Bouquets and tears at Tina Turner The Musical as Queen of Rock's fans are told of her death
msn.comLondon this evening where a performance of the Tina Turner Musical was ending - as fans came to terms with her death. The iconic singer died at her home in Küsnach near Zurich, Switzerland, today at the age of 83 following a long, unspecified illness.
Her representatives confirmed her death, saying: 'With her the world loses a music legend and role model. ' Fans watching the musical in the West End tonight learned of her death during the show's interval when the cast appeared on stage to break the 'very emotional' news to the audience.
The company then continued the performance. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Turner won eight competitive Grammy Awards and was one of the world's most popular entertainers, known for a core of pop, rock and rhythm and blues favourites.
Her final stadium concert was in Sheffield in 2009. But she has been memorialised by the musical which has run in the West End since 2018 and been performed in theatres across the US.
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