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And a legendary performer
in the music industry

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has died. Tina Turner
passed away today at
her home in Switzerland.

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Stephanie Sy looks back on her
remarkable life and career.

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STEPHANIE SY:

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She was the undisputed
queen of rock 'n' roll,

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a Black woman who
conquered every stage
with unleashed sexuality,
power, and raw emotion.

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In a career spanning eight
decades, Tina Turner sold
more than 100 million records,

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won 12 Grammys and in 2021
was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Born in the Tennessee
Delta, Turner rose to fame
with Ike Turner. The Ike

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and Tina Turner Revue broke
out with a bevy of hits,
including "Proud Mary."

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Turner's soulful rasp and
stage presence enthralled
fans. But, behind the scenes,

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she was a victim of domestic
abuse. Turner endured
more than a decade of

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husband Ike Turner's beatings
and infidelity. The late Ike
once broke her jaw. Years later,

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she explained why she
stayed as long as she did
in the relationship to
Australian "60 Minutes."

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TINA TURNER, Musician:
It became a way of life.

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It was on hold, I'd have
to say, as far as I can
remember now. I had put

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everything on hold because
it was just an existence of
children being involved, debts.

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Where is it to go? Nowhere
to run, nowhere to hide.

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QUESTION: Thousands of
women watching this program
in that very situation.

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TINA TURNER: Yes.

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QUESTION: What advice
would you give?

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TINA TURNER: My advice is make
up your mind, and don't go back.
I was prepared to go through

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whatever I had to go through
with Ike Turner, even
if it was death, because
I would never go back.

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STEPHANIE SY: She did
initially struggle. Getting
a solo recording contract
wasn't easy. But when

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she did come back, it was
by storm with the 1984
album "Private Dancer."
By then in her mid-40s,

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the album's song "What's Love
Got to Do With It" became
her best-selling single.

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After her comeback, she
published a groundbreaking
autobiography. "I, Tina"
was adapted to the silver

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screen with Tina Turner
played by Angela Bassett.
As a live performer,
Turner was an original,

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inspiring the likes of
Mick Jagger and Beyonce,
the moves and that voice.
She was simply the best.

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For the "PBS NewsHour,"
I'm Stephanie Sy.