first began to establish the solo career to have hits that also seemed to communicate her life story, it just gave an added residence, and led people to embrace her even more as those songs hit the charts. the queen of rock n roll, tina turner has died at the age of 83. eric deggans, thank you very much. that does it this hour. our coverage continues with alex witt right now. very good to be with all of you. i m alex witt in for katy tur. we are staying with this story. one of rock n roll s most famous voices has died. tina turner passing away at the age of 83. according to a statement from her spokesperson, just listed this afternoon, she died following a long illness. she was at her home in switzerland. turner s career, of course, spanned more than 60 years ago. she has put out instant hits like river deep, mountain high, she won a told of eight grammy awards, including a lifetime achievement award in 2018. she had a musical on broadway that was done all about h
she put that part of her life behind her. she thrived after that. tina turner has died in her home in switzerland at 83 years old. her representative saying the queen of rock died peacefully after suffering a long illness and clearly music has lost a legend and the world has lost a legend. tina turner was like no other. william la jeunesse joins us now with more live from los angeles. hi, william. hi, martha. let me ask you or tell you what this agent said. i have a statement here that was just put out by her agent. let me read that for you, if i can. it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of tina turner. she enchanted millions of fans throughout the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. today we say good-bye to a dear friend that leaves us with her greatest work, her music. her heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. tina, we will miss you dearly. i just got this from rolling stone. she was the first black and the first woman to be on the cover of
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.
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