Tina Turner, the pioneering rock'n'roll star who became a pop behemoth in the 1980s, has died aged 83 after a long illness.
She had suffered ill health in recent years, being diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and having a kidney transplant in 2017.
Her publicist, Bernard Doherty, said: "Tina Turner, the 'queen of rock'n'roll' has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model."
Turner affirmed and amplified Black women's formative stake in rock'n'roll, defining that era of music to the extent that Mick Jagger admitted to taking inspiration from her high-kicking, energetic live performances for his stage persona.
After two decades of working with her abusive husband, Ike Turner, she struck out alone and - after a few false starts - became one of the defining pop icons of the 1980s with the album Private Dancer.
Her life was chronicled in three memoirs, a biopic, a jukebox musical, and in 2021, the acclaimed documentary film, Tina. Paying tribute last night, Jagger, who duetted with Turner during Live Aid in 1985, said: "I'm so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner. She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her."
Commenting on Instagram, the model Naomi Campbell said: "Rest in Peace & Power THE QUEEN, LEGEND, ICON. There will never be another. Cherish my times with you." The American singer Gloria Gaynor hailed Tina Turner as an "iconic legend who paved the way for so many women in rock music, black and white".
The actor Rosario Dawson wrote: "Rejoice In Paradise Queen. Legends Never Die. Rest In Power."
The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood shared pictures of Turner online, writing: "God bless you Tina, the Queen Of Rock And Soul and a dear friend to our family."
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