Tina Turner | Born 1939
Known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Tina Turner rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue before pursuing a successful career as a solo performer. Interestingly, her hit song What’s Love Got to Do with It in 1984 won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. This is also her first and only song that topped the Billboard Hot 100. At the age of 44 years old, she became the oldest female solo performer to top the Hot 100.
Turner is considered as one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Among the credits she received are twelve Grammy Awards, including eight competitive awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and three Grammy Hall of Fame. She also has a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2005, she received the Kennedy Center Honors and Women of the Year award.