In photos: Remembering Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’

Photography By Washington Post Staff | May 24, 2023

Tina Turner, singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ’70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” died May 24 at 83. Phil Ramey/AP

1966 Tina and Ike Turner perform onstage. AP AP

Turner in the mid-1970s. Echoes/Redferns Echoes/Redferns

Oct. 15, 1972 Turner performs in D.C. The Washington Post The Washington Post

Oct. 24, 1975 Turner performs at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. David Redfern/Redferns David Redfern/Redferns

Sept. 2, 1984 Turner performs "What's Love Got to Do With It" in Los Angeles. Phil Ramey/AP Phil Ramey/AP

Jan. 28, 1985 Turner at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Nick Ut/AP Nick Ut/AP

Tina Turner in the 1985 movie “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome." Moviestore/Shutterstock Moviestore/Shutterstock

Aug. 28, 1986 Turner poses next to her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Nick Ut/AP Nick Ut/AP

March 30, 1987 Turner performs on tour at the Palais Omnisports in Paris. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Jan. 18, 1989 Mick Jagger and Turner perform at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York. Reuters Reuters

Sept. 1993 Turner sings during a performance. Mark Baker/Reuters Mark Baker/Reuters

July 5, 1996 Turner performs during her "Wildest Dreams" tour stop in Basel, Switzerland. Reuters Reuters

Dec. 4, 2005 President George W. Bush congratulates Turner during a reception for the Kennedy Center Honors in the East Room of the White House. The other honorees are, from left, singer Tony Bennett, dancer Suzanne Farrell, actor Julie Harris and actor Robert Redford. The White House/Reuters The White House/Reuters

April 1, 2005 Turner, right, rehearses for a concert to honor the 200th birth anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen in Copenhagen. John McConnico John McConnico

Feb. 10, 2008 Turner, right, performs with Beyoncé at the 50th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Oct. 1, 2008 Turner performs during her tour at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Orlin Wagner/AP Orlin Wagner/AP

Nov. 23, 2008 Turner performs for a sold-out crowd at the Verizon Center in D.C. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post

March 3, 2009 Turner performs at the O2 Arena in London. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Dec. 11, 2011 Turner and her band perform at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards in Zurich. Steffen Schmidt/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Steffen Schmidt/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Nov. 7, 2019 Turner, center, takes a bow during the curtain call, with actors Daniel J. Watts, left, and Adrienne Warren, on the opening night of "Tina – The Tina Turner Musical" in New York. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

2013 Turner poses for a portrait. Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan Indlek/Trunk Archive Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan Indlek/Trunk Archive

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