Tina Turner Biography

Fast Facts

• Her 1984 album "Private Dancer," which featured the hit songs "What's Love Got to Do With It" and "Better Be Good to Me," sold 11 million copies and peaked at number three on the U․S․ charts
• Won four Grammy Awards in 1984: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year for "What's Love Got to Do With It" and Best Rock Vocal Performance for "Better Be Good to Me․"
• Was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, earning praise from President George Bush and Oprah Winfrey at the ceremony
• Released her first solo album in 1975, naming it "Acid Queen" after her role in the Ken Russell film "Tommy․"
• Achieved early fame as part of a singing duo with her husband, Ike Turner, with hits like "Proud Mary," "A Fool in Love," and "River Deep, Mountain High․"
• Quote: "[I was] a farm girl who stood in the fields․․․wishing she was [a classy] person․ But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart․"
• Began her comeback in 1981 when she opened shows for the Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart and had a hit with "Let's Stay Together" in 1983
• Best known as a pop and R&B singer whose hit songs include "Let's Stay Together" and "What's Love Got to Do With It․"
• Played the role of Auntie Entity in the film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in 1985 and recorded the songs "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" and "One of the Living" for the film
• Wrote her bestselling autobiography "I, Tina" in 1986, in which she discussed her turbulent relationship with Ike Turner