How many children does Tina Turner have?
25.05.2023 - 12:53
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Tina Turner has passed away at the age of 83, after a lengthy battle with a long, unspecified illness. The legendary singer died at her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. Her representatives announced the news, saying: 'With her the world loses a music legend and role model. 'Did Tina Turner have any children? Was the singer married prior to her death? Read on below for all you need to know about the legendary vocalist's family. The 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' had two biological children.
She had her first son, named Raymond Craig, with Kings of Rhythm saxophonist Raymond Hill. She had a second son with Ike Turner, named Ronnie, who played bass guitar in a band called Manufactured Funk with songwriter and musician Patrick Moten. She also adopted two of Ike Turner's sons and would raise his children as her own.
Here is what you need to know about each of the singer's four sons. Tina Turner gave birth to her first child, a boy, at just 18 years of age. As the child's father was Raymond Hill, the saxophonist in blues band Kings of Rhythm, he was named Raymond Craig Turner.
Craig, who studied at Santa Monica College, worked in real estate at Rodeo Realty, in the San Fernando Valley. Tragically, Craig Turner was found dead by suicide aged 59, at his home in Studio City, California in 2018. Turner gave birth to her second son, Ronald 'Ronnie' Renelle, in October 1960 and shared Ronnie with her ex-husband, Ike.