Turner, Tina

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock, November 26, 1939) is a Grammy Award winning American R&B, pop, rock and soul singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. more...

Born in Nutbush (now Brownsville, Tennessee), of African American, Navajo, and Cherokee ancestry. At age 16, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri and became well-known for her high energy performances with The Ike and Tina Turner Revue during the 1960s and 1970s. She is, however, best known for her solo comeback in the mid-1980s. Turner is noted for her overpowering stage presence -- long legs, big hair, and raspy voice. She is often called the Queen of Rock & Roll.

She possesses a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the 1990s. In addition, she is a member of the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Her boyfriend is German Record Executive, Erwin Bach. Tina lives with him in Switzerland.

Biography

Anna Mae Bullock was discovered by Ike Turner, a noted pioneer of rock and roll, whom she married in 1960. She began as an occasional vocalist in his show at the age of 18, but within a couple of years she not only had a new name, but was the spotlight of a popular soul revue led by Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. As a young adult, Tina tried to dye her hair with too much bleach, and it fell out. Since then, she has worn wigs.

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