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Oprah and Fantasia Barrino Share Rocking Tribute to Tina Turner at Grammys: ‘She Is Our Forever Goddess of Rock & Roll’
Oprah introduced Fantasia Barrino's in memoriam performance of 'Proud Mary' at the Grammys for Tina Turner.
After several stirring Grammy in memoriam segments, including Stevie Wonder covering songs from Tony Bennett and Jon Batiste leading a choir through a heartfelt rendition of “Lean on Me,” Winfrey took the stage standing in front of a smiling image of Turner. “Tina Turner was always a towering figure,” Winfrey said as a guitarist started playing the iconic guitar riff for “Proud Mary” to back her. She then introduced the “Color of Purple” star Fantasia Barrino a woman with her own “empowering voice” who was joined by Adam Blackstone and a bevy of backup dancers.
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