Tina Turner Net Worth: From Music To Real Estate
]
Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock & Roll,’ is boosting her net worth with a brand-new $76 million estate on Lake Zurich, Switzerland.
The powerhouse songstress and her husband reportedly purchased the land containing ten buildings, a pond, a stream, a swimming pool, and a boat dock earlier this year.
Neighbor’s to tennis legend Roger Federer, Turner’s husband ErwinBach claimed that purchasing the property was the next step the couple wanted to take, adding that “due to the pandemic and its consequences we – like many other Swiss – unfortunately are refraining from travel.”
Turner and her husband have already acquired Swiss nationality and bought a 260,000-square-foot property in the village of Staefa back in September 2021.
This figure is extraordinary to the regular person casually browsing real estate, but to an icon like Turner, it is a solid element of her impressive net worth.
Tina Turner Net Worth – The Early Days
Since her early days as part of the blues group Kings of Rhythm in 1957, Turner has attained a net worth of approximately $250 million.
Although her exact earnings are not known, it is safe to assume that Turner garnered a strong enough reputation to match her popularity with her finances.
In 1957, she and her sister would frequent St. Louis nightclubs in the hopes of discovering new singers and bands.
Turner was impressed by Ike Turner, and his blues and soul group decided to prove to him she deserved a spot on stage.
After an impressive pseudo-audition, Ike decided to help Turner hone her musical skills and introduced her to the music scene as ‘Little Ann.’
Her first record was the single ‘Boxtop,’ in which she was credited as a vocalist alongside Carlson Oliver.
Turner hit her first career milestone in 1960 after Ike Turner penned the single ‘A Fool in Love’ for Art Lassiter.
Unfortunately, Lassiter failed to show up for the studio recording session. Ike, who initially planned to participate as part of backing vocals, recorded a demo of the song with the intention of swapping Tina out for Lassiter at a later date.
A local DJ, Dave Dixon, convinces Ike to send the demo to the president of Sue Records, who paid them $25,000 for recording and publishing rights to the song.
It was here that Turner decided to change her name, deciding to forgo ‘Ann’ for something that would be a little less common.
Breakthrough in the 1960s
Turner was officially debuted as Tina Turner with the release of ‘A Fool in Love’ in July 1960.
The song was launched to number 2 on the Hot R&B Sides chart and 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 immediately upon release.
After ‘It’s Gonna Work Out Fine’ peaked at second on the charts, she and Ike were nominated for their first Grammy for Best Rock and Roll Performance in 1961.
By this point, Ike had realized that Turner needed something to enhance her stage persona and formed a girl group known as the Ikettes who toured around the country with the couple.
Turner’s first credit as a solo artist was on the single ‘Too Many Ties That Bind/We Need an Understanding’ in 1964, released by Ike’s label, Sonja Records.
In the late 1970s, the relationship between Ike and Turner went South swiftly. Ike, who was a well-known drug addict, would often physically beat his wife.
Ike signed a $150,000 per year deal with Cream Records in 1976, after which he and Turner had to fly to Dallas for a performance.
The couple was involved in an altercation at their Dallas Hotel, after which Turner fled to a friend’s house.
Although the two divorced in 1978, they had two albums released during their most turbulent years.
Tina Turner: Solo Artist
While she credits Ike with her initial success, the world sees Turner as a performer in her own right.
She spent much of the late 70s and early 80s building a brand for herself, performing on television and various clubs to work out what kind of music she wanted to offer.
Her luck changed in 1983, when Turner released a cover of Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together.’ The song proved to be successful enough for Capitol Records to greenlight Turner’s first solo album.
She released Private Dancer in May 1964 to critical acclaim, selling 10 million copies around the globe.
The album’s second single, ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It,’ is credited as the song that truly made Tina Turner.
‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’ is the only Tina Turner song to make it to number one on the Billboard charts, and earned her three trophies at the Grammys that year.
Acting Roles
Tina Turner net worth is not solely the product of her music career but is also largely made up of her work on screen.
She retired from live performances in 2009 decided to focus on other ventures.
Her biggest project has been the Adrienne Warren-led biographical musical Tina, which premiered on London’s West End in April 2018.
The show was transferred to Broadway, where Warren was awarded a Tony Award for her portrayal of Turner.
Turner has appeared in films over the years, most notably Mel Gibson’s post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Tommy (1975).
Gibson’s film grossed $36 million in the United States, with Turner’s performance being well-recieved by audiences and critics.
Present-Day Endeavors
Turner sold the rights to her music to BMG Rights Management in October 2021, earning $50 million from the deal.
She also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and came out of retirement in 2020 to collaborate with Kygo on a remixed version of ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It,’ for which she became the first artist to have a top 40 hit in seven decades in the United Kingdom.
Recently, she and her husband decided to relocate to Switzerland in 2013, and their recent real estate purchases have proven that Turner hopes to remain there for the remainder of her life.
VIDEO: Meet TINA’s Pint-Sized Powerhouse, Skye Dakota Turner
]
A new Broadway year has officially begun and BroadwayWorld is excited kick off 2022 with exclusive interviews with our brand new correspondent, Candace Cordelia. Below, watch as Candace checks in with a small (but mighty) Tina Turner- Skye Dakota Turner, who plays Young Anna Mae in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway.
“There is a lot of surface-level things that a lot of Tina Turner fans know [about her]. But there is not a lot known about her as a child and in her teenage years before she started performing,” explained Skye about how she prepared to take on the role. “Getting to know her backstory and all of the things that she went through… I think it’s really inspiring that she still came out on top and that she is still the queen of rock & roll.”
“I feel lucky to be in this business,” she continued. “I know a lot of people who want to do what I’m doing right now and I’m really happy that I could make it work!”
Check out the full interview below!
Meet Tina’s Leandra Ellis-Gaston and Find Out Why She ‘Boo-Hoo Cried’ During Her Broadway Debut
]
Leandra Ellis-Gaston is making her Broadway debut in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, where she serves as the Dance Captain, an ensemble member and a Tina understudy. Here, Ellis-Gaston shares about the first time she went on stage with on- hour notice, how Tina Turner’s music fuels her and more.
“My mom always had us moving. If music was on, we were dancing,” Ellis-Gaston said. “My first time on stage was in fifth grade when I played Miss Hannigan in Annie. I remember the bow and hearing the audience and being like, ‘Whoa! This is it. This is what it’s supposed to be like’.”
As she continued to dance, Ellis-Gaston went beyond the stage and found new ways to perform. “When I got in high school, I did color guard,” she said. “I was the girl that caught onto everything pretty quickly. I thought if they can do it, I can do it. But I want to do it better. Nothing grabbed my attention like the stage did. All aspects of it, too. The tech stuff, how the sound worked, how the lights looked, how the choreography looked on people. I was so interested in every little piece of theater that I couldn’t get enough. There wasn’t anything I didn’t want to learn.”
Ellis-Gaston has been with Tina since it opened in 2019, and while she has since gone on as a Tina understudy, it is her first performance that was the most memorable. “When I started Tina, I was a swing. We hadn’t rehearsed yet and I got the call an hour before saying I was going on. Everybody’s terrified because they’re like, ‘Does she know it?’ And I’m like, ‘I think I know it. I think I’m pretty good to go on.’ And by time we get to that bow, I just boo-hoo cried because I couldn’t believe my dreams came true.”
For Ellis-Gaston, performing in a musical about the life of Tina Turner holds a personal connection. “The music of Tina Turner has fueled me since I was a kid,” she said. “It’s that funk—it’s that beat that no one can really describe. I felt in my body any time I hear her music or any time I dance. You can feel it, but you can’t really hear it. Being a dancer on Broadway means that a dream is realized. There’s more dreams to come, don’t worry, but that dream is realized, which is exciting.”
Watch the interview below, and head here to check your local listings for The Broadway Show. Hosted by Emmy-winning anchor Tamsen Fadal, it is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program.
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes With TINA’s Hair & Makeup Supervisor Geo Brian Hennings
]
Click Here for More Articles on TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
Go behind the scenes with TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL’s Hair and Makeup Supervisor Geo Brian Hennings with current star Nkeki Obi-Melekwe!
Check out the video below!
TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL currently stars Nkeki Obi-Melekwe as Tina, Nick Rashad Burroughs as Ike, Kayla Davion as Tina (at some performances), Dawnn Lewis as Zelma, Tony Award nominee Myra Lucretia Taylor as Gran Georgeanna and Jessica Rush as Rhonda and also features Juliet Benn, Steven Booth, Nick Rashad Burroughs, Gerald Caesar, Julius Chase, Ayla Ciccone-Burton, Holli’ Conway, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, Charlie Franklin, Judith Franklin, Josiah Gaffney, Matthew Griffin, Ari Groover, Sheldon Henry, David Jennings, Ross Lekites, Robert Lenzi, Rob Marnell, Jhardon DiShon Milton, NaTonia Monét, Phierce Phoenix, Deon Releford-Lee, Justin Schuman, Allysa Shorte, Eric Siegle, Carla R. Stewart, Skye Dakota Turner, Eric A. Walker Jr., Katie Webber and Michelle West.
This new musical reveals a comeback story like no other, of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of racism, sexism and ageism to become the global Queen of Rock n’ Roll. TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL is a celebration of resilience and an inspiration of triumph over adversity.
Brazilian samba great Elza Soares dead at 91
]
Elza Soares, pictured during the Rio de Janeiro carnival in February 2020, has died
Brasília (AFP) – Samba singer Elza Soares, often referred to as the Brazilian Tina Turner, died aged 91 in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, her press office said.
Advertising Read more
Soares’ unmistakable raspy voice made her one of the most popular and famous singers in Brazil, featuring on her more than 30 records released over the course of a six-decade career.
“It is with great sadness and regret that we inform of the death of the singer and songwriter Elza Soares, at 91 years old … at home, in Rio de Janeiro, from natural causes,” her press office said in a statement shared on Instagram.
Alongside Tina Turner, black diva Soares was named Singer of the Millennium by BBC Radio in 2000.
“An icon of Brazilian music, considered one of the best artists in the world, the singer chosen as Voice of the Millennium had a tremendous, intense life, who moved the world with her voice, her strength and her determination,” said the statement.
Scarred by numerous personal tragedies, Elza Gomes da Conceicao Soares became a symbol of resistance and courage towards the end of her life.
The daughter of a manual laborer and a laundress, she was born in Rio de Janeiro in June 1930 and brought up in the Moca Bonita favela.
Her father forced her to get married aged 12 and a year later she gave birth to her first child.
She had seven children with her first husband but the first two – born prematurely and malnourished – died young.
She would later confess to having stolen food to feed them.
Aged 21, she was already a widow.
She then lived for 17 years with football great Garrincha, one of the stars alongside Pele of Brazil’s World Cup triumphs in 1958 and 1962.
They had one child together, a son who died aged nine.
“The adored and eternal Elza is resting, but she will always be in the history of music and in our hearts and those of millions of fans throughout the whole world,” said the statement.
“As Elza Soares wanted it, she sang right to the end.”
© 2022 AFP