The legendary ‘Proud Mary’ singer died on Wednesday May, 24 at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, near Zurich after a protracted illness. She was 83. She was born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee, USA. She became famous in the late 60s as the singer of the band Ike & Tina Turner Revue, but she later became successful worldwide as a solo artist. She was popularly known as the “Queen of Rock’n Roll”.
The iconic singer suffered a stroke in October 2013, three months after her second marriage to Erwin Bach, she wrote in her memoir.
Turner rose to fame in the 1960s by performing with then-husband Ike Turner. The singer later enjoyed an international solo career with hits like “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”
Turner’s publicist Bernard Doherty who announced her passing in statement, did not reveal her cause of death, but stated that she died of a “long illness.” In addition to her rep, Turner’s verified Instagram account also posted a statment following the her passing, confirming the tragic news.
