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Tina Turner, known as the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll for her catalog of hits including “Proud Mary” and “Private Dancer,” has died.
She was 83.
The news was shared on Turner’s Instagram account on Wednesday.
“Verified It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow,” the statement read. “Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family.
“Tina, we will miss you dearly.”
Turner sold over 100 million records worldwide with huge songs including “The Best” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”
She scored her first and only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the latter tune during her career comeback in 1984. Turner was 44 at the time, making her the oldest solo female artist to top the Hot 100 chart.
The song won three Grammys in 1985 and in 2012 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, giving Turner her third Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
She had 12 total Grammy Awards, including eight competitive awards, three Grammy Hall of Fame awards, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Turner retired from music in 2009 after completing her “Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour.”
Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, the Brownsville, Tennessee, native spent much of her childhood picking cotton and singing in a nearby church.
