Tina Turner and Erwin Bach’s Relationship Timeline: From Love at First Sight to Marrying Almost 30 Years Later
24.05.2023 - 20:53
/ etonline.com
As the world mourns the death of rock 'n' roll legend Tina Turner, ET is taking a look back at her longstanding love with her second husband, Erwin Bach. Turner and Bach, a German music executive, met in 1985 when he picked her up from the airport ahead of a concert. From their European meet-cute to tying the knot almost 30 years later, Turner and Bach were married up until her death on May 24. In a statement to ET, the singer's rep said Turner died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. Honoring the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll's love story, keep reading for a full timeline of Turner and Bach's «love at first sight» relationship. Turner first met Bach when he was assigned to pick her up from the airport in Germany ahead of her concert. At the time, the EMI music exec was 30 years old while Turner was 47. In a documentary interview with Oprah Winfrey, , Turner described meeting Bach as «love at first sight.» «He had the prettiest face.
You could not miss it. It was like saying, 'Where did he come from?' He was really that good looking. My heart went .
It means that a soul has met. My hands were shaking,» Turner said. After their initial meeting, Turner made her budding romance with Bach a reality by inviting him to visit her back home in the States. In Winfrey's documentary, Turner says she propositioned Bach.
«When you come to L.A., I want you to make love to me. He looked at me like he didn't believe what he was hearing,» Turner recalled. Bach first visited Turner in Nashville, before the duo had their rendezvous in Los Angeles. Turner remembered her first impressions of Bach, saying, «He was so different.
So laid back. So comfortable. So unpretentious.» In the documentary, Turner
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