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After years battling health woes, Tina Turner admitted weeks before her death she wished she had treated her kidney problems with “conventional medicine”.

WASHINGTON — Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive presence left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock, electrified fans with five decades of hit records — first with husband Ike Turner, then as a wildly successful solo act.The Black eight-time Grammy winner, who has died at the age of 83, lit up the stage from the 1960s, and won a new generation of fans in a

Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive stage presence electrified the world, left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock with five decades of hits.

Soulful diva Tina Turner, who had a lengthy run of ‘60s and ‘70s R&B hits and struck major pop stardom during the ‘80s, died after a long illness at her home in Kusnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday. She was 83.

Lizzo has honoured Tina Turner by saying rock n roll wouldnt exist without the powerhouse singer.

She has been hailed by Swiss media as a model Swiss citizen.

The Proud Mary hitmaker was mulling over the idea of injecting herself with lethal drug to end her own life amid health issue before her husband donated his kidney to her.

Before singing her hero’s hit ‘Proud Mary’, Lizzo honoured Tina Turner by saying rock ’n’ roll “wouldn’t exist” without the powerhouse singer.

A representative for the late Simply the Best hitmaker insists the singer died from natural causes after previously mentioning her struggle with a long illness.

Turn became famous singing with her abusive husband Ike. But left him and became a huge star on her own in the 1980s.