died Wednesday at the age of 83.Mourners were seen leaving flowers and lighting candles at the gates of the Grammy winner’s estate, located on Lake Zurich in the tranquil town of Küsnacht.
Turner first moved into the home, known as Villa Algonquin, with her longtime love, Erwin Bach, in 1998. Due to strict Swiss laws prohibiting foreign homeownership, Turner and Bach rented the property until the singer became a citizen of the country in 2013.
Despite her superstar status, Turner blended in with locals around the town, which has a population of around 12,000. “When she was passing by, she was smiling, she could feel that we were looking at her, but was always very discreet,” one resident told Reuters.
Another Küsnacht resident also left flowers outside Turner’s home and told Reuters: “She was a good neighbor, and when she showed up in town, she was very well-liked.”Tennessee-born Turner first began dating Bach, a German music executive, in 1986.
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