{"id":330576,"date":"2023-09-13T00:52:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=330576"},"modified":"2023-09-13T02:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T02:01:08","slug":"tina-turner-tribute-act-to-light-up-grand-final-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=330576","title":{"rendered":"Tina Turner tribute act to light up grand final day"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a tribute to the famous singer that put the code in the spotlight in the 1980s and '90s, the NRL has announced \ufeffThe Tina Turner<\/a> Musical will headline\ufeff this year's women's and men's grand finals.<\/p>\n

It will mark\ufeff 30 years since Tina Turner's iconic performance at the 1993 Grand Final and celebrate the game's association with the late singer.<\/p>\n

"Thirty years on, Tina Turner's 1993 performance remains one of the great grand final moments," NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said.<\/p>\n

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\"Tina<\/p>\n

"This collaboration is a perfect way for rugby league to pay tribute to Tina and everything she did for our game, and it will be a special moment for fans amongst the outstanding entertainment on offer on grand final day."<\/p>\n

Turner partnered with the NSWRL to deliver a campaign to promote the sport, with her songs "What you get is what you see" and "The Best" synonymous with the code as it spread its wings in the 1990's.<\/p>\n

\"Legends<\/p>\n

"She was so wonderful with the players," former league boss John Quayle told Nine. "She made everyone relax. She loved it too when we took the jumpers off the players, she was on the beach in bare feet, in a gym with weights and medicine balls.<\/p>\n

"She was just part of it. She didn't change. Every day it was a big hug on set. Talking to players as if they were entertainers. They all loved it.<\/p>\n

"It was iconic. What a wonderful legacy. That final scene where she was up on the harbour bridge. She was up there before any tours with no safety gear, she just loved to do it and that's how good she was."<\/p>\n

The grand final day entertainment will see two performances from Northern Territory rock band, King Stingray, who will perform in both English and Yol\u014bu Matha languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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