Tina Turner revealed rock icon David Bowie saved her career — here’s how

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Tina Turner seemed to have a certain fondness for rock star David Bowie – and reportedly even credited him for helping her career at one low point.

On Wednesday, it was announced that the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” had died at the age of 83 in Switzerland, where she had been living for a number of years.The iconic performer was well-known for her hit-making songs like “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” and she sold more than 100 million records worldwide throughout her career.However, despite her tremendous success as an artist, there was a time when Tina faced extraordinary personal hardship, as she suffered abuse at the hands of her onetime-husband, Ike Turner.After they divorced in 1976, she was dropped by her record label, Capitol Records, reported People – but she divulged that it was Bowie who actually helped her get back into the industry after taking some time off from recording music. “In 1983 David Bowie did something very special and significant for me,” Tina recalled, according to the UK outlet Female First in 2004. “We were on the same label, but the decision had been taken not to re-sign me,” she said. “David, however, had just had his contract renewed by Capitol, who wanted to take him out to dinner that night in New York to celebrate. ‘I’m sorry,’ he told them, ‘but I’m going to the Ritz to see my favorite singer perform.’ And that was me.” She explained that the “bigwigs” from the record label came along and heard her perform.The “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” died at 83 on Wednesday after a prolific career that spanned decades.Tina — who was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2021 — sold more than 100 million records worldwide throughout her career, with songs including the anthemic.