Tina Turner

Tina Turner is one of the best-selling recording artists of music history who has sold over 200 million records worldwide. She is popular for her powerful vocals and successful career. Turner was the youngest in the family. She grew up in Nutbush, Tennessee, and briefly relocated to Knoxville during World War II. When she was eleven years old, her parents separated and as a result of this, Tina and her siblings were raised by their grandmother in Brownsville, Tennessee.

She graduated from Summer High School and worked as a domestic worker and nurse’s aide in her teenage years. Her music career started when she joined Ike & Tina Turner, a singing duo with credits of the hit song, A Fool in Love. She gained Grammy nominations for numerous successful singles after she ventured on being a solo artist. Since then, her name has become a powerhouse in the music industry.