Tina Turner’s Kids: Key Facts About the Late Singer’s 4 Children
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Music icon Tina Turner passed away in May 2023 at age 83 after battling a prolonged illness.
Her death came less than six months after her youngest son, Ronnie, died from complications related to colon cancer at age 62.
Tina Turner, known as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, was a mother to four boys. She shared Ronnie with her former husband Ike Turner and adopted two of Ike’s children from previous relationships. Additionally, she had a biological son, Craig, before her marriage to Ike.
Craig Raymond Turner
Craig was Tina’s first child, born when she was 18. He led a quiet life working as a realtor in Beverly Hills and was largely out of the limelight. Tragically, Craig died by suicide in 2018 at the age of 59. Tina described this as her “saddest moment as a mother,” reflecting on his happiness in photos and expressing her hope that he was in a good place at the time of his passing.
Ronnie Renelle Turner
Tina and Ike welcomed Ronnie in October 1960 during their marriage, which lasted from 1962 to 1978. Ronnie appeared with his mother in the film “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” depicting Tina’s rise to fame. He married French musician Afida Turner in 2007. Ronnie passed away in December 2022 at age 62 due to colon cancer complications, with his family calling his death a deep loss.
Ike Turner Jr.
Ike Jr., one of Ike’s children with Tina and Lorraine Taylor, followed a music career and won a Grammy for producing his father’s 2006 album. Tina raised Ike Jr. from infancy, but he stated in a 2018 interview that he hadn’t spoken to her in nearly 20 years. Ike Jr. passed away at 67 in 2025, in what was confirmed as a natural death.
Michael Turner
Tina adopted Michael, Ike and Taylor’s second son, born in 1959. Little is known about Michael’s life, as he avoided the showbiz scene and was reported to be in a convalescent home in California. Family sources shared that he and Ike Jr. were heartbroken about being excluded from Tina’s 2021 documentary, and Michael was reported to need medical support at the time of his death.