Tina Turner's husband Erwin Bach donated his kidney to her to extend her life 6 years ago. Here's everything you need to know about their relationship.

Eve CrosbieMay 26, 2023, 18:41 IST

Tina Turner and husband Erwin Bach spent nearly 40 years together before the singer's death.Tina Turner (@tinaturner)/Instagram, Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

Tina Turner met music producer Erwin Bach in 1986, a decade after she divorced first husband, Ike.
She and Bach — who had a 16-year age difference — dated for 27 years before tying the knot in 2013.

The couple met 37 years ago when Turner was 46 and Bach was 30.

Tina Turner and Erwin Bach, pictured here at the 42nd Berlin Film Festival in 1992, met in 1986.Ronald Siemoneit/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images

They were initially friends but began dating after Bach visited Los Angeles.

Bach made the first move and asked Turner out on a date while at dinner with friends.Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images

Bach proposed to Turner twice before she eventually said yes.

Bach and Turner sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss their relationship in 2013.OWN/YouTube

In 2013, Turner and Bach tied the knot at their Swiss château, surrounded by family and friends.

Turner and Bach, pictured in 2015, two years after they wed.Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for Giorgio Armani

Four years later, Bach donated one of his kidneys to Turner when her health took a turn for the worse.

Turner and Bach, pictured in 2018, a year after he donated one of his kidneys to his wife.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images

In 2020, Turner said that Bach had shown her that "true love doesn't require the dimming of my light so that he can shine."

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

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