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Tina Turner

3.9 / 5 from 18 ratings across 3 albums
Albums
210
Members
3
Active
1939–2023
Origin
Switzerland
Biography

Anna Mae Bullock (born November 26, 1939, died May 24, 2023), better known by her stage name Tina Turner, is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of notable hits including "River Deep - Mountain High" (1966) and "Proud Mary" (1971). With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina in 1986, Turner revealed severe instances of domestic violence against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce.

Turner was raised a Baptist and later converted to the Buddhist faith, crediting the religion and its spiritual chants with giving her the strength she needed to get through difficult times. Following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career by constantly performing, eventually launching another series of hits starting in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer. "What's Love Got to Do with It, " the most popular single from the album, would later serve as the title of a biographical film about Turner that was adapted from her autobiography. Turner's musical career has led her to several onscreen roles, the first of which was a prominent turn as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy and an appearance in Sgt.

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978). She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her rendering of the film's theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero", was a hit single. She also appeared in the 1993 film Last Action Hero. One of the world's most popular entertainers, Turner has been called the most successful female rock artist, and was named "one of the greatest singers of all time" by Rolling Stone.

Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide. She is known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity, and widespread appeal. In 2008, Turner left semi-retirement to embark on her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour. Turner's tour became one of the highest selling ticketed shows of 2008-2009.

Rolling Stone ranked her at 63 on their 100 greatest artists of all time and considers her the "Queen of Rock and Roll".

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The trajectory

How Tina Turner moved

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Discography

You Got What You Wanted / Too Hot To Hold
Tina Turner · 1968
Tina Turns The Country On!
Tina Turner · 1974
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Acid Queen
Tina Turner · 1975
Acid Queen
Tina Turner · 1975
Whole Lotta Love / Rockin' And Rollin'
Tina Turner · 1975
I Want To Take You Higher
Tina Turner · 1976
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Rough
Tina Turner · 1978
Sometimes When We Touch
Tina Turner · 1978
Viva La Money
Tina Turner · 1978
At The Apollo
Tina Turner · 1979
Backstabbers
Tina Turner · 1979
If This Is The Last Time / We Had It All
Tina Turner · 1979
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Love Explosion
Tina Turner · 1979
Love Explosion
Tina Turner · 1979
Music Keeps Me Dancin'
Tina Turner · 1979
Music Keeps Me Dancin'
Tina Turner · 1979
On The Road
Tina Turner · 1979
Root, Toot Undisputable Rock'n Roller
Tina Turner · 1979
Are You Breaking My Heart
Tina Turner · 1980
The Edge
Tina Turner · 1980
Тина Търнър
Tina Turner · 1981
Tina Turner Live - Nice 'n' Rough
Tina Turner · 1982
Am I A Fool In Love
Tina Turner · 1984
Better Be Good To Me / I Might Have Been Queen
Tina Turner · 1984
Help
Tina Turner · 1984
Lean On Me
Tina Turner · 1984
Mini
Tina Turner · 1984
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner · 1984
Private Dancer
Tina Turner · 1984
The Wedding / Please, Please, Please
Tina Turner · 1984
What's Love Got To Do With It
Tina Turner · 1984
Electric Lady
Tina Turner · 1985
Private Dance Mixes
Tina Turner · 1985
Queen Of Rock 'N' Roll
Tina Turner · 1985
Stand By Your Man
Tina Turner · 1985
The Legend Of Tina Turner
Tina Turner · 1985
Tina Live - Private Dancer Tour
Tina Turner · 1985
Tina Live: Private Dancer Tour
Tina Turner · 1985
Back Where You Started
Tina Turner · 1986
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Break Every Rule
Tina Turner · 1986
Girls
Tina Turner · 1986
The Best Of Tina Turner
Tina Turner · 1986
Tina Turner
Tina Turner · 1986
20 Great Soul Hits
Tina Turner · 1987
Break Every Rule
Tina Turner · 1987
Overnight Sensation
Tina Turner · 1987
Paradise Is Here
Tina Turner · 1987
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So Fine
Tina Turner · 1987
So Fine
Tina Turner · 1987
The Ike & Tina Turner Sessions
Tina Turner · 1987
Too Hot To Handle
Tina Turner · 1987
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Zabou
Tina Turner · 1987
A Change Is Gonna Come
Tina Turner · 1988
Addicted To Love
Tina Turner · 1988
Multimix
Tina Turner · 1988
Nutbush City Limits
Tina Turner · 1988
Rio ’88
Tina Turner · 1988
River Deep, Mountain High
Tina Turner · 1988
River Deep Mountain High (24 Great Soul Hits)
Tina Turner · 1988
Soul Deep
Tina Turner · 1988

Credits

Ranked #8,884 of 14,615 producers — 117.69 career Groove across 6 records.

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Loving the Alien (1983–1988)
Vocal · 2018
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The Platinum Collection
Producer · 2009
Tina Live
Producer · 2009
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Tina!
Producer · 2008
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River: The Joni Letters
Vocal · 2007
All the Best (The Live Collection)
Producer · 2005
Get Some!
Writer · 2005
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All the Best
Producer · 2004
His Woman, Her Man
Vocal · 2002
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The Very Best Ike & Tina Turner Album Ever
Writer · 2002
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Twenty Four Seven
Producer · 1999
Cose della vita (Can’t Stop Thinking of You)
Lyricist · 1997
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Eros
Lyricist · 1997
In Your Wildest Dreams
Producer · 1996
Missing You
Producer · 1996
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Whatever You Want
Producer · 1996
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Wildest Dreams
Producer · 1996
Disco Inferno
Producer · 1993
I Don’t Wanna Fight
Producer · 1993
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So Far So Good
Vocal · 1993
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What’s Love Got to Do With It
Liner Notes · 1993
Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
Producer · 1993
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Sweet Home Chicago
Performer · 1992
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Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner
Writer · 1991
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Simply the Best
Vocal · 1991
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Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Liner Notes · 1991
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Foreign Affair
Producer · 1989
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
Producer · 1989
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The Best
Producer · 1989
Rio ’88
Vocal · 1988
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Tina Live in Europe
Liner Notes · 1988
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August
Vocal · 1986
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Break Every Rule
Writer · 1986
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Show Some Respect
Vocal · 1985
We Are the World
Vocal · 1985
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Man on the Line
Vocal · 1984
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Private Dancer
Vocal · 1984
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Reckless
Vocal · 1984
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Tonight
Vocal · 1984
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Tonight
Vocal · 1984
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Rough
Vocal · 1978
Delilah's Power
Writer · 1977
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‘Live’ Bullet
Writer · 1976
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Beautiful Loser
Writer · 1975
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Tommy
Vocal · 1975
Sexy Ida
Writer · 1974
Nutbush City Limits
Writer · 1973
Nutbush City Limits
Writer · 1973
Feel Good
Writer · 1972
Let Me Touch Your Mind
Vocal · 1972
Live in Paris: Olympia 1971
Vocal · 1971
What You Hear Is What You Get - Live At Carnegie Hall
Vocal · 1971
A Black Man's Soul
Vocal · 1969
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Outta Season
Producer · 1968
River Deep - Mountain High
Vocal · 1966
River Deep – Mountain High
Vocal · 1966
Don’t Play Me Cheap
Vocal · 1963
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The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner
Vocal · 1961
A Fool in Love / The Way You Love Me
Vocal · 1960
Addicted To Love
Vocal · —