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(CNN) — “Proud Mary” was one of Tina Turner’s signature songs, showcasing her unique look, sound, and moves.

Icon. Survivor. A queen of rock ‘n’ roll.

Tina Turner began her life as Anna Mae Bullock in rural Tennessee. When she was a teenager, she moved to St. Louis, where she met rocker Ike Turner.

Ike and Tina Turner’s first chart success came in 1960 with “A Fool in Love,” a song they performed on the “Shindig!” show. They were married in 1962 and in 1966 they recorded “River Deep, Mountain High.” It was a hit abroad, but flopped in the US Offstage, Ike’s drug abuse caused violent outbursts.

After years of physical and emotional abuse, Tina left Ike in the mid-’70s with nothing but his name, at one point reliant on food benefits to survive. In the early ’80s, Turner’s version of “Let’s Stay Together” reignited her career. “Private Dancer” followed in 1984, a huge critical and commercial success. The album featured his only number one song, “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” Although she was not a follower of that theme.

It was also the title of a 1993 film starring Angela Bassett based on Tina’s autobiography.

Turner herself appeared in films such as The Who’s “Tommy” and “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” a film in which she sang the theme song, as well as the theme song for the James Bond film “GoldenEye.” A major role she turned down they gave it to Oprah Winfrey in “The Color Purple.”

The soundtrack to “What’s Love Got to Do with It” gave Turner another hit, his personal favorite: simply “The Best.”

Turner continued to record and tour well into his 80s. She was honored by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2021, 30 years after she was first inducted as part of the duo with Ike Turner.

His Buddhist faith allowed him to carry on.