hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. the world of music has been paying tribute to the pop legend tina turner, who s died at the age of 83. she rose to fame with her then husband ike turner in the 1960s, with songs such as river deep, mountain high and nutbush city limits before launching a solo career, with hits including private dancer, what s love got to do with it. tina turner sold more than 180 million albums worldwide and won eight grammy awards over her long career. she ll be remembered for the boundless energy she brought to her performances and that unmistakable voice as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito reports. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around. # 1966 river deep, mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate pop perfection. # and do i love you # my, oh, my # river deep, mountain high.# however, in america, the song was a flop. it would be another 17 years
hello and welcome to the programme. america grammy award winning singer tina turner, widely hailed as the queen of rock and roll, has died. she was 83 years old. her publicist said she had been suffering from a long illness. born anna mae bullock in the state of tennessee, she became famous in the late 1960s performing as a duo in a turbulent musical partnership with her abusive husband ike turner. as a solo artist with global hits like what s love got to do with it, the best and private dancer, she sold more than 180 million albums worldwide. her high kicking, inexhaustable energy on stage made her a defining icon of pop music in the 1980s. david sillito looks back at her life and career. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around. 1966, river deep, mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate, pop perfection. # and do i love you, my oh my # river deep, mountain high.# however, in america, the song was a flop.
hello and welcome to bbc news. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has said his country will continue to support ukraine in its war against russia for as long as needed. he was speaking after meeting the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky in berlin. let s hear a bit of what he said. germany announced yesterday it was supplying billions of dollars worth of supplies to ukraine. translation: this awful war has severe geopolitical - consequences for everyone. but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them, women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. our citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky has described germany as a true friend and reliable ally and he thanked the german government for what he called its fantastic solidarity . on saturday berlin announced it would supply weapons worth around three billion dollars to kyiv. earlier, mrzelensky was rece
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