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Has had duets with: David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Janis Joplin, Bruce Willis, Antonio Banderas, Barry White, Sting, Bruce Springsteen,Elisa, Eros Ramazotti, Bryan Adams, Beyonce Knowles, Cher, Ann-Margaret, Marvin Gaye

Was a cheerleader and played on the girls` basketball team in high school.

Has won 7 Grammy Awards. 1. Best R&B vocal by a group: Proud Mary. 1971 2. Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Better Be Good to Me. 1984 3. Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: What`s Love Got to Do with it. 1984 4. Record of the Year: What`s Love Got to Do with it.1984 5. Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: One of the Living.1985 6. Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Back Where You Started.1986 7. Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Tina Live in Europe.1988 * 8. Album Of The Year: River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock (contributing artist).2008

Offered the role of Shug Avery in the film "The Color Purple".

Offered one of the main roles in the film "Thelma & Louise". Cher was also offered a role.

First female to grace the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.

Was paid $50,000 by Phil Spector to record "River Deep - Mountain High" in 1966. The song was a failure in America but was highly successfull in Europe.

Inducted into Rock N Roll Hall of Fame with Ike Turner in 1991.

#2 on VH1`s Top 100 Women of Rock N Roll.

Beat out David Bowie for her role as The Acid Queen in the Who`s rock opera "Tommy"