Two days ago, Wednesday, May 24, Tina Turner’s family announced that the singer had passed away at the age of 83 at her residence in Zurich, Switzerland, after a long fight a disease. Since then, fans around the world have mourned the loss of this music icon, to many the queen of rock and roll.
Free, crazy, bold, strong… there are so many adjectives that could define Tina Turner that a closed list of words would never do her justice. The singer originally from Tennessee, United States, changed the music industry foreveras well as setting the pace for five different decades.
The wild-haired performer with a raw, undying voice has won over his fellow professionals, music producers, and fans alike. Tina Turner filled stadiums where millions flocked to see one electric performances full of energy, sensuality and vocal quality.
Withdrawal for health reasons
born as Anna Mae Bullock On November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, a small town in the United States, the rock superstar left an indelible legacy in the history of music that makes her a legend.
The artist he retired from music when he turned 70 in 2009 and shortly after, in 2013, he renounced his US citizenship and went to live in Switzerland, a country where he lived until his definitive disappearance on 24 May.
Even if his departure leaves many orphaned fans on our planet of what has been his great reference, the artist also left behind a large fortune which he has won in his more than 54 years on stage.
Due to the long illness she was facing, Tina Turner left everything tied up before she died and settled the whole issue of her property issues so that her relatives would not fight later, according to various American media outlets.
The American artist has suffered two strokes, bowel cancer and a kidney transplant in recent years, so she knew the end could come at any moment. Something that she also accepted thanks to Buddhism, the discipline that she started practicing many years ago.
The singer is estimated to be worth around $250 million, though some media outlets and sources believe that figure to be much higher. It should be noted that the artist recently sold his entire music catalog to BMG for $50 millionwhich would have significantly increased their number.
The Heritage
Although the will has not yet been officially read, everything indicates that the The beneficiaries of this document will be their direct relatives: her husband and two children adopted by her ex, Ike Turner, with whom she lived a history of violence and submission from which she managed to take off to become a global star.
It should be noted that the singer had two biological sons, Craig and Ronnie, who died in 2018 and 2022 respectively. The first committed suicide and the second died of colon cancer, tragedies that caused the singer great emotional distress.
Source: Clarin
