Beyoncé has shared a message for her “beloved queen” Tina Turner, who died Wednesday (Could 24) at age 83.
“My beloved queen. I like you endlessly,” Beyoncé’s message, posted on her web site, started. “I’m so grateful in your inspiration, and all of the methods you might have paved the way in which. You might be power and resilience. You’re the epitome of energy and fervour. We’re all so lucky to have witnessed your kindness and delightful spirit that can without end stay. Thanks for all you might have carried out.”
Along with serving as an inspiration to Beyoncé, Turner additionally collaborated with the singer on the fiftieth annual Grammy Awards in 2008. The pair teamed up for a high-energy, strutting model of “Proud Mary,” Ike & Tina Turner’s 1971 cowl of the Creedence Clearwater Revival traditional. The divas traded strains on the track and coordinated outfits, with Bey in a silver sequined mini-dress and Turner in a sleeveless silver lamé bodysuit.
Three years prior, Beyoncé had carried out the identical track solo on the 2005 Kennedy Middle Honors in honor of Turner. Bey’s relentless efficiency bought a double thumbs-up from Turner, watching within the viewers.
A press release asserting Turner’s loss of life was posted to her Instagram account on Wednesday. “It’s with nice unhappiness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” the assertion reads. “Together with her music and her boundless ardour for all times, she enchanted hundreds of thousands of followers all over the world and impressed the celebrities of tomorrow. Right this moment we are saying goodbye to an expensive good friend who leaves us all her biggest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her household. Tina, we’ll miss you dearly.”
See Beyoncé’s tribute beneath:
