Beyonce Shares Tribute To Her ‘Beloved Queen’ Tina Turner After Her Death

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Beyonce, 41, shared a beauteous tribute to Tina Turner, who died connected Wednesday astatine the property of 83. The vocalist wrote an affectional connection to the precocious legendary prima connected the homepage of her website, and professed her “endless love” and gratitude for the astonishing bequest she near behind. She besides referred to her arsenic her “beloved queen.”

“My beloved queen. I emotion you endlessly,” she wrote. “I’m truthful grateful for your inspiration, and each the ways you person paved the way. You are spot and resilience. You are the epitome of powerfulness and passion. We are each truthful fortunate to person witnessed your kindness and beauteous tone that volition everlastingly remain. Thank you for each you person done.”

In 2008, Tina Turner joined Beyoncé for an instantly iconic show astatine the Grammy Awards. pic.twitter.com/bFxsML6KOT

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Beyonce’s connection for Tina comes aft she expressed her admiration for the “What’s Love Got to Do With It” crooner galore times implicit the years. One of those times happened erstwhile she had the accidental to execute astatine a tribute for Tina to observe the Kennedy Center Honor she received successful 2005. “I’ll ne'er hide the archetypal clip I saw you perform,” Beyonce told Tina straight portion connected signifier at the event. “I ne'er successful my beingness saw a pistillate truthful powerful, truthful fearless, truthful fabulous — and those legs!”

Just a fewer years later, successful 2008, Beyonce had 1 of her dreams travel true, erstwhile she was capable to execute “Proud Mary” with Tina astatine the Grammy Awards, which tin beryllium seen successful the video above. The duo wore metallic ensembles, including a sleeveless formal for Beyonce, and a sleeveless apical and matching pants for Tina, and had the assemblage connected their feet arsenic they sang a fierce mentation of the iconic song.

Tina passed distant astatine the property of 83 connected Wednesday. (Shutterstock/Everett Collection)

The Grammys infinitesimal is 1 that volition everlastingly beryllium considered 1 of the champion Grammys performances ever, and Tina’s passing volition beryllium 1 of the astir memorable days successful history. Shortly aft Tina’s squad and household announced her death, galore other celebrities, conscionable similar Beyonce, took to societal media to stock tributes. Some of them included Ciara, Mick Jagger, Dan Levy, Magic Johnson, and Gloria Gaynor.

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