Rock and roll legend Tina Turner has sadly died at the age of 83 following a battle with illness, and leaves behind a glittering career that stopped off in Scotland often.
The announcement of Tina's passing was made on Wednesday, May 24, as she died at her home in Zurich, Switzerland, reports the Daily Record.
Tributes flooded in from celebrities and adoring fans across the world after a statement was made by her spokesperson: "Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.
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"With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model."
The singer was known across the world for her many hit tunes, including the likes of What's Love Got To Do With It, (Simply) The Best, and Private Dancer.
The star visited Scotland many times during her illustrious career, stopping over in the nation on no less than five of her world tours.
Tina last performed in Scotland in 2000, but made a visit to the luxury Gleneagles Hotel in September 2014. The star jetted into the nation on a private plane, and was seen in the audience of a piping concert - stunning both the concertgoers, and the performers themselves.
Piper Scott Wood from Erskine, a former member of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, spied the singing legend at night as he performed at the prestigious hotel.
He posted about the encounter at the time, writing: "Tina Turner was in the audience at last night’s gig in Gleneagles. It was just simply the best. #worstjokeeva? #obviously.”
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The legend hosted nine shows in Scotland across her world tours, including in 1985, when she played Edinburgh's Playhouse on her Private Dancer tour, alongside star Bryan Adams.
Tina Turner also played Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium on June 30, 1996, during her Wildest Dreams tour. The star also played the SECC in Glasgow a total of six times, three dates each time for tours in 1987 and 1990.
Her final show took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow, where she performed on July 7, 2000 as part of her Twenty Four Seven tour.
This was the last stop-off for Tina in Scotland, as she never returned to play here - but visited London, Birmingham and Manchester in her eleventh and final world tour in 2009.
While Turner never performed in Scotland again, her legacy is inextricably linked with the country. An authorised documentary of her life, called Tina, premiered in Scotland in 2021 at the Glasgow Film Festival.
Tina was produced by Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald, and was described by Tina's husband, former music executive Edwin Bach, as the star's "goodbye", saying: "This is it. Closure."
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