Post by jakir12 on Feb 15, 2024 10:12:18 GMT
Tina Turner, the pioneering rock star who set world ticket sales records and whose dramatic triumph over domestic abuse and the music industry made her a feminist icon, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter . At the age of 83 and after a long illness at her home in , near Zurich, Switzerland, Tina Turner's representatives announced her death. "With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model," they declared. Tina Turner, heroine of feminism During more than 60 years in the spotlight, she transformed ideas about aging, opportunity and resilience, especially with her landmark album "Private Dancer," which launched her to solo stardom at age 44. But that wasn't all, on the big screen, Turner had iconic roles as the Acid Queen in The Who's rock opera "Tommy" (1975) and as the ruthless Aunt Entity in "Mad Max Beyond " (1985). On television, she was a constant presence on variety shows, on MTV, and in commercials, especially as the face (and legs) of a $20 million campaign for the Hanes hosiery brand, which hired her at age 56 to give energy to the brand.
An involuntary activist But it was her chilling 1986 memoir, "I, Tina," in which she revealed her ex-husband Ike Turner's 16-year reign of terror, his escape and her rise from economic ruin, that sealed her most enduring role: that of involuntary activist. During an interview with well-known Austria Email List television host Larry King in 1997, he asked, "Do you realize that you are a feminist heroine?" To which she replied: "I'm starting to realize." In her memoir, Tina recounts in shocking detail the problem that many women have experienced in secret for years: domestic violence. His brave testimony served to shed light on a historical and cultural problem that had remained hidden and without public discussion.
Her brave statement, as a public and well-known figure in the music industry, revealed the reality of this enormous social problem, even inspiring the film "What's Love Got to Do With It" (1993), starring Angela Bassett, and the acclaimed production of Broadway and West End in 2018-2019, "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical." An artist who was reborn With her fringed miniskirts, slender figure, flying hair and defiant attitude, Tina Turner made an impact from the beginning with her impressive stage presence. Her unparalleled catalog of rock and soul led her to perfect a stage show that filled stadiums, drawing crowds that surpassed those of The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Queen. During the 1988 "Break Every Rule" tour, Turner, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (as a member of Ike & Tina Turner and as a solo artist in May 2021), broke box office records.
An involuntary activist But it was her chilling 1986 memoir, "I, Tina," in which she revealed her ex-husband Ike Turner's 16-year reign of terror, his escape and her rise from economic ruin, that sealed her most enduring role: that of involuntary activist. During an interview with well-known Austria Email List television host Larry King in 1997, he asked, "Do you realize that you are a feminist heroine?" To which she replied: "I'm starting to realize." In her memoir, Tina recounts in shocking detail the problem that many women have experienced in secret for years: domestic violence. His brave testimony served to shed light on a historical and cultural problem that had remained hidden and without public discussion.
Her brave statement, as a public and well-known figure in the music industry, revealed the reality of this enormous social problem, even inspiring the film "What's Love Got to Do With It" (1993), starring Angela Bassett, and the acclaimed production of Broadway and West End in 2018-2019, "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical." An artist who was reborn With her fringed miniskirts, slender figure, flying hair and defiant attitude, Tina Turner made an impact from the beginning with her impressive stage presence. Her unparalleled catalog of rock and soul led her to perfect a stage show that filled stadiums, drawing crowds that surpassed those of The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Queen. During the 1988 "Break Every Rule" tour, Turner, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (as a member of Ike & Tina Turner and as a solo artist in May 2021), broke box office records.
