Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton pay tribute to Tina Turner and celebrate her
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President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined the recognition given to Tina Turner by personalities from the United States and other countries , after the death of the admired singer, which occurred on Wednesday
President Joe Biden joined his voice with many other personalities in the United States to celebrate with a message the life and career of rock star Tina Turner, who died this Wednesday at the age of 83, and offered his condolences to her family.
In Biden's statement released by the White House, the president said: “Before I was the Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner was the daughter of a farmer in Tennessee.”
And she highlighted: “With 12 Grammy Awards, she was the only woman to win in the pop, rock and R&B categories, a sign of her versatility, creativity and broad appeal. Millions flocked to her concerts. Her high-octane dance performances were legendary. And her iconic hits, including “Proud Mary”, “The Best”, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, continue to be treasured and sung. blaring for generations of fans”.
“We send our love to her husband, Erwin, the rest of the Turner family and fans around the world mourning the woman who was ‘simply the best'”,
Former President Barack Obama paid tribute to the admired artist: “Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was herself unapologetically, speaking and singing the truth of her through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never fade.”
Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself—speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never… pic.twitter.com/qXl2quZz1c
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 24, 2023
And former President Bill Clinton also paid tribute to the “Queen of Rock and Roll”:
My statement on the passing of Tina Turner. pic.twitter.com/W4dextsssR
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) May 24, 2023
Tina Turner had retired from the world of music in 2009, at the age of 70, with a prolific career translated into more than 200 million records sold, 22 albums, of which 12 are studio recordings, 3 live and 7 compilations.
Since then, the interpreter has focused on her personal life, marrying in Switzerland -where she ended up being nationalized- in 2013, at the age of 73, with the German music producer Erwin Bach, 57, after 27 years of relationship.
Tina Turner suffered from health problems in the last decade, including colon cancer in 2016, and underwent a kidney transplant just a year later. She passed away this Wednesday at the age of 83 at her home in Kusnacht, Switzerland.