Tina Turner beamed with pride whilst giving an acceptance speech for a prestigious award in what's now believed to have been her final public appearance before her death.
It was announced earlier this evening that the acclaimed singer died at her home in Switzerland today, aged 83, with the news shared via a statement.
The sad news has prompted an outpouring of tributes paid to the Grammy Award winner, who's known for songs like The Best, Proud Mary and What's Love Got to Do with It.
Tina is said to have formally retired some years ago – saying her 'farewell' to fans in a documentary – and appears to have largely kept out of the spotlight in the final years of her life, though she did make some appearances and gave two poignant interviews before her death.
It seems that her last appearance was in a pre-recorded acceptance speech given when she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in October 2021.
The footage – seemingly filmed sometime around the awards ceremony – showed Tina beaming as she expressed pride over having received such recognition in her eighties.
She teased in her speech: "If they're still giving me awards at 81, I must have done something right." Tina also remarked: "I'm very happy to have this and to achieved this".
The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll – who had previously been inducted as a duo with her then-husband Ike Turner in 1991 – shared a photo from the filming of the speech on Instagram to mark the occasion.
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She commented: "As you can surely tell from my beaming smile: I am thrilled to now be officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. What an honour."
"I am so grateful to so many beloved people who believed in me and stood by me on my journey here – especially you, my fans. Keep on rocking," she further commented.
Just months earlier, Tina shared a photo of herself on social media in March that year, which featured in a post marking the upcoming release of her documentary Tina.
She said that concert scenes in the film made her relive some of her "proudest moments," with her adding: "I simply had to sing along and dance around my living room".
The caption had accompanied a photo of Tina stood in front of a TV whilst seemingly watching the film – which was released days later – and showed her posing for a photo.
According to the Sun, she was last seen out in person in November 2019 though when the singer attended the opening night of her jukebox musical Tina in New York City.
The outlet reports that she was sitting down in most photos from the event and was assisted by her husband Erwin Bach and Oprah Winfrey while walking the red carpet.
Other photos from the musical's Broadway premiere at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre however show Tina seemingly stood unassisted at a microphone stand on stage.
Her death was announced earlier this evening, with a statement shared on her Instagram account paying tribute by saying that she had "enchanted millions of fans".
Alongside a photo of the late singer, the statement posted on the platform earlier this evening read: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner."
It had continued: "With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow.
"Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly".
