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Tina Turner
Nutbush, Tennessee, USA
Tina Turner (November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 50 years. Known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals,…
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Tina Turner (November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 50 years. Known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity, and widespread appeal, Turner has been called the most successful female rock artist, “The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” and was named "one of the greatest singers of all time" by Rolling Stone. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide, and over the course of her career she sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history. Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of hits including "River Deep, Mountain High" and the 1971 hit "Proud Mary". With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina (1986), Turner revealed severe instances of spousal abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. After virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer. In addition to her musical career, she occasionally ventured into film, beginning with a prominent role as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy, and an appearance in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her version of the film's theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero", was a hit single.
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2025
It’s a Mad Max World
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2025
Enigma
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2024
Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life
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2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
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2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
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2023
The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive
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2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
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2022
When Tina Turner Came to Britain
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2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
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2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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2022
The Sound of 007
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2022
Moonage Daydream
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2022
McEnroe
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- 2021
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2021
TINA
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2021
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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2021
Tina Turner at the BBC
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2021
Cruella
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2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
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2020
Tina Turner: One of the Living
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2020
The BRITs at 40
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2018
Tina Turner: Simply the Best
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2013
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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2011
Tina Turner - Simply the Best
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2010
Tom Jones: In His Prime
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2009
Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour - Live in Holland
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2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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2007
Soul Divas
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2007
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
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2007
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
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2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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2005
Tina Turner: All the Best - The Live Collection
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2004
Live Aid
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2004
Parkinson
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2004
Kulturplatz
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2004
Original Up-Town Divas
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2004
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
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2004
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
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2004
Ike & Tina Turner
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- 2004
