Tina Turner
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Sometimes you`ve got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you`ll find that when you`re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.
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Birthdate :November 26, 1939
Location :Haywood Memorial Hospital , Tennessee
Country :United States
Sign : Sagittarius
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Job :musicians
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She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.1958
Craig (born 1958) is Tina's son from a relationship she had with Raymond Hill, a saxophone player in Ike's band, The Kings of Rhythm.1964
Ronnie (born 1964), is the son Tina and Ike had during their 16-year marriage.1972
Joint winner (with Ike Turner) of a Grammy award for 'Best R&B Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental' for "Proud Mary". [1972]1974
Stepmmother of Ike Jr. and Michael, the sons Ike had during his marriage to first wife, Lorriane Taylor; whom Ike didn't get "legally" divorced from until 1974.1974
Oscar winning director Vincente Minnelli wanted Tina to star in a potential biopic of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in 1974 but the project never came to fruition.1983
World's most successful female rock artist ever. Record sales: over 60 million (1983-1999). Has sold more concert tickets than any other female performer in history. 7-time Grammy Award-winner.1985
Turned down the role of Shug Avery in The Color Purple (1985). The part eventually went to Margaret Avery.1985
Joint winner (with Terry Britten) of a Grammy award for 'Record Of The Year' for "What's Love Got To Do With It?". [February 1985]1985
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "Better Be Good To Me". [February 1985]1985
Took part in the USA For Africa recording of "We Are The World". [28 January 1985].1985
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Pop Vocal Performance' for "What's Love Got To Do With It?". [February 1985]1986
Living with EMI record executive Erwin Bach since 1986.1986
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "One Of The Living". [1986]1987
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "Back Where You Started". [1987]1989
Winner of a Grammy award for 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance' for "Live In Europe". [1989]1989
Songwriter Holly Knight wrote "(Simply) the Best" (1989) 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.1991
Turned down a role in Thelma & Louise (1991).1991
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with Ike Turner) in 1991.1993
Angela Bassett (playing Tina Turner) mimed to Tina's voice when performing the musical numbers in the film What's Love Got to Do with It (1993).1993
Is portrayed by Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)1994
Living in Zurich, Switzerland. [1994-present]1995
[1995] Rapper Warren G., along with Adina Howard, covered her Grammy-winning hit song "What's Love Got To Do With It?" for the Supercop (1995) soundtrack.1999
Received the Lifetime Achievement prize at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. [7 October 1999]2000
Had the biggest-grossing concert tour of North America in 2000. However, due to lower ticket prices, *NSync sold more tickets than Tina.2001
Rapper Fat Joe sampled a lyric from the chorus of Tina's 1984 hit "What's Love Got To Do With It?" which was used in "What's Luv?", his hit single featuring Ashanti. [2001]2002
Ranked #6 on VH-1's 100 Sexiest Artists. [2002]2005
Recipient of the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipients were Robert Redford, Tony Bennett, Suzanne Farrell, and Julie Harris. [3 December 2005]2005
[20 February 2006] "Teach Me Again", her duet with Elisa, from the soundtrack of All the Invisible Children (2005), enters the Italian singles chart at Number 1.2008
Grew up believing she had significant Native American ancestry but a DNA test presented on "African American Lives 2" (2008) showed she was only 1% Native American and 33% European.
