Tina Turner dies: Sheffield music legend Martyn Ware pays tribute 'to the most extraordinary performer'
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The Heaven 17 star worked with the singer as a record producer helping to revitalise here career in 1983 with her cover of ‘Let’s Stay Together’. Tina died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. Martyn took to social media to honour her memory.
He wrote: ‘Tina has given immense pleasure to millions of people - everyone loved her, and she loved everyone right back. She was the most extraordinary performer I’ve ever recorded with, and the world is a much poorer place for her passing…There can never be another Tina.’
Tina was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, on November 26, 1939. According to reports, a private funeral ceremony will be held for close friends and family.