The iconic singer died at her Swiss home on Wednesday aged 83 following a long and successful career.
Culture Minister Alain Berset, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, tweeted a personal message.
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Mit Tina Turners Tod hat die Welt eine Ikone verloren. Ihre Songs und die vielen Erinnerungen, die damit verbunden sind, werden bleiben. Meine Gedanken sind bei den Angehörigen dieser beeindruckenden Frau, die in der Schweiz eine zweite Heimat gefunden hat. #tinaturnerExternal linkpic.twitter.com/H5Mha3Nc2FExternal link
“With Tina Turner’s death, the world has lost an icon. Your songs and the many memories associated with them will stay with you. My thoughts are with the family of this impressive woman who has found a second home in Switzerland,” he said.
Born Anna Mae Bullock in Tennessee, the pop star adopted the stage name Tina Turner and reeled out a series of hits over several decades.
In 1994 she moved into a mansion on the shores of lake Zurich with German music producer Erwin Bach, who she later married.
In 2013, Turner have up her United States passport to take Swiss nationality. A year later she described how “Switzerland felt like home right away. It’s just perfect. People respect each other’s privacy here, take care of each other”.
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