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Long live Tina Turner. The powerhouse vocalist—whose voice electrified classics like “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Private Dancer,” “Simply The Best,” “We Don’t Need Another Hero,” and the definitive rendition of “Proud Mary”—passed away on May 24, 2023, at the age of 83. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” her official social media channels shared at the time. “With her music and her boundless passion for life, she 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. Tina, we will miss you dearly.”

According to Deadline, Tina died after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. Her passing came just six months after the heartbreaking loss of her youngest son, Ronnie Turner, who died in December 2022 from complications related to colon cancer. Tina mourned his death publicly, writing that her “baby left the world far too early.”

Tragically, the Turner family faced another loss in October 2025 when Tina’s adopted son, Ike Turner Jr., died at 67 following kidney failure.

Tina’s influence as the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll will forever be felt. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she rose from performing alongside her ex-husband Ike Turner in the late 1950s to redefining pop and rock music as a solo artist in the 1980s. Beyond her extraordinary career, Tina’s personal life also drew headlines—from her early motherhood and abusive marriage to Ike, to her later happiness with German music executive Erwin Bach, whom she married in 2013 after nearly 30 years together. While she and Erwin never had children of their own, Tina’s heart—and her home—were always full. Learn more about her children and family below.

Craig Raymond Turner

Tina had her first son, Craig Raymond, in 1958 when she was only eighteen. Craig’s father was Raymond Hill, who played saxophone in Ike’s band, Kings of Rhythm. Craig mostly avoided the spotlight during his life, and he worked as a real estate professional. Sadly, Craig died by suicide in July 2018 in his Studio City, California, home at age 59.

Tina opened up about her son’s death in a June 2019 interview with CBS This Morning. She expressed that she felt like her son was at peace. “I think Craig was lonely, that’s what I think really got him more than anything else,” she said at the time.” I have pictures all around of him smiling, and I think I’m sensing that he’s in a good place. I really do.” The singer held a ceremony to scatter her late son’s ashes on Jul. 19, 2018, as she revealed in a tweet. “My saddest moment as a mother,” she wrote. “I said my final goodbye to my son, Craig Raymond Turner when I gathered with family and friends to scatter his ashes off the coast of California. He was fifty-nine when he died so tragically, but he will always be my baby.”

Ronnie Renelle Turner

Tina gave birth to her younger son Ronald “Ronnie” Renelle, in October 1960. Ronnie was musical like his mom and dad. He acted alongside his mama in the 1993 movie What’s Love Got To Do With It as a member of The Revue, according to IMDb. Ronnie also performed with his parents. Ronnie’s half-brother Ike, Jr. revealed that he was married to the singer Afida Turner in an interview with DailyMail in 2018. His half-brother said he spoke to Ronnie “periodically.”

Ronnie was reported to have died on Dec. 8, 2022. His wife shared a statement mourning his passing on her Instagram. “My God, Ronnie Turner, a true angel, huge soul, highly spiritual, my husband, my best friend, my baby,” she wrote.

Ike Turner Jr.

Ike Turner had six children, but Tina only adopted two of his sons. The two sons she adopted were from his long-term relationship with Lorraine Taylor. His oldest son, Ike Turner, Jr. was born in 1958. Ike Jr. followed in his dad’s and adopted mom’s footsteps and began a career in the music industry. He won a Grammy in 2006 for producing his father’s album Risin’ With The Blues in the Traditional Blues Album category. Ike, Jr. also reunited with one of his father’s old bandmates Randi Love in 2017 and toured with her, according to the Oklahoma Eagle. Randi was a member of the Ike Turner Revue as an “Ikette.” Randi released a single with Ike, Jr. in 2018 called “Freaky” under the name Sweet Randi Love & Love Thang Band.

Ike claimed that he’d been estranged from his mother for nearly two decades in a 2018 interview with DailyMail. “Tina raised me from the age of two. She’s the only mother I’ve ever known,” he said. “I haven’t talked to my mother since God knows when – probably around 2000. I don’t think any of my brothers have talked to her in a long time either.”

In May 2023, just weeks before Tina’s death, Ike Jr. was arrested on charges of cocaine possession. He remained in jail at the time of her passing.

On October 5, 2025, Tina Turner’s son Ike Turner Jr. passed away at the age of 67, according to family sources. He died in a Los Angeles hospital from kidney failure, after suffering from severe heart problems and having had a stroke the previous month. His niece, Jacqueline Bullock, confirmed the news and shared that he had been battling declining health for some time.

Michael Turner

Ike’s younger son from his relationship with Lorraine was Michael, born in 1959. Of Tina’s four children, the least is known about Michael. While Michael has kept out of the spotlight, it was revealed that he, as well as his brothers Ike and Ronnie, were “devastated” that they were mostly left out of the 2021 HBOMax documentary Tina, according to a source who spoke to Fox News.