She was born November 26th, 1939. ¹⁾

Anna Mae Bullock is her real name. ²⁾

Tina Turner was born in the town of Nutbush, Tennessee. ³⁾

She is of African-American heritage, with roughly 33% European and 1% Native American background. ⁴⁾

Tina Turner's mother abandoned her when she was eleven years old in order to flee the terrible relationship she had with the singer's father. ⁵⁾

She used to be a member of Brownsville's Carver High School's female basketball team. ⁶⁾