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With almost fifty years in the music business, Tina Turner became one of the most commercially successful international female rock stars. Her sultry, powerful voice, her incredible legs, her time-tested beauty and her unforgettable story all contributed to her legendary status.

Born to a share-cropping family in the segregated South, Anna Mae Bullock and her elder sister were abandoned by their sparring parents early on. After her grandmother's death, she eventually moved to St. Louis, Missouri to reunite with her mother. This opened up a whole new world of R&B nightclubs to the precocious 16-year-old. Called up to sing onstage with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1956, she displayed a natural talent for performing which the bandleader was keen to develop. Soon, Anna Mae's aspirations of a nursing career were forgotten and she began to hang around with the group. When the singer booked to record "A Fool in Love" failed to turn up for the session, Ike drafted Anna Mae to provide the vocal with the intention of removing it later. However, once he heard her spine-tingling performance of the song, he soon changed his plans. He changed her name to Tina Turner, and when the record became a hit, Tina became a permanent fixture in Ike's band and his quest for international stardom. One thing led to another: they were married in Mexico after the births of Tina's two sons - the first a result of an earlier relationship with a musician, the second with Ike.

Before too long, the Ike and Tina Turner Revue was tearing up large and small R&B and soul venues throughout the early and mid-1960s. The hits were relatively few, but the unsurpassed energy and excitement generated by the live stage show, primarily Tina, made the Revue a solid touring act, along with the likes of James Brown and Ray Charles. Their greatest attempt to "cross over" came in 1966 with the historic recording of the Phil Spector production, "River Deep, Mountain High". While it was a commercial flop in the United States, it was a monster hit in Europe - and the start of Tina's European superstar status, which never faded during her long stint of relative obscurity in America in the late 1970s. The Revue entered that decade as a top touring and recording act, with Tina becoming more and more recognized as the star power behind the group's international success. Ike, while having been justly described as an excellent musician, a shrewd businessman and the initial "brains" behind the Revue, was also described (by Tina and others) as a violent, drug-addicted wife-beater who was not above frequently knocking Tina (and other women) around both publicly and privately. Despite hits such as "Proud Mary" and Tina's self-penned "Nutbush City Limits", further mainstream success eluded the group and Ike blamed Tina. After years of misery and a failed suicide attempt, Tina finally had enough in July 1976, when she fled the marriage (and the Revue) with the now-famous 36 cents and a Mobil gasoline credit card.

Tina, nearing 40, endured a long and, at times, humiliating trek back to superstardom through working many substandard gigs and performing a repertoire of current Top 40 hits and old Ike & Tina tunes in hotel ballrooms and supper clubs. She later admitted she was having the time of her life at this point, simply putting together her own show and performing. She refused to wrangle for a settlement from the divorce, despite being in huge debt to all the tour promoters she had let down by fleeing the Revue. After an appearance on Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights (1980), Tina - in a wise business move - persuaded Newton-John's management team to take her on. With Roger Davies at her side, Tina's profile began to rise, and performances alongside the likes of Rod Stewart and The Rolling Stones introduced her to the rock market she so wanted to pursue.

The European release of her cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" in 1983 was a major turning point in Tina's career. The record hit #6 on the British chart, and Capitol Records were soon demanding a full album. "Private Dancer" was hurriedly produced in England in two weeks flat. The rest is rock and roll history. The next single - "What's Love Got to Do with It?" - became Tina's first #1 single the following year, and the album hung around the Top 10 for months, spawning two further hits. At the 1985 Grammy Awards, her astonishing comeback was recognized with nominations in the rock, R&B and pop categories and rewarded with four trophies. After that time, the successes just kept coming: a starring role in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985); duets with Bryan Adams, David Bowie, Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger amongst others; several sell-out world tours; a string of hit albums and awards; a bestselling autobiography, "I, Tina"; and the blockbuster biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) chronicling her life.

After her "Twenty Four Seven Millenium Tour" in 2000, Tina announced she would retire from the concert stage, but continue to record and play live on a smaller scale. Four years later, at age 65, she released a career retrospective entitled "All the Best" featuring new recordings, and reached #2 in the American album chart, her highest ever placing for an album there. She ended 2005 as one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, the highest form of recognition of excellence in the arts in America. Despite changing the direction of her working life, she will always be remembered as a dynamic live performer and recording artist, able to thrill audiences like no other woman in music history. Tina Turner is the undisputed Queen of Rock and Roll.

Gustav Knuth was born on 7 July 1901 in Brunswick, Germany. After he received acting lessons from Casimir Paris, a well known actor at that time, he made his stage debut at the Stadttheater Heidelberg in 1918. Later, he played in Hamburg and also in Basel, Switzerland, but finally returned to Hamburg. In 1935, his first movie Der Ammenkönig (1935) became a unexpected success and many more such as the legendary Great Freedom No. 7 (1944) or the Sissi (1955) trilogy in the 1950s followed. After World War II, his stage career continued in Switzerland, where he lived in Küsnacht and was ensemble member at the Schauspielhaus Zurich. On 1 February 1987, he died of a stroke in Neu-Münster near Zurich, Switzerland.

Klaus Knuth was born on 26 August 1935 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for MS Franziska (1977), Die Konvention Belzebir (1968) and Mein Freund Harvey (1970). He was married to Hannelore Fischer-Knuth. He died on 26 April 2012 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Marie-Louise von Franz was born on 4 January 1915 in Munich, Germany. She died on 17 February 1998 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Traute Carlsen was born on 16 February 1887 in Dresden, Germany. She was an actress, known for Heidi (1952), Heidi and Peter (1955) and Der Schriftmagier (1919). She was married to Karl Forest. She died on 22 November 1968 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Walter Lesch was born on 4 March 1898 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for Wie d'Warret würkt (1933), Jä-soo! (1935) and Wings Over Ethiopia (1934). He was married to Mathilde Danegger. He died on 27 May 1958 in Küsnacht, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.

Valerie Steinmann was born on 12 December 1921 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Der 42. Himmel (1962), De Grotzepuur (1975) and Es Dach überem Chopf (1962). She died on 28 November 2011 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Nina Raven-Zoch was born in 1911 in Germany. She was an actress, known for Akrobat Schööön! (1943) and Life Goes On (1945). She was married to Helmut Kindler, Georg Zoch and Karlheinz Becker. She died on 1 September 1996 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Klaus Jacobs was born on 3 December 1936 in Bremen, Germany. Klaus is known for Great Performances (1971). Klaus was married to Renata Jacobs. Klaus died on 11 September 2008 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Helmut Kindler was born on 3 November 1912 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Maria Reese and Nina Raven-Zoch. He died on 15 September 2008 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Willy Schmid was born on 29 August 1928 in Hägglingen, Aargau, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Lachendes Glück (1963), Eheinstitut Harmonie (1963) and Laß Blumen sprechen (1962). He died on 11 October 2013 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Artur Beul was born on 9 December 1915 in Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Tåg 56 (1943), Weißes Gold (1949) and S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956). He was married to Lale Andersen. He died on 9 January 2010 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Cédric Dumont was born on 24 July 1916 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a composer, known for Monster-in-Law (2005), Zwei Bayern in Bonn (1962) and Eurovision Song Contest 1962 (1962). He died on 24 May 2007 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.

Meinrad Lienert was born on 21 May 1865 in Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Der doppelte Matthias und seine Töchter (1941). He was married to Maria Magdalena Josefina Gyr. He died on 26 December 1933 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.