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Tina Turner’s Son Tragically Passes Away, Family Confirms Heartbreaking News

Published on October 7, 2025

The Turner family has experienced tragedy. At the age of 67, Ike Turner Jr., the son of music icons Tina and Ike Turner, passed away.

One day after his birthday celebration, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, he passed away at a Los Angeles hospital.

Cause of death

According to TMZ, Jacqueline Bullock, Tina Turner’s niece, verified that Turner Jr. passed away due to renal failure.

Bullock also disclosed that he had experienced a stroke in early September and had fought serious heart issues for years.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner, Jr.,” Bullock said. “Junior was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”

For those who recall, Ike Turner Jr.’s renal failure death has a striking resemblance to Tina Turner’s health struggles.

After a protracted, undetected illness, the legendary singer died in Küsnacht, close to Zurich, in 2023 at the age of 83. Her kidneys were failing, a disease that was first made worse by decades of high blood pressure, albeit the precise cause of her death was not initially disclosed.

Her kidney damage had been worsened by her high blood pressure, and as her body weakened, she started to accept the idea of dying. In 2017, Tina received a kidney donation from her husband, Erwin Bach.

Adopted by Tina Turner

Let’s return our attention to Tina’s son.

Tina Turner adopted Ike Jr. at a young age after he was born in 1958 to Ike Turner Sr. and Lorraine Taylor. Michael, his brother, had also been adopted by her.

Though their relationship deteriorated over time, Ike Jr. briefly served as Tina’s sound engineer following her breakup from Ike Sr.

“Tina raised me from the age of two. She’s the only mother I’ve ever known,” Ike Jr. told the Daily Mail in 2018.

“But I haven’t talked to my mother since God knows when – probably around 2000. I don’t think any of my brothers have talked to her in a long time either.”

Bullock brought to mind Ike Jr.’s early passion for music. He was drawn to the drums at first, but Tina made him disassemble his drum kit after every rehearsal, which made him concentrate on the keyboard.

Later, he established a reputable career as a musician and sound engineer while assisting in the management of his father’s recording studio, Bolic Sound Studios.

“My father took me out of school at 13. I ended up running his recording studio, plus going on the road with them,” Ike Jr. told Daily Mail in 2018. ”They made a lot of money on tour, and my father used to make me count it until my hands were grey.”

He was on the group that helped Ike Turner’s Risin’ With The Blues win a Grammy in 2007 for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Tina’s kids

Fans swiftly showered TMZ’s Instagram post with condolences and respect after learning of Ike’s passing.

“RIP ,” one wrote.

“Most of Tina’s kids didn’t live long enough…may their souls rest in peace,” another commented.

“Rest Easy Ike Turner III,” a third wrote.

“🙏🏽,” another added simply.

Tina Turner’s family has been plagued by tragedy for a long time. Ike Sr. adopted her son Craig, who committed suicide in 2018 at the age of 59.

In 2022, Ronnie, their sole biological child, died at the age of 62 due to complications from colon cancer. The Turner family suffered a devastating string of losses when Tina herself passed away at the age of 83 five months later following a protracted illness.

Ike Turner and Tina had been divorced for a long time before he died in 2007.

The life of Ike Turner Jr. was characterized by exceptional talent, complicated family dynamics, and the highs and lows of growing up in one of the most well-known families in music. Even though he is no longer with us, his memory and his contributions to music will live on.

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