Simply the best: Tina Turner dies aged 83

Obit Tina Turner

A portrait of the late singer Tina Turner stands atop her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Turner died Tuesday at 83 after a long illness. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Source: AP / Chris Pizzello/AP

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Rock and roll icon Tina Turner has died after a career spanning six decades, that created one of the towering figures of modern music.

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