The singer Tina Turner died

Singer Tina Turner died at the age of 83. It is reported by Sky News with reference to its representative.

“Tina Turner,“ Queen of Rock-n Roll ”, peacefully died today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her house in Kusnyt near Zurich, Switzerland. Together with her, the world loses the legend of music and a role model, ”the statement said.

Tina Turner is an American singer, the owner of 12 Grammy Awards. She performed such songs as The Best, Goldeneye, What's Love Got to do with it, Typical Male.

The last years of her life, the singer fought cancer. The disease was diagnosed in 2016, a year later Turner suffered kidney transplantation.

The singer became known during her marriage with musician Aiku Terner. It was with him that she released her first popular song - a Fool in Love. This was followed by the hits of it's gonna work out fine, I idolize you and river Deep, Mountain High.

However, the marriage was unsuccessful. Aik Turner beat his wife. At the same time, the singer’s career was declining.

Tin Turner was able to break off relations with her husband after she turned to Buddhism.

“Previously, I did not understand why I had to endure so much cruelty, because I did nothing to earn it. After I began to practice Buddhism, I realized that my difficulties could give me a mission - a goal. I saw that, overcoming my obstacles, I can build indestructible happiness and inspire others on the same thing, ”she said in an interview.

Their story formed the basis of the plot of Bayopic “What Love is capable of”, shot by Brian Gibson. The film was twice nominated for the Academy Award and won the Golden Globe in the category of the best female role.

After a divorce from her husband, the singer returned to the tops of the charts. Her album "Break EVERY RULE", released in 1986, was sold in the amount of nine million copies around the world.

In 1991, Tina Turner and her ex-husband were included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

After that, she released several more successful albums and went to several rounds.

In recent years, the singer lived in Switzerland.