Fact File
Break Every Rule was the title of Tina's 1986 album, and indeed, Anna Mae Bullock from Nutbush broke every record she could during her more than 50-year career, becoming the biggest female rock star in the world. Guinness World Records announced that Tina sold more concert tickets than any other solo artist in music history.
Tina with her real hair, around 1971
Born: Brownsville, November 26, 1939
Deceased: May 24, 2023 (Küsnacht, Switzerland)
Real Name: Anna Mae Bullock
Mother: Zelma Priscilla Currie (November 18, 1918 - October 09, 1999)
Father: Floyd Richard Bullock (Juli 31, 1912 - Januar 18, 1967)
Sister: Alline Bullock (December 01, 1936 - 2010)
Half-Sister: Evelyn Juanita Currie
Grandparents: Alex & Roxanna Bullock
Son: Raymond Craig Turner (August 29, 1958 - July 03, 2018 / Father: Raymond Hill)
Son: Ronnie Turner (October 27, 1960 - December 08, 2022 / Father: Ike Turner)
Adopted Son: Ike Turner Jr. (1958)
Adopted Son: Michael Turner (1959)
Nationality: American (1939–2013) / Swiss (from 2013)
Spouses: Ike Turner (1962 - 1978) / Erwin Bach (since 2013)
Daughter-in-law: Afida Turner
Religion: Buddhist
In the Beyond recording studio 2009
Studio Albums: 10 (solo) / 20 (Ike & Tina)
Soundtracks: 2 (solo)
Live Albums: 5 (solo) / 8 (Ike & Tina)
Compilations: 6 (solo) / 30+ (Ike & Tina)
Bootlegs: 10+ (solo)
Beyond: 4
Singles: 70+ (solo) / 110+ (Ike & Tina)
#1 Singles: What’s Love Got To Do With It / We Don’t Need Another Hero / Tonight (Live) / Teach Me Again
#1 Albums: Break Every Rule / Foreign Affair / What’s Love?
Records Sold: 200+ Mio.
Top 10 Singles: 19 (solo) / 8 (Ike & Tina)
Top 20 Singles: 30 (solo) / 10 (Ike & Tina)
Charted Singles: 58 (solo) / 36 (Ike & Tina)
Top 10 Albums: 12 (solo) / 3 (Ike & Tina)
Charted Albums: 18 (solo) / 14 (Ike & Tina)
Concert Videos: 12 (solo) / 3 (Ike & Tina)
Video Compilations: 5 (solo) / 2 (Ike & Tina)
Music Videos: 56 (solo)
Movies / Documentations: 4 (solo) / 1 (Ike & Tina)
Grammy Awards: Tina won 8 Grammy’s from 25 Nominations, additionally 3 Hall of Fame Awards and 1 Lifetime Award
Debut single: Whole Lotta Love, 1975 (solo) / A Fool In Love, 1960 (Ike & Tina)
Debut album: Tina Turns The Country On, 1974 (solo) / The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, 1961 (Ike & Tina)
Twenty Four Seven Tour 2000
Concerts: 1.500+ (solo) / countless (Ike & Tina) / 1.000+ (Musical on Tour)
Biggest concert: Estadio Maracana in Rio de Janeiro ( January 16, 1988) with over 180.000 visitors
Private Dancer Tour: 180 concerts / 2.5 Mio. visitors / 10 month
Break Every Rule Tour: 200 concerts / 4 Mio. visitors / 13 month
Foreign Affair Tour: 120 concerts / 3 Mio. visitors / 8 month
What’s Love? Tour: 90 concerts / 1.5 Mio. visitors / 6 month
Wildest Dreams Tour: 250 concerts / 3 Mio. visitors (Europe) / 16 month
24/7 Tour: 120 concerts / 2.4 Mio. visitors / 10 month
50th Anniversary Tour: 90 concerts / 1.2 Mio. visitors / 8 month