Tina Turner timeline: key milestones

• November 26, 1939 – Born Anna-Mae Bullock in Nutbrush, Tennessee;

• 1956 – Moves to St. Louis, meets Ike Turner;

• 1960 – Takes the stage name Tina Turner, start of Ike & Tina Turner Revue;

• 1962 – Marries Ike Turner in Tijuana, Mexico;

• 1966 – Ike & Tina open for Rolling Stones on UK tour;

• 1968 – Attempts suicide after years of abuse by Ike;

• 1969 – Earns Grammy Award for “Proud Mary”;

• 1975 – Stars in her first film, “Tommy” by The Who;

• 1976 – Files for divorce from Ike;

• 1984 – Releases comeback album “Private Dancer”;

• 1985 – Stars in “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”;

• 1991 – Is inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as duo act with Ike;

• 1993 – Is played by Angela Basset in biographical film “What’s love got to do with it?”;

• 2005 – Receives Kennedy Center honors;

• 2008 – Embarks on 50th Anniversary Tour;

• 2009 – Retires officially from performing;

• 2013 – Becomes a Swiss citizen;

• 2018 – “Tina” musical debuts in London;

• 2021 – Is inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as solo act;

May 24, 2023 – Passes away in Switzerland, aged 83.

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