Tina Turner, “it’s a story of the emancipation of an Afro-American woman”, testifies the journalist Yves Bigot

“Beyond her talent as a singer and a survivor, Tina Turner is also a story of the emancipation of an African American woman.“, said Wednesday May 24 on franceinfo Yves Bigot, president of TV5 Monde, journalist and producer, after the death of Tina Turner at the age of 83.

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Tina Turner”has enjoyed success since 1957 with her husband Ike Turner, and the Kings of Rhythm“, says Yves Bigot. The singer “has greatly appealed to English bands. Mike Jagger had copied his way of dancing to appropriate it“.With her marriage to Ike Turner,”a dirty guy who beat her, who cheated on her“, the story of Tina Turner is that”of his survival, then of his triumph to become a superstar having regained planetary success” with notably “the album Private Danseurs in 1984” and the movie Mad Max.

Tina Turner and “her insane energy” on stage

Tina Turner had “an absolutely incredible temperament and an insane energy that never expressed itself better than on stage“, says Yves Bigot. “This is what allowed him to survive an absolutely insane grip from Ike Turner.”

If he had to remember one thing from the singer, Yves Bigot wants to remember “his journey“.Tina Turner”tells the story of African Americans in the second half of the 20th century“. Of his “rotten little town“, at her wedding to Ike Turner, touring the “slums in the southern United States, then Los Angeles and Chicago“, before picking up”top of the charts” until “emancipate and become a huge solo star“. Tina Turner is “successful african american woman“past”1950s world of segregation“, until becoming “a global superstar“, adds Yves Bigot.