Ten Things You May Not Know About Tina Turner [VIDEO]

Ten Things You May Not Know About Tina Turner

Tina Turner is a quarter Native American, an eighth Caucasian, and three quarters African-American.
Tina Turner recorded the song 'A Fool In Love' because the singer scheduled to record the song didn’t show up! “A Fool In Love” turned out to be a huge hit on the pop charts.
Ike Turner gave Tina Turner her name which was inspired by Sheena: Queen of the Jungle.
'Proud Mary' never went to number one.
In January 1988, Tina Turner performed in front of the largest paying audience to see a single performer. During the Brazil show, over 184,000 Tina Turner tickets were sold, which is a record in the Guinness Book of World Records. Tina Turner still holds this record!
Tina Turner’s song 'Simply the Best' has become something of an anthem thanks to inspirational lyrics and one of the most successful singles of Tina Turner’s career.
Tina Turner and Ike were married from 1962 to 1978.
Ike and Tina Turner had one son named Ronnie Turner, born in 1964.
Tina Turner’s biggest tour was the 1987 Break Every Rule Tour