From her towering stiletto heels to the body-hugging, thigh-skimming miniskirts, the rasping, husky voice and raunchy energetic stage shows, Tina Turner, who has died aged 83, was the undisputed queen of stadium rock.That she became one of the best-selling female singers of all time, with record sales of over 100 million, overcoming not just a dirt-poor upbringing in the cotton fields of America’s Deep South but a violent and abusive marriage, was as remarkable as any of the success that turned her into a musical colossus and global icon.Hers was a life of extraordinary contrasts: huge fame matched by the brutal years she spent married to the monstrous Ike Turner, who first changed her name, then made her a star — but did so by beating her, controlling her and humiliating her.
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