A look at Tina Turner’s 260,000 square foot $76m Swiss compound

Tina Turner, 83, died Wednesday at her home near Zurich in Switzerland after a long illness, but two years before her passing she and her husband donated a whopping $76 million for a waterfront estate overlooking Lake Geneva. Zurich.

The estate, consisting of 10 buildings, was purchased by Turner and her German-born husband Erwin Bach as a weekend retreat.

The 25,000-square-foot property came complete with water features, including a private pond, stream, pool, and boat deck.

While many details of the compound remain secret, photographs help show the estate’s sheer size.

Turner passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83 in Switzerland, where she had lived for nearly 30 years

Turner and Bach had to wait to buy the property until they received official Swiss citizenship due to a Swiss law that states that non-residents cannot purchase property in the country.

When Turner bought the home, Swiss news outlets reported that tennis superstar Roger Federer had also considered buying the property before settling into another home in the same community of Staefa Village – outside of Zurich.

Turner left the United States decades ago for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is her star power across the pond.

“I left America because my success was in another country and my friend was in another country,” she told Larry King in 1997, noting the popularity of Private Dancer in the UK.

“Actually, Europe has been very supportive of my music,” she said.

In the end, she and Bach chose to settle in Switzerland and then chose the huge estate in the village of Staefa.

Prior to the official purchase nearly two years ago, the couple rented a home known as Chateau Algonquin in nearby Küsnacht for many years.

Turner, known for hits like Proud Mary and What’s Love Got To Do With It, married Bach, a German music executive, in 2013 after a long relationship. The couple lived together in Europe from 1994.

An aerial view of the huge Lake Zurich estate

The 10-building estate includes water features such as a private pond, stream, swimming pool and boat deck.

Turner and Bach bought the estate as a weekend retreat, not far from their primary residence

Swiss media reported that tennis legend Roger Federer had considered buying the estate before selling it to Turner

The couple bought the house after the COVID-19 pandemic as a way of retreat that didn’t require them to leave the country

The veteran singer made the purchase just before agreeing to sell the right to her entire music catalog to publishing giant BMG for $50 million.

The deal saw BMG acquire hits such as The Best and Nutbush City Limits, as well as the rights to Turner’s name and image.

Known for her distinctive voice, boundless energy and tempestuous relationship with ex-husband Ike Turner, the singer had five platinum albums, including 1984’s Private Dancer.

Turner is survived in death by two of her four sons – two preceded her in death – and Bach, who is 67.

Born Anna-Mae Bullock in 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee, to Zelma and Floyd Bullock, Turner overcame a turbulent childhood and an abusive marriage to become a musical sensation and legendary performer.

Turner officially retired from live performance in 2009 after a sold-out concert in England

Throughout her career, Turner won eight Grammys from 25 nominations and three lifetime Grammy Awards

In her early twenties, she found fame with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, a live act featuring her former husband.

In the early 1980s, she was a musical powerhouse in her own right, rubbing shoulders with the world’s most respected rock stars.

Exciting performances with Mick Jagger and David Bowie set her success on fire and she was soon celebrated with awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Throughout her career, Turner won eight Grammys from 25 nominations and three lifetime Grammy Awards. Her last stadium concert was in Sheffield, England, in 2009.