Death of Tina Turner: her daughter-in-law Afida Turner pays her a poignant tribute on the Web

The music world lost one of its greatest icons Wednesday, May 24, 2023. That day, the famous American singer Tina Turner died at the age of 83. “Tina Turner […] died peacefully at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland at the age of 83 following a long illness. With her, the world loses a music legend and an icon“, revealed a press release relayed by the British television channel sky news. “With his music and his infinite passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow“, underlined for its part the official account of the late musician.

Nicknamed “The Queen of Rock’n Roll“, Tina Turner has performed many cult hits such as What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Proud Mary, The Bestor even Golden Eye, and won no less than eight Grammy Awards during his career. The singer’s death comes just a year after that of her youngest son, Ronald Turner, better known as Ronnie. He was found dead outside his home. As a reminder, Ronnie Turner was married for 10 years to the famous reality TV candidate Afida Turner, revealed in the early 2000s following her appearance on the show Loft Story on M6. Shortly after Tina Turner’s death was announced, her former daughter-in-law posted a poignant tribute to her on Instagram.

Death of Tina Turner: Afida Turner’s magnificent message to say goodbye

“I was just talking about her five minutes before arriving in Nice. How much she loved the south of France. Rest in Peace Stepmom with Ronnie and Craig“, she wrote in English, while posting a photo of herself alongside the late musician. Besides Ronnie, Tina Turner had also given birth to another son, named Craig. Unfortunately, the latter died at the age of 60 in 2018, after taking his own life. By dying, Tina Turner therefore leaves behind her husband Erwin Bach. German-born producer, he had met the singer in 1985, when he was an executive at her record company EMI. The couple finally married in 2013.