Anna May Bullock

One of the most popular singers of our time, Tina Turner, has always set high goals and went to them without hesitation and compromise. Success came quite late, but what a success. Today, on the verge of her 80th birthday, the world-renowned queen of rock and roll can safely say: 

However, a life full of events and changes, which would be enough for more than one biography, was not always so serene. The history of the cult singer is the long-awaited glory and broken dreams, the rebirth "from scratch" and happy love at the end, all in the best traditions of the American happy end.

As a child of Anna May Bullock, this is the singer's real name, there was nothing unusual that could portend a great future. In the provincial town of Nutbush, Tennessee, it was customary to listen to music on the radio, and the church choir became the first stage for a girl with a clear and strong voice.

The family was neither strong nor particularly prosperous. The parents' relationship was far from ideal; they divorced and left their children. Anna and her sister were raised by their grandmother, after her death the girls moved to their mother in St. Louis.

The big city brought new meetings, hobbies and premonitions of something extraordinary. The girls attended regular school, were fond of music parties. The city was full of lively evening life, and on her birthday, Anna and her sister ended up in the Manhattan club, where The Kings of Rhythm rock was often played. The leader of the group took the stage, took the guitar and sang, it was Ike Turner - the first serious musician and a real chance in the musical career of the future star.

The performance of the musicians amazed the aspiring singer with its novelty and expression, Hayk was already a star, and she only dreamed of the stage. Ike reacted skeptically to Anna's offer to sing together, but promised that she would soon have such a chance. It is not known how long she would have had to wait for the promised, but Anna's desire to sing was so strong that she used the first favorable opportunity. The hour has come - at one party, in response to a humorous offer from the band's musician to perform something to her sister, she just took the microphone and sang Bibi King's hits with the passion she could only.

Turner could not help but appreciate the talent - Anna became the vocalist of the Kings of Rhythm group. Hayk had a premonition of success and selflessly created his Galatea - he bought shiny dresses and jewelry, furs and concert shoes with stilettos, chose hairstyles and sent them to the dentist - this is how branded style elements arose: a snow-white smile, the most beautiful female legs on stage, tight-fitting outfits, a chic head messy hair. 

The audience's special stage style and manner of performances were received with a bang, “little Ann” quickly became the soul of the band, a leading soloist and a favorite of the audience.

The group recorded several outstanding hits, in the 60s and 70s was very popular. The ascent to musical heights began with the theme "A Fool in Love" - ​​the singer did not come to the recording, and the single was recorded by accident, in a short time it became a hit in America and brought its first widespread popularity. Then there was "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", "I idolize you" and a cover version of "Proud Mary", for which Tina Turner first received her Grammy.

In 1962, Anna and Ike decided to get married, and this is how "Tina Turner" appeared on the scene: little Ike's favorite character was the queen of the jungle Sheena, and she turned into Tina, who became his own queen and savage from a fairy tale. The stage name from childhood remained for life and brought immense popularity. The ambitious Turner left the group, Tina was to become the lead singer and star in the new team.

The Ike & Tina Turner Revue quickly gained popularity and went on tour. The creative duo gained momentum, vocals and backing vocals were distinguished by complex performance, dance rhythm, which seemed to be slightly lame, and original electronic effects, which were borrowed by many famous musicians. 

Ike was a tough manager, the musicians changed often, but Tina has always remained a faithful partner in life and work. To make good money, she had to work day and night. Revue toured on a busy schedule, but dreams of a "star hit" did not come true until Phil Spector appeared on the horizon with a project for Tina "River Deep Mountain Hight". In the British charts, the single took an honorable third place, and the fashionable British Rolling Stones invited a couple of Turners to participate in their world tour.

During the tour, there was a famous meeting with a fortune-teller who predicted great fame and brilliant prospects for Tina. It was then that the singer finally believed in herself and decided to leave the group. The tough style of work with the Hayk group grew into tyranny, the musicians more and more often left the team, the group's popularity was declining. Constant drugs and uncontrolled spending, scandals and beatings from her husband became unbearable, and Tina Turner on a July day in 1976 goes nowhere with a few cents in her pocket and the words: 

Having paid all the fines for failed contracts and failed shows, she relies only on her strength and talent.

Tina began her career as a solo performer in 1978, after a divorce proceedings. She presented the albums Rough and Love Explosion, which were not commercially successful. In the absence of a noticeable musical career, she often tours with European performers, and gets her first success in the Old World. In 1983, the single "Let's Stay Together" became a real hit in Britain and then in Europe.

The turn came after a meeting at the grandiose "Hollywood Nights" with the future personal manager - Roger Davis. He convinced Tina to play rock 'n' roll and created the example of the most commercially successful project in the history of the music industry.

The peak of luck and recognition came after meeting David Bowie, who arrived at the show at the Ritz with a Capitol Records representative. A couple of days later, Turner recorded his new songs in London: "1984" and "Let's Stay Together", which "overnight" turned her into a real star. The single "I will live" became symbolic - the story of life and personal victory, reflected in the song. 

The unsurpassed hit Simply the best has become a demonstration of the singer's essence, where in an expressive video against the background of burning spotlights, her close-up in dynamic foreshortenings is replaced by a picture of galloping black horses, causing complex associations in the viewer.

Interest in the singer in the United States came later - the album "Private Dancer" was released here with a circulation of 11 million. This marked a stellar recognition:

Over the years of her musical career, Tina has released ten studio albums, won eight Grammy awards and entered the Guinness Book of Records, gathering an audience of 188 thousand at a concert venue in Rio de Janeiro. She is a regular participant in popular TV shows, a welcome guest at Oprah Winfrey's studio.

The singer shoots clips, soundtracks for films: composition We Don't Need Another Hero for the film "Mad Max 3", I Will Survive, "I'm waiting for a hero" for the film Shrek. The whole world knows the 1995 soundtrack Golden Eye performed by Tina Turner for the new Bond series, which has long existed outside the framework of the film. Popular clips of duets with Elton John, Cher, Brian Adams and other performers.

Becoming the vocalist of the band "Kings of Rock", Tina started an affair with saxophonist Raymond Hill, which ended with the birth of her son Craig and had no continuation. But the creative duet of Ike Turner and Anna May has grown into something more. In her autobiographical book, many years later, the singer will write: 

Anna loved and tried to support her beloved, not knowing about the dark sides of his character and life. In 1962, they got married, and their early years were united by creativity, hard work and raising children. Tina managed to raise four sons in a tight schedule of performances: Ike and Michael from Turner's previous marriage, Craig and the couple's joint child, Ronald.

Over time, Ike's drug addiction and violent nature, tyranny at work and beatings at home led the couple to inevitable divorce. Bruises and beatings became more and more difficult to hide from those around him, Hayk deliberately beat him so that those around him could see and know about his power. Tina's decisive departure to an independent voyage without a penny for her soul in 1976 ended with an official divorce in 1978.

Acquaintance with producer Erwin Bach happened much later, at a party in London. He was only 30, three years more than the eldest son of Tina, and she was 46. In the mid-80s, the singer moved to Europe, lives in London, Cologne, Nice. In 1993, after a long relationship, the couple legalized the relationship, finally settling in Switzerland, where Tina obtained citizenship. This freed her from legal and tax obligations for conducting concert activities in America.

A private wedding ceremony in the town of Kusnacht, canton of Zurich, was held without journalists and outsiders, according to the rite of Buddhism, of which Tina has been a follower since the 70s. The guests were in white, the bride's dress was sewn by Armani. The closest and friends were present, including Eros Ramazzotti, David Bowie, Oprah Winfrey.

Today, the singer lives in peace and quiet, in a family circle, trying to help people. Local authorities deliberately closed off part of Lake Zurich in order to close the Turner property from prying eyes. She occasionally performs, but does not intend to continue recording songs. She described her current condition in detail: 

The life story of the iconic singer will form the basis of the musical Tina. The presentation of The Musical project took place in London in 2016, directed by the famous Phyllida Lloyd, creator of the famous and beloved musical Mamma Mia !. Tina enjoys watching a fascinating retelling of her life, choosing iconic hits - the main driving force and inspiration of the performance. The premiere of the production is planned for 2018 for the anniversary of the singer and will be held in London.

Tina Turns the Country On! (1974) Acid Queen (1975) Rough (1978) Love Explosion (1979) Private Dancer (1984) Break Every Rule (1986) Foreign Affair (1989) Wildest Dreams (1996) Twenty Four Seven (1999)

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