Talk:Tina Turner

Media-reporting error

Most media reports have described the Villa Algonquin in Küsnacht as a property with ten buildings and ponds. But this description is of Tina Turner's large estate in Stäfa, at the village's extreme Eastern tip, as shown in satellite images. At the villa Turner was a tenant from 1998 onwards, remaining so through a change in ownership in 2020 until her death. The estate she bought in September 2021 but did not move to. Both are directly on Lake Zürich. Küsnacht is 8 km from Zürich. Stäfa is 25 km away from the city.

RfC: Restore nationality

Do you think her nationality and citizenship in the lead should be restored? Maybe the first sentence of the lead can describe Turner as "an American and Swiss singer."

How do you think? RMXY (talk) 08:42, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

I think it's excellent the way it is. Qflib, aka KeeYou Flib (talk) 16:03, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Also, an RfC on this topic was already carried out and closed last June (see above). We should stay with consensus decision-making - this is the Wikipedia way, anyway. Qflib, aka KeeYou Flib (talk) 16:05, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

I know I've had several replies to this, but I just realized this was asked again by the same user a month after their last consensus they started was closed on 19 June 2023 to remove nationality. The recent consensus removes the constant debate of whether she should be just "American" or "American-born Swiss", etc and IDK what's wrong with it. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 05:57, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

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Comment - Normal format used regularly would be American-Swiss. The opposition to such a normal term flabbergasts me. Do some Americans think there are no black people in Switzerland; that a great American star like Turnar can't possibly have been an American-Swiss singer? Why in this particular case does it rub some people the wrong way to use what's normal? Gives me a very uneasy felling, to put it mildly. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 18:49, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

American-born Swiss singer is the best option for me. She was not American at the time of her death. _-_Alsor (talk) 10:39, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

I have restored "American-born Swiss." That was the format for years (same one as "American-born Greek" for Maria Callas). Removing any reference whatsoever to Turner's nationality -- as if she were stateless -- contravenes Wikipedia usage; the nationality is always mentioned, and in the very first sentence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.255.77.207 (talk) 19:36, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

the nationality is always mentioned - This is not true at all. Per WP:ETHNICITY, nationality can be omitted if it is disputed or agreed to be omitted. Elon Musk is a notable example.

Anyways, this has been a tedious back and fourth for years. The problem is, many people feel that she is notable for being an American, not Swiss. Describing her as "Swiss" would not be accurate to her life/birth/identity/etc. While others argue that because she obtained Swiss citizenship, and died there, she has every right to be called "Swiss". In the end, this has been going on for years and I think omitting it removes much of the headache it has brought over the years. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 01:55, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

What is really happening is that American editors are offended that Tina Turner was no longer American. Ridiculous patriotic issue. Tina Turner, for legal purposes, ceased to be an American to acquire Swiss nationality. And so it must be said: American-botn Swiss singer, as a matter of common sense. We can't make anything up on Wikipedia. _-_Alsor (talk) 01:35, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Do some Americans think there are no black people in Switzerland - No one's denying that people of African descent live in Switzerland, the same way Europeans can be Japanese citizens or be from India. But her career and her all but 10 years of her life have been as an American, and this is where many of the discussions have disagreed on calling her "Swiss".

In the end, various users agreed that we should omit her nationality; especially since this debate has been going on for years and is now being brought up again. As to answer this once again brought back RfC, I agree to keep it as it is, and to stay with the last consensus which wasn't even made a full year ago. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 01:59, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Keep as is as per Clear Looking Glass. See WP:Consensus. I wish people would take the time to read the discussion history on this issue, although I admit it's now in the archive (see the “Lead Section” part of [[1]]) in which numerous editors participated). Let's leave this for now and move on to improving the page. Qflib (talk) 13:12, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

See WP:CCC. _-_Alsor (talk) 01:40, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Tennessee comment The second paragraph in the lead begins: Born in Tennessee... The state is not linked, but most people outside of America (at best, possibly North America) are likely not familiar with it, so United States should be mentioned (MOS:NOFORCELINK) or even used in place of Tennessee. I understand that the consensus was not to mention nationality in the lead sentence, but that doesn't preclude providing some context of her locale somewhere else in the lead, which is currently missing for anyone not already familiar with her.—Bagumba (talk) 01:29, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Restore to American. MOS:NATIONALITY is determined solely by relevance to the subject's notability. Arguments like "She was not American at the time of her death" completely miss the point, Isaac Asimov wasn't an American at the time of his birth but he's cited in the guidelines as a person who should be referred to solely as an American because his birthright Russian citizenship isn't relevant to his notability. Turner's citizenship change came years after retirement and she really only has notability as an American. Describing her as an "American-Swiss singer" or "American-born Swiss singer" doesn't make any sense to me because she didn't have an active professional music career (e.g. releasing any new material or performing live) as a Swiss national. --Shivertimbers433 (talk) 19:21, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

For legal and administrative purposes, which is what is really decisive and important, Tina Turner was no longer a citizen of the United States at the time of her death, but was a citizen of Switzerland. Totally independent of whether as a Swiss she did one thing or the other. What we cannot have a biographical article without a specific nationality. American-born Swiss is the best option, as she was born in the USA and died as a citizen of Switzerland. _-_Alsor (talk) 05:26, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Keep as is - not only was she continually notable while in Switzerland (where she lived for some two decades before becoming a citizen), but she pointedly renounced her U.S. citizenship. Dumuzid (talk) 20:20, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Britannica has American-born alone, which seems reasonable. I also agree with Shivertimbers433's interpretation of MOS. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 03:13, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

American-born seems appropriate and less contentious term to use in nationality related discussions. エンドくさん (talk) 10:06, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

• Restore to American - having nothing is misleading, and 'American-Swiss' is not right. What she did for the last 10 years of her life can be explained elsewhere in the lede. GiantSnowman 21:25, 26 November 2024 (UTC)