The Cause

Offstage, Ike and Tina had a turbulent, often violent relationship. She finally escaped the abusive relationship in 1978 and slowly began to completely rebuild her life and career. A few years later she surprised everyone when she made one of the greatest comebacks in music history. Her 1984 multi-platinum album Private Dancer contained the hit song "What's Love Got to Do with It", which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became her first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100. At 44, she was the oldest female solo artist to top the Hot 100. Her chart success continued with "Better Be Good to Me", "Private Dancer" and "We Don't Need Another Hero.” In 1986, she published her autobiography I, Tina: My Life Story, which was adapted for the 1993 film What's Love Got to Do with It. The hit film bravely depicted her struggles, the domestic abuse and her stunning professional comeback. In 2009, Turner retired after completing her Tina! 50th Anniversary Tour, one of the highest-grossing tours of the 2000s. In 2018, she became the subject of Tina, a jukebox musical which premiered in London’s West End and subsequently went on to Broadway and other productions all over the world. Turner has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, becoming one of the bestselling recording artists of all time. She received 12 Grammy Awards, which include eight competitive awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and three Grammy Hall of Fame inductions. She was the first black artist and first woman to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, with Ike Turner in 1991 and as a solo artist in 2021. She was also a 2005 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and Women of the Year award. Tina passed at age 83 at her longtime home in Switzerland. She will be long remembered and her earth shattering voice and energetic performances will continue to live on.

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