MICK Jagger has paid tribute to singer Tina Turner following her death aged 83.

The music legend thrilled millions with hits such as The Best, Private Dancer and What’s Love Got to Do With It in a career spanning five decades.

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The Rolling Stones frontman, 79, who admitted he took inspiration from her high kicks, said: “I am so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner.

“She was truly an enormously talented artist and singer.

“She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.”

Bandmate and guitarist Ronnie Wood shared photos of Tina Turner online, describing her as “a dear friend to our family”.

“God bless you Tina, the Queen of Rock And Soul and a dear friend of our family,” he wrote.

American singer Diana Ross said she was “shocked” and “sad” by the news of Tina Turner’s death. “Sending condolences to Tina Turner’s family and loved ones,” she wrote on Twitter, sharing a photo of the pair together.

Sir Elton John said Tina Turner was a “total legend on record and on stage” in a tribute to the singer following “the saddest news”.

“We have lost one of the world’s most exciting and electric artists. A total legend on record and on stage. She was untouchable,” Sir Elton wrote, sharing a photo of the pair together. “Condolences to Erwin and her family. The saddest news.”

Singer Paloma Faith considered Tina Turner to be one of her “greatest influences and inspirations”.

Faith paid tribute to Turner after her death aged 83, writing on Instagram: “I can’t even begin. I really can’t.

“Tina you were probably one of my biggest influences and inspirations.

“I grew up with you in the background of my childhood and throughout my time learning my craft I always returned to you.

“I am forever grateful to have seen you live several times. I am forever in awe of your soul fire and energy. No one comes close.

“Thank you for all the gifts you have given me and us as women to be empowered and stand up for ourselves and be counted by turning our pain into a force of nature.

“You were really amazing… RIP.”

American singer Gloria Gaynor hailed Tina Turner as an “iconic legend who paved the way for so many women in rock music, black and white”.

Gaynor tweeted: “I am so, so very saddened to hear of the passing of @TinaTurner, the iconic legend who paved the way for so many women in rock music, black and white.

“She did with great dignity and success what very few would have dared to do even in her time and in that genre of music”.

In his own tribute, Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams said Tina Turner was “one hell of a powerhouse” and recalled the time the pair spent together.

“RIP @tinaturner. The world just lost one hell of a powerhouse woman,” he said. “I will forever be grateful for the time we spent together on tour, in the studio and as friends.

Thank you for being the inspiration for millions of people around the world to speak your truth and give us the gift of your incredible voice.

“My condolences to her husband Erwin and Tina’s family. It’s Only Love… and that’s all.”

Tina Turner died at the Swiss home she shared with her husband of ten years, German record executive Erwin Bach, 67.

Announcing her death, a representative said: “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ passed away peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness at her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

“The world is losing a music legend and a role model.

“With her music and her inexhaustible vitality, Tina Turner thrilled millions of fans and inspired many artists of subsequent generations.

“A private funeral ceremony will be attended by close friends and family.”

The singer’s official Instagram account posted a black and white photo of Tina, with the caption: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner.

“With her music and her boundless passion for life, she has enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow.

“Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music.

“All our deepest sympathy goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you very much.”

She was born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee, USA – the town that was later commemorated in her hit Nutbush City Limits.

Tina was abandoned by her parents as a child – mother Zelma suffered domestic abuse from husband Floyd Bullock.

The singer then herself suffered years of abuse at the hands of husband and musical partner, Ike Turner, whom she married in 1962.

Before things turned sour, found success as Ike & Tina Turner Revue and a big hit with 1971’s Proud Mary.

She later claimed that Ike, who died in 2007, had physically beaten her, claiming that an argument with her co-star “would only make him angry, and it could lead to a beating.”

Tina finally fled her abusive marriage in July 1976 with just 36 cents in her pocket – to become a solo breakout sensation.

She has sold over 180 million albums, won 12 Grammy Awards, had 11 UK top 10 hits and sold out Wembley Stadium three times.

Aldwych Theatre, where Tina The Musical is based, said it was “so proud to be telling her story”.

The theater tweeted: “Rest in Peace Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

“We are so proud to tell her story on our stage and celebrate such a formidable woman with audiences of all ages.

“Our thoughts are with her family at this time.”

In October 2021, music giant BMG acquired Turner’s music interests, including her share of her recordings, her music publishing writer’s share, neighboring rights and name, image and likeness.

BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said: “There will only ever be one Tina Turner.

“Her music and her life journey touched so many people. We send our condolences to her dear manager and husband Erwin, and everyone who loved her.”

It comes just months after Turner’s son Ronnie died aged 62 last December.

His death was later confirmed to be related to “complications of colon cancer” and “atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease”.

Heartbroken Tina paid tribute in one of her last public statements, saying: “Ronnie, you left the world far too soon. In sadness, I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son.

In later years, she was hit by a spate of health scares – including a stroke in 2013 that left her learning to walk again.

Tina wrote in the 2018 autobiography My Love Story how her second husband Bach donated one of his kidneys to Turner to save her life after she was faced with the choice of a transplant or lifelong dialysis.

Adding that she “didn’t want to live on a machine”, she said: “Only the transplant would give me a good chance of an almost normal life.

“But the chances of getting a donor kidney were slim.

“I couldn’t eat. I survived but did not live. I started thinking about death.

“If my kidneys were working, and it was time for me to die, I could accept that. It was OK. When it’s time, it really is time.”

Turner even signed up for assisted suicide – which is legal in Switzerland – before her husband stepped in to donate.

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