UK. All of her albums since Private Dancer have been Top 10 UK hits.Turner's world tour Break Every Rule Tour had record breaking ticket sales, visited by over four million fans. Turner also beat out The Rolling Stones by touring Europe with 121 shows during her sold out Foreign Affair Tour in 1990. She ended up playing to four million people in just six months. Her 1996 Wildest Dreams Tour was performed to 3.5 million people over 250 dates through 2 years. Her most recent tour was 2000's Twenty Four Seven Tour. It was the highest grossing tour of the year and is the 5th biggest grossing tour in America ever.The popular press has referred to Turner favorably as "the truest rock diva of all," "soul's first real diva," "the most dynamic female soul singer in the history of the music," and "one of soul music's most incendiary performers."
Worlds most successful female rock artist ever. Record sales: over 60 million (1983-99). Has sold more concert tickets than any other female performer in history. Seven-time Grammy Award-winner.
On January 28, 1985, she took part in the USA for Africa recording of "We Are the World".
Turned down a role in the comedy-drama film Thelma & Louise .
She was with Ike Turner for 20 years, but was only married to him for 16 (she does not count the two years it took for the divorce to become final as part of her marriage).
Turned down the role of Shug Avery in The Color Purple , which eventually went to Margaret Avery.
Had the biggest-grossing concert tour of North America in 2000. However, due to lower ticket prices,
NSYNC sold more tickets than Tina.
Because of the frequent beatings she received from former husband Ike Turner , she had to have reconstructive surgery on her nose.
Rapper Fat Joe sampled a lyric from the chorus of her 1984 hit "Whats Love Got to Do with It?" which was used in "Whats Luv?", his hit single featuring Ashanti.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with Ike Turner ) .
Angela Bassett mimed to Tinas voice when performing the musical numbers in the film Whats Love Got to Do with It .
She was voted the 61st Greatest Rock n Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
She (with Ike Turner ) won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental for "Proud Mary".
She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "One of the Living".
She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Back Where You Started".
She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Live in Europe".
(February 1985) She won (with Terry Britten ) a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Whats Love Got to Do with It?".
(February 1985) She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Whats Love Got to Do with It?".
(February 1985) She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Better Be Good to Me".
Rapper Warren G. , along with Adina Howard , covered her Grammy-winning hit song "Whats Love Got to Do with It?" for the soundtrack of Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat .
On October 7, 1999, she received the Lifetime Achievement prize at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
In 1994, she moved to Zurich, Switzerland and has been residing in a lake house, Chateau Algonquin since then. She owned property in Cologne, London and Los Angeles, and a villa on the French Rivera named Anna Fleur.
Ranked #2 on VH1s Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
She was ranked #6 on VH1s 100 Sexiest Artists.
On December 3, 2005, she received the Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipients were Robert Redford , Tony Bennett , Suzanne Farrell and Julie Harris.
On February 20, 2006, "Teach Me Again", her duet with Elisa , from the soundtrack of All the Invisible Children , enters the Italian singles chart at #1.
She was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri on May 19, 1991.
Is featured in the book "Face Forward", by the late makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin.
Ranked #80 on VH1s 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll.
Grew up believing she had significant Native American ancestry. A DNA test presented on "African American Lives" showed she was of only 1% Native American descent, as well as of 33% European ancestry.
Oscar-winning director Vincente Minnelli wanted her to star in a potential biopic of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in 1974 but the project never came to fruition.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on August 28, 1986.
One of her favorite films was Mad Max 2 , so she was particularly thrilled to be cast as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome .
Mother-in-law of Afida Turner , French model and singer (also known as Afida Messai, and now Afida Turner).
When she was 14 years old, her oldest sister and cousin were both killed in an automobile accident in Ripley, Tennessee.
Songwriter Holly Knight wrote "(Simply) the Best" with British pop singer Paul Young in mind. However, when Young passed on the offer, Tina recorded the song after adding a bridge and key change, and it became one of her most high-profile signature tunes.
Was in a relationship with Raymond Hill from 1957-58. They have a son together.
Gave birth to her first child at age 18, son Craig Turner, on August 20, 1958. Childs father is her ex-boyfriend, Raymond Hill.
Gave birth to her second child at age 20, son Ronnie Turner , on October 27, 1960. Childs father is her now late ex-first husband Ike Turner.
On July 15, 2013, she married for the second time her boyfriend of 27 years Erwin Bach.
Attributes her meteoric career comeback to Europe where she was more successful and cherished than in her homeland. "Whats Love Got to Do with It" was plucked from her album "Private Dancer" , the release of which consolidated her enduring success in the United Kingdom.
When Tina first heard "Whats Love Got to Do With It", the song that would resurrect her career and go on to become her biggest worldwide hit, she did not like it at all and performed it quite reluctantly for years after its release.
Considers herself, first and foremost, a rock n roll artist and performer who has shared the stage with the likes of Mick Jagger , David Bowie and Bryan Adams. She likes to think that she takes quality pop songs and turns them into rock n roll songs on stage.
Reportedly taught Mick Jagger how to dance and move on stage when she toured with The Rolling Stones in the United Kingdom.
Wore a green taffeta and black silk tulle Giorgio Armani dress bedecked with Swarovski crystals for her marriage to longtime German boyfriend Erwin. The 120 wedding guests at the couples Chateau Algonquin Swiss estate included Oprah Winfrey , Gayle King , Bryan Adams , David Bowie , Sade , Eros Ramazzotti , Armani, etc. During the festivities, Bryan Adams duetted with Tina on the rock song "Its Only Love".
When Tina Turner was at the height of her mid-1980s solo career, success and some stories about Ike Turner s abuse during their marriage had emerged, SPIN magazine sought out an interview with Ike, who had not done any press for several years and had recently been released from prison. During the interview, Ike admitted to beating Tina: "Yeah, I hit her, but I didnt hit her more than the average guy beats his wife. The truth is, our life was no different from the guy next doors. Its been exaggerated. People buy bad news, dirty news. If she says I abused her, maybe I did.".
This is what I want in heaven . . . words to become notes and,conversations to be symphonies.
I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.
But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way.
For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.
