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Tina Turner

With multi-platinum Grammy-winning Private Dancer (1984) with hits like "What's Love Got To Do With It?" and "Better Be Good to Me" Tina has won the hearts of many. In 1987 she toured in twenty-five countries with her Break Every Rule tour, breaking box-office records around the globe. In 1991 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her autobiography I, Tina became the basis of the 1993 hit movie What's Love Got To Do With It. She is probably best known for her micro-mini skirts, high heels and leonine mane. Born Annie Mae Bullock, 26 November 1939, Brownsville, Tennessee, USA. A singer while in her early teens, this enduring artist was a regular performer in St. Louis' nightclubs when she was discovered in 1956 by guitarist Ike Turner. She joined his group as a backing singer, but quickly became the co-star and featured vocalist, a relationship sealed two years later with their marriage. Ike And Tina Turner was a highly successful act on the R&B circuit, before expanding their audience through a controversial liaison with producer Phil Spector. They emerged as a leading pop/soul act during the late 60s/early 70s with tours in support of the Rolling Stones and hits with "Proud Mary" (1971) and "Nutbush City Limits" (1973). However, the relationship between... Next

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