Calm after the storm: Erwin Bach was the man who raised and loved Tina Turner so much after the trauma of her first marriage

16 years older than him and she held the title of the love of his life. Erwin Bach treated Tina Turner like a princess. The The rock queen lived in a Swiss castle until her death together with a music producer, with whom she started an affair in the 1980s.

When suffered a lot after the divorce Ike Turner in 1976, with whom he experienced a nightmare marriage. The composer was in charge of healing her wounds and overcoming the trauma caused by that abusive relationship. When he wanted to open his heart again, ten years after signing the divorce papers, he met him Bach In 1986, a rich producer who knew how to treat her well from the beginning.

They were in a relationship for more than 25 years, and then they were encouraged to get married in 2013 by a luxurious wedding attended by great artists such as David Bowieunlike the first ceremony with turnerwho took her to a brothel and made her watch while he was distracted by other women.

When Bach and When they decided to live together, she happily renounced her American citizenship to become Swiss and live in a country where she already saw her life with her love. After four years of marriage in 2017. Bach donated one of his kidneys to an interpreter Proud Maryafter discovering that he was suffering from kidney failure.

It was a love she described as a connection of souls; in an interview he classified it as Bach as a real man, without pretensions and with an understanding for his fame and success in the workplace.

“Erwin and I have been a couple for more than 30 years. Do you know that I took the first step in our relationship? I left the fear of rejection and talked to him. One of the best decisions in my life”, the singer shared in 2021.

She was the one who called out Erwin after the first relationship; They met when he picked her up at the airport in Germany for work, and they immediately felt the spark.

“Who would have thought that one moment of boldness would lead to decades of shared happiness? When I first asked Erwin out, it was a spur of the moment decision. Sometimes a few seconds change your life because you feel a spark, an instant connection. For me it is symbolized by my ring on my thumb. The moment I put it on my thumb, I felt stronger, more confident. Since then, he has brought me happiness and always reminds me to stay strong and take advantage of opportunities,” he said on Valentine’s Day of the same year.

Erwin admitted that he had not read the memoir Whenfrom his book happiness comes from you, because he recounts the violent and sad experiences he lived through in his previous marriage and admits that he does not want to feel the suffering of the person he loves. (AND)