Singer Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 after battling a long illness. The news brought back several episodes that were sealed by fire in his life.

Many of these sad chapters in Tina's story took place while the singer was developing her career. Affective and family conflicts were a constant in her life behind the scenes. Her bond with Ike Turner, her ex-husband with whom she started in the world of music, was completely zigzagging. While she was with him she suffered psychological violence, sexual abuse, beatings and burns.