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In Pictures: Tina Turner, queen of rock ‘n’ roll whose career spanned 60 years

The singer has died at the age of 83 after a long illness.
The singer has died at the age of 83 after a long illness.

Singer Tina Turner died at the age of 83 after a long illness and a lifetime as one of rock’s most famous voices.

The American-Swiss singer – born Anna Mae Bullock – had a career that spanned six decades and gave the world classic tracks such as River Deep – Mountain High, Proud Mary, Nutbush City Limits and The Best.

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Tina Turner arriving in London with her then husband and singing partner Ike Turner in 1971 (PA)
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Tina Turner with Terry Wogan and Elton John at the BBC TV centre in Shepherds Bush, London, to help launch Wogan’s chat show series(PA)
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Tina Turner was one of rock’s most famous voices. She won 12 Grammy Awards (Malcolm Croft/PA)
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The late Queen Elizabeth II meeting Tina Turner, watched by the comedian Freddie Starr, following a Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium in 1989 (PA)

The singer was a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and won a total of 12 Grammy Awards.

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Tina Turner in Dublin during the first of four sold-out concerts in the city’s O2 venue in 2009 (Niall Carson/PA)
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Turner during a news conference at London’s Hyde Park Hotel in 1995 to launch her single, the theme tune to the new Bond movie Goldeneye (David Cheskin/PA)
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The singer on stage at London’s Wembley Stadium in her last-ever live performance in the UK (William Conran/PA)
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Tina Turner attending the photocall at the Hospital Club, London, in October 2017, for the West End musical Tina, based upon her music (Ian West/PA)

She previously held a Guinness World Record for the largest paying audience for a solo performer – attracting an audience of 180,000 for her show at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1988.

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Tina Turner performs during the MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall (Peter Jordan/PA)
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Tina Turner on stage during the ‘Women of the Year’ lunch in London, in November 2005 at The Guildhall in London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Tina Turner’s music delighted fans for more than half a century (Andrew MacPherson/PA)