is one of the biggest stars of American music. She was born in Brownsville in 1939, and her career began in 1959-1960. She performed as support for The Rolling Stones, and the breakthrough was the release of the album “Private Dancer”, which won the hearts of listeners around the world.
She sang for Poles a few days before martial law. She played in Warsaw and Katowice
Andrzej Marzec was responsible for the artist’s Polish concert, bringing Western stars to our country. When he contacted Tina Turner’s manager, it turned out that he was looking for a place where she could sing between performances in the UAE and London. This place turned out to be Poland. On December 7, 1981, there was a concert at Torwar in Warsaw, and the next day at Spodek in Katowice. On December 13, a few days after the star’s visit, General Jaruzelski introduced martial law.
Tina Turner played a concert for food and lodging. “Like a show from another world”
It would seem that a concert of such a great personality would attract crowds, but this did not happen at all. At that time, Tina Turner was not very popular in Poland. Not everyone knows that the star sang with us on a barter basis. She did not receive any salary, but was only paid for her plane tickets, food and accommodation. – Concert? Like a spectacle from another world. Energy, vitality, her amazing voice. Fantastic band, backing vocals. And Tina in this beautiful dress… You don’t forget such things – Ireneusz Kaźmierczak, a photographer from Silesia, who had the opportunity to appear at the performance at Spodek.
Source: Gazeta
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