Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer Tina Turner Dies at 83

Tina Turner performs during the "Ein Herz fuer Kinder" (A Heart for Children) TV charity telethon in Berlin on Dec. 17, 2011. Tobias Schwarz/Reuters

Tina Turner, the American-born singer who became one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83.

She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative said.