Toy company Mattel is honoring Tina Turner on the 40th anniversary of her hit song What does this have to do with love? with one Barbie doll created in his likeness.
Part of her Barbie Signature Music Series, the doll wears an outfit inspired by the song’s music video: a black mini dress paired with a denim jacket and her signature hairstyle
“I am honored to welcome my Barbie to the already represented group of pioneering women and introduce more children to my journey,” Turner, 82, said in a statement.
Image of a Barbie doll created by Mattel that resembles the singer Tina Turner. (MATTEL/Handout via REUTERS)
The eight time Grammy winner She had great success in the late 1960s and early 1970s performing with her former husband, Ike Turner, but the couple divorced in 1978 after a stormy marriage.
In early November 2019, Turner attended the opening night of The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, which chronicles her life and work.
He retired from performing after his last tour, which ended in 2009.
Turner, who was born in Tennessee, moved to Switzerland in 1995 to join her German-born record producer partner Erwin Bach, whom she later married in 2013, and became a citizen in April of that year. The doll can be purchased at MattelCreations.com and Amazon, Walmart and Target.
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