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Late music megastar could return to stage in ABBA-style avatar show

Late music megastar could return to stage in ABBA-style avatar show

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Two years after her death, Tina Turner may make a comeback on stage.

The US star’s estate’s management company has filed a trademark application for her in virtual reality. The Proud Mary singer could sing her best hits in digital form while being broadcast out in arenas. According to legal documents, Tina Turner has been registered for “use in virtual environments, entertainment services, namely, coordinating and facilitating virtual events and concerts, entertainment services.” The music legend, 83 years old, passed away in Switzerland in May 2023. She was dubbed the “Queen of Rock n Roll,” selling more than 100 million records worldwide and receiving eight Grammys, three of which came with the 1985 hit “What’s Love Got To Do With It.”

Tina Turner
After her estate filed trademark paperwork (AP), Tina Turner could return to the stage as an avatar.

Following the estates of George Michael and Freddie Mercury, who also filed documents indicating their intention to expand into live events, the trademark virtual avenues were created.

Similar plans have been implemented by performing bands like Oasis. KISS’ ‘immortality’ digital avatars have also been made available, which will allow them to continue their performances when band members are unable to travel.

The popularity of London’s ABBA Voyage show, one of the most popular attractions in London, has contributed to the spate of projects featuring holograms of pop stars. Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson are among the holographic avatars on ABBA Voyage, which was released in 2022.

On stage during the Abba Voyage concert
For their enormously popular Voyage shows, ABBA have been immortalized using avatars.

Brian May, the guitarist for Queen, stated on the podcast The Graham Norton Radio Show that “we’ve talked about and looked at holograms of Freddie and stuff.” Make an Abba thing about us now, when we’re all gone, I assure you. However, I want to play live while we’re here. I want to be me instead of a hologram.

In the 1960s, Tina and her then-husband, Ike Turner, achieved fame. Proud Mary, River Deep, Mountain High, and Nutbush City Limits were among the hits. After years of domestic abuse, she divorced in the 1970s. She was left without money as a result of the divorce, surviving on food stamps and attending upscale shows to pay her debts.

She had been rejected by the music industry, but thanks to the support of significant British artists, she received a second chance. The Rolling Stones requested Turner play with him on Saturday Night Live in 1981, and she accepted. Turner was David Bowie’s favorite singer, David Bowie claimed to Capitol Records.

With the acclaimed album Private Dancer, which sold more than 10 million copies and won three Grammys, Tina later had a successful solo career abroad.

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Source: Mirror

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