A complete timeline of Tina Turner's tumultuous relationship with ex-husband Ike

Barnaby LaneMay 25, 2023, 18:54 IST

Tina and Ike Turner in 1975.Getty/Michael Putland

Tina and Ike Turner were married between 1962 and 1976.
In 1986, Tina accused Ike of physically abusing her throughout their relationship.

Tina and Ike first met in 1957.

Ike and Tina Turner.Getty/Michael Ochs Archives

She then fell pregnant with a child fathered by the band's saxophonist.

Raymond Hill is pictured in the top row, second from the left.Getty/Gilles Petard

Ike discovered Tina's talent when she grabbed the microphone at one of his shows.

ke & Tina Turner perform onstage in 1964.Getty/ Michael Ochs Archives

The pair began dating a year later.

Husband-and-wife R&B duo Ike and Tina Turner perform onstage circa 1961.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Ike and Tina released their first single, "A Fool in Love," in July 1960.

Ike & Tina Turner perform in 1966.Getty/Ivan Keeman

Ike and Tina's son, Ronnie Turner, was born later that year.

Ike, Tina and their children in circa 1972.Getty/Michael Ochs Archives

They married in 1962.

Ike and Tina Turner circa 1967.Getty/GAB Archive

Together, they enjoyed mainstream success.

Ike and Tina Turner performing with the Ike And Tina Turner Revue on the American TV music show "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" in March 1976.Getty/Michael Ochs Archives

Things fell apart in 1976, however.

Ike and Tina Turner.David Redfern/Getty Images

Their divorce was finalized in March 1978.

Tina Turner.Getty/Richard Nairin/Michael Ochs Archives

In 1986, Tina accused Ike of physically abusing her throughout their relationship.

Tina Turner showcases her new book "I, Tina" at UCLA in Los Angeles, California, in 1986.Getty/Ron Galella

Ike later admitted to abusing Turner.

Ike Turner waves as he performs onstage at Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York, July 26, 1997.Getty/Jack Vartoogian

Ike would spend the years after his divorce from Tina doing drugs and getting into trouble with the law.

Ike Turner announces his intention to enter a drug rehabilitation center at a press conference in 1986.Getty

Tina, however, enjoyed a successful solo career.

Tina Turner.Greetsia Tent/WireImage/Getty

Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose in 2007 aged 76.

Ike Turner in 2005.Getty/Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Tina Turner died on May 24, 2023.

Tina Turner during the premiere of the musical "Tina" at Stage Operettenhaus on March 3, 2019, in Hamburg, Germany.Franziska Krug/Getty Images

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