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Turner used to visit nightclubs in St. Louis. At āClub Manhattan,ā she met her future husbandĀ and his band āKings of Rhythm.ā Ike recognized her talent and gave her a chance to record with him as a background singer in 1958.
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In 1959, she recorded a dummy vocal for Ikeās song, which was later sent to Juggy Murray, president of āSue Records.ā Ike was paid a large sum of money for the recording and publishing rights of the song. Turner and Ike started singing together and in 1960 their single āA Fool in Loveā reached the second position on the āHot R&B Sides.ā Later on, āItās Gonna Work Out Fineā earned them their first āGrammy Awardā nomination.
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The duo became popular and went on to sign with āLoma Records,ā a subsidiary of āWarner Bros. Recordsā in 1964. They gave live performances all over the United States, and performed in shows like āHollywood A Go-Go
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In 1966, she recorded the song āRiver Deep ā Mountain Highā which was released under āPhilles Records.ā The song became a big hit in the UK, giving Turner an opportunity to open for āThe Rolling Stonesā on their UK tour. Around that time, Turner and Ikeās albums, such as, āOutta Seasonā and āThe Hunterā were gaining success. Their revue also became popular in Las Vegas. These shows were attended by celebrities like Elvis Presley, Elton John, etc.
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She signed with āLiberty Recordsā in 1970 and came out with two albums, āCome Togetherā and āWorkinā Togetherā with Ike. Turner and Ike were becoming popular all over the country and were invited to be interviewed and perform at āThe Ed Sullivan Show.ā
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In 1974, Turner released her first solo album āTina Turns the Country On!ā with the help of āBolic Sound Studios.ā The album was critically acclaimed and fetched her āGrammyā nomination for āBest Female R&B Vocal Performance.ā Ike and Turner were still making music together. Subsequently, they ventured into gospel music, and released āThe Gospel According to Ike & Tina.ā It became an instant hit, and they were nominated for āBest Soul Gospel Performance.ā In the same year 1974, Tina played the role of āThe Acid Queenā in the London-based musical āTommy.ā Her performance made her famous in the UK, and in the following year she released her second solo album āThe Acid Queen.ā
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From 1975 to 1978, she went through a rough period because of her marriage with Ike, who was an alcoholic and cocaine addict. It affected their professional association, and Turner stopped performing with him. Turner tried renewing her career with her cabaret styled performances in Vegas with the help of āUnited Artists Recordsā in 1978. She also started appearing on shows like āThe Hollywood Squares,ā āDonny and Marie,ā etc.
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In 1978, her third album āRoughā was released under the same record label. It was followed by āLove Explosion.ā Unfortunately, the albums failed to impress her fans, and she decided not to renew her contract with the company.
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In 1980, with her newly formed association with Roger Davies, Turner was showcased at āThe Ritz,ā New York. This gave her an opportunity to perform with Rod Stewart, first on āSaturday Night Liveā and then in his US tour.
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In 1983, after signing with the āCapitol Records,ā Turner released āLetās Stay Together.ā The single was a huge hit in Europe and America. She signed a three-album deal with the record.
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In 1984, she released āPrivate Dancer,ā which is considered to be her comeback album. The album sold about 20 million copies worldwide. The hit single from the album āWhatās Love Got to Do With Itā earned her a āGrammy Award.ā
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Following the success of her album, Turner appeared in the movie āMad Max Beyond Thunderdomeā in 1985. The movie was a huge success and her acting skills were honored with the āNAACP Image Awardā for āOutstanding Actress.ā
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In 1986, she released another hit album āBreak Every Ruleā which has sold 12 million copies to date. In the same year, she published her autobiography āI, Tina,ā and received a star on the āHollywood Walk of Fame.ā
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She made history by performing with Paul McCartney in front of the largest paying audience in āMaracana Stadiumā in Rio de Janeiro in 1988. The event was etched in āGuinness World Records.ā The following year, āForeign Affairā was released.
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In 1993, Turned signed the rights for the production of the movie āWhatās Love Got to Do with It,ā which was based on her relationship with Ike. She also helped the female protagonist with her costumes and taught her dance moves. She worked with the band āU2ā for the composition of a song in the āJames Bondā movie āGolden Eyeā in 1995. Following the success of that, āWildest Dreamsā was released, and it went gold and platinum in the US and Europe, respectively.
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In 1999-2000, she appeared on the āVH-1ā special āDivas Live ā99,ā and then released āTwenty Four Seven.ā She launched a tour for the album, helping it achieve gold certification in the United States. The tour grossed over $100 million.
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Turner was honored by the āKennedy Center Honorsā in 2005, and various artists, including Oprah Winfrey, Melissa Etheridge, Queen Latifah, Beyonce, and Al Green paid tribute to her that night. President George W. Bush also appreciated her.
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In 2008, she performed with Beyonce at the āGrammy Awards,ā and won a āGrammyā as a featured artist for āRiver: The Joni Letters.ā In the same year, she embarked on her first tour in ten years, āTina 50th Anniversary Tour.ā
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In 2018, she released a jukebox musical titled āTINA: The Tina Turner Musical,ā depicting her life in a nutshell. It was released in collaboration with Phyllida Lloyd and āStage Entertainment.ā It premiered in London with Adrienne Warren in the lead. The same year, she released her second memoir āTina Turner: My Love Story.ā
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Turner attended the āGiorgio Armaniā show in Beijing in 2012. The following year, she appeared on the cover of the German issue of āVogueā magazine, becoming the oldest person to appear on the cover of āVogue.ā