Simply The Best - Die Tina Turner Story

Simply The Best - The Tina Turner Story

Tina Turner's album "Break Every Rule" was released by Capitol Records in 1986 and quickly became a number one success. The album sold over twelve million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling music albums of the 80s with a total of 14x platinum, 7x gold and 1x silver. Their legendary performance as part of the subsequent tour in Rio de Janeiro in front of more than 180,000 spectators even earned them an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. 40 years later, "Simply The Best - The Tina Turner Story" pays tribute to the unique life's work of one of the most important artists in music history. Most recently, the successful production caused quite a stir in the course of a long legal dispute over the portrait of the leading actress and the world's best Tina lookalike, Dorothea "Coco" Fletcher, and gained international prominence and recognition following the verdict in the last instance. The show has already thrilled hundreds of thousands of visitors and will be touring Germany, Austria and Switzerland again in 2026.

A highlight among musical biographies and a must for all Tina Turner fans who want to experience the eventful life of the exceptional artist with all her great hits up close and live once again: "Simply The Best - The Tina Turner Story" depicts the life of the exceptional artist with lots of live music and impressive scenes and takes the audience on a journey through five decades of music history: from initial successes, the failure of a great love and finally, after the separation, Tina's sensational solo career to the film music of "James Bond 007 - Goldeneye" in the mid-90s.

From difficult circumstances to a stellar solo career

Anna Mae Bullock, born on November 26, 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee (USA), grew up in Nutbush and died on May 24, 2023 in her adopted home of Küsnacht near Zurich (Switzerland), became a global star and legend as Tina Turner. From 1958, she performed alongside her future husband Ike Turner. After the separation and the private abyss, her first solo tour for the album "Private Dancer" in 1985 was the outstanding comeback as a solo artist. In 2009, the singer with the unmistakable timbre went on her last world tour. This tour was the grand finale to an extraordinary career with over 180 million records sold, countless number 1 hits and chart positions such as "Simply The Best", "Private Dancer" and "We Don't Need Another Hero". Even after her death, Tina Turner remains an unbeatable role model for strength and courage.

The successful production "Simply The Best" is a tribute to the rock icon who shaped half a century of rock history and brings the unique Tina Turner sound live to the stage once again. The gripping and emotional musical biography was awarded "Best Musical Tribute Show" at the Reel Awards in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2020 and pays tribute to an outstanding and unique personality.

The world's best Tina lookalike: Dorothea "Coco" Fletcher as Tina Turner

"Tina Turner's performances were very different from those of other artists. I have always been fascinated by her incredible energy and stage presence," says Tina Turner actress Coco Fletcher. Inspired by the exceptional artist, she manages to imitate her idol perfectly. Coco's performance comes amazingly close to the original, both visually and vocally. As a result, she is rightly considered the best Tina lookalike in the world. There could hardly be a greater compliment for Coco Fletcher than the fact that the rock icon herself felt that she was too similar to her in a past legal dispute. With the special timbre in her voice and the energetic show, Coco Fletcher brings the "Queen of Rock" back to the stage and thrills the audience together with the outstanding ensemble of live band, singers and dancers.

Fletcher, who grew up in Alabama/USA, celebrated her first successes in Las Vegas: There she performed with soul greats such as The Platters and Bobby Womack and sang successfully in shows such as "American Superstars". She has been part of the first cast of "Stars in Concert" since September 1997. Since 2004 she has regularly appeared on stage with Udo Jürgens and in 2005 she sang a duet with Jermaine Jackson (Jackson Five). Coco Fletcher became famous in Germany and Switzerland after Pepe Lienhard engaged her for his live tours and TV appearances. She also gave goosebumps on "Let's Dance" 1 & 2 (RTL) and sang for Quincy Jones at the "42nd Montreux Jazz Festival" in 2008.

Bernhard Kurz, the man with a flair for successful productions

With "Simply The Best", successful producer Bernhard Kurz and tour organizer Oliver Forster have created a monument to the Queen of Rock. Kurz was awarded the "Artist Choice Award" for "Best Producer" in Las Vegas for his successful work. The impresario of the Berlin-based show series "Stars in Concert" is also celebrating success across Europe with musical biographies about the life and work of Elvis Presley ("ELVIS - The Musical") and the Beatles ("All You Need Is Love!"). Kurz has been a true great in show business for decades and has become a recognized expert in double act shows over the course of his career.

Producer and promoter OIiver Forster has also filled concert halls in German-speaking countries in recent years with COFO Entertainment's own productions about world stars such as Falco, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.