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85 Tina Turner performs astatine Shoreline Amphitheatre connected May 23, 1997 successful Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
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Singer Tina Turner has died astatine the property of 83 aft a agelong illness, according to a connection posted connected her authoritative Facebook leafage Wednesday.
"It is with large sadness that we denote the passing of Tina Turner. With her euphony and her boundless passionateness for life, she enchanted millions of fans astir the satellite and inspired the stars of tomorrow," the connection said.
"Today we accidental goodbye to a beloved person who leaves america each her top work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes retired to her family. Tina, we volition miss you dearly," it continued.
Widely referred to arsenic the Queen of Rock and Roll, Turner's vocation spans implicit 60 years and includes iconic songs "Proud Mary" and "What's Love Got to Do with It."
In caller years, Turner had suffered sick health. She was diagnosed with intestinal crab successful 2016 and had a kidney transplant successful 2017.
In a abstracted connection to Sky News, a spokesperson said Turner died "peacefully" astatine her location successful Kusnacht, adjacent Zurich, Switzerland.
"With her, the satellite loses a euphony fable and a relation model," the spokesperson said.
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