The World is mourning the death of the 83 year old music legend Tina Turner, who has bid farewell to the world on Wednesday night.
According to the information shared online by her spokesperson, Tina Turner had a health condition that had persisted, keeping her in bed for quite some time. She had suffered ill health in recent years, being diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and having a kidney transplant in 2017. She was announced no more on Wednesday night by her Spokesperson.
Her publicist Bernard Doherty said,
“Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.”
The Music artist will be remembered for her great masterpieces that she had released some being: Simply the best, What’s love got to do, We don’t need another hero among many more.
Turner affirmed and amplified Black women’s formative stake in rock’n’roll, defining that era of music to the extent that Mick Jagger admitted to taking inspiration from her high-kicking, energetic live performances for his stage persona. She also proved that Black Women can do great If given a chance to.