Singer Tina Turner has died, aged 83, her spokesperson has confirmed.

A statement from the singer’s spokesperson said “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.”

Few stars travelled so far — she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and spent her latter years on a 260,000 square foot estate on Lake Zurich — and overcame so much.

Physically battered, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by her 20-year relationship with Ike Turner, she became a superstar on her own in her 40s, at a time when most of her peers were on their way down, and remained a top concert draw for years after.

The American-born and naturalised Swiss singer, dancer, actress and author became a global star as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer.

Ike & Tina Turner were “one of the most formidable live acts in history” with hits such as “It’s Gonna Work Out Fine”, “River Deep – Mountain High”, “Proud Mary”, and “Nutbush City Limits” before disbanding in 1976.

In the 1980s, Turner launched her remarkable comeback with the 1984 multi-platinum album “Private Dancer”, including the hit song “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became her first and only number one song on the Billboard Hot 100.

Success continued with “Better Be Good to Me”, “Private Dancer”, “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)”, “Typical Male”, “The Best”, “I Don’t Wanna Fight”, and “GoldenEye”.

In October 2021, Turner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist - accepting the award via satellite from her home in Zurich - for the second time after being inducted with Ike Turner in 1991.