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Tina Turner

1939 - 2023

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Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", Turner's vocal prowess, dynamic voice and electrifying stage presence helped to break racial gender barriers in rock music. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 100 million records worldwide. Turner rose to prominence in the 1960s as the lead vocalist of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner, known for their explosive live performances with the Ikettes and Kings of Rhythm. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tina Turner is the 26th most popular singer (down from 12th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from United States (down from 89th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Singer.

Tina Turner is most famous for her work as a singer, dancer, actress, and author. She has won eight Grammy Awards and sold more than 200 million records worldwide.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tina Turner ranks 26 out of 4,381. Before her are Umm Kulthum, Montserrat Caballé, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Demis Roussos, and Enrico Caruso. After her are Brian Johnson, Tupac Shakur, Debbie Harry, José Carreras, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey.

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Among people born in 1939, Tina Turner ranks 4. Before her are Ali Khamenei, Marvin Gaye, and Terence Hill. After her are Francis Ford Coppola, Ian McKellen, Lee Harvey Oswald, Stanislav Petrov, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Amos Oz. Among people deceased in 2023, Tina Turner ranks 7. Before her are Henry Kissinger, Silvio Berlusconi, Milan Kundera, Jeff Beck, Gina Lollobrigida, and K. Alex Müller. After her are Constantine II of Greece, Toto Cutugno, Luis Suárez, Martti Ahtisaari, Bobby Charlton, and Kenzaburō Ōe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tina Turner ranks 161 out of 20,380. Before her are Buckminster Fuller (1895), Louis Sullivan (1856), William Faulkner (1897), James Dean (1931), Steven Seagal (1952), and Kirk Douglas (1916). After her are John Wayne (1907), George Washington Carver (1864), Katharine Hepburn (1907), Charles Francis Richter (1900), William James (1842), and John Steinbeck (1902).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Tina Turner ranks 11. Before her are Janis Joplin (1943), Joan Baez (1941), Marvin Gaye (1939), Jim Morrison (1943), Frank Sinatra (1915), and Patti Smith (1946). After her are Tupac Shakur (1971), Debbie Harry (1945), Whitney Houston (1963), Mariah Carey (1969), Johnny Cash (1932), and Barry White (1944).

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