Legendary singer and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83 after a long illness.
The top hitmaker at her home in Switzerland, her publicist revealed, although an exact cause of death was not initially revealed.
Tina rose to fame as part of the duo Ike and Tina Turner in the 1960s, with big hits like River Deep – Mountain High, but Tina ended her marriage to Ike after he brutally abused her.
She built an incredible career as a solo artist in the 1980s and became a musical powerhouse in her own right, becoming known as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Tina made her incredible comeback alongside the British Electronic Foundation and also rose to icon status starring as Tommy in 1975 and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
She released her career-making hit The Best in 1989 and found huge success with a slew of iconic songs, including What’s Love Got to Do with It, which established her as one of the biggest names in soul music.
After being celebrated with a whopping eight Grammy Awards, Tina performed with Beyonce in 2008 to win a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
From her career-defining performances to her memorable movie roles, MailOnline takes a look back at Tina’s most iconic moments.
Success: Tina Turner built an incredible career and became a musical powerhouse in her own right, becoming known as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll (pictured in 1964)
Duo: Tina Turner rose to fame as part of the Ike and Tina Turner duo in the 1960s, with major hits such as River Deep – Mountain High (pictured in 1960)
Struggle: However, Tina ended her marriage to Ike in 1976 after he brutally assaulted her and embarked on her solo career (pictured in 1969)
1975: During her musical hiatus, Tina starred as The Acid Queen in the 1975 musical indie film Tommy
1979: After her 1978 divorce from Ike and a suicide attempt, Tina came back with a sexier image and costumes for a cabaret tour while amazingly launching her solo career
Awards: Throughout her career, Turner won eight Grammys from 25 nominations and three lifetime Grammy Awards (pictured at the 1982 Grammys)
1984: Capitol released the album’s second single, What’s Love Got to Do With It, which scored Turner her first and only Billboard number one (pictured in 1985)
1985: Tina won four Grammys for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female and Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female for the single and album What’s Love Got to Do with It (pictured with Lionel Richie )
1985: Tina traveled to Australia to star opposite Mel Gibson in the 1985 post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – her first acting role in a decade
1985: Tina took the stage with the stars, including Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones at the 1985 Live Aid concert in Philadelphia. In the late 1960s, she toured with the Rolling Stones
1987: Tina’s Break Every Rule World Tour was the third-highest-grossing tour by a female artist in North America that year. It came after she released her sixth solo album Break Every Rule in 1986, which sold over five million copies worldwide.
1989: Tina released the album Foreign Affair in 1989, which reached No. 1 in eight countries and featured one of her signature songs, The Best – a cover of Bonnie Tyler’s hit
1999: Tina performs The Best at Divas Live special on VH1 in an iconic performance
2000: Tina releases her last solo album Twenty Four Seven and goes on tour before announcing her retirement at age 60
2008: Tina made a surprise appearance with Beyonce at the 2008 Grammys – and would also win an award as a featured artist in River: The Joni Letters
2008: Tina embarked on her first tour in nearly a decade with the Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour – she retired from performing the following year
2018: Tina impressively receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (she is pictured in July of that year)
2019: Tina is featured on the opening night of the hit musical of her life, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (pictured with star Adrienne Warren)
2021: Tina releases an untitled documentary looking back at her life and impressive career, including her professional and personal struggles (she is pictured in 1985)
2021: Angela Bassett, who starred in What’s Love Got to Do with It?, inducts Tina into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at a ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
2023: Legendary singer and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner died Wednesday at age 83 after a long illness (she is pictured at the Grammy Awards)