Tina Turner is dead.

The legendary singer, passed away at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

She was known as the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’.

‘With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,’ her representatives said in a statement.

Tina Turner was born in 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee. She became famous as part of the Ike and Tina Turner duo in the 70s before embarking on a successful solo career, which is one of the most successful of any female performer in history.

She is survived by three children.