Tina Turner
The year she turned 45, singer Tina Turner began one of the most impressive comebacks in music history.
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Phyllis Diller
American comedian and pianist
Harriette Thompson
Harriette Thompson ran her first San Diego Marathon when she was 76 and continued doing so every year except 2013—which the then-90-year-old only missed due to a recurrence of the oral cancer she had been fighting since 1986.
Etta James
Blues and jazz singer Etta James experienced early success, but is also known for a major comeback later in her life.
Bonnie Raitt
American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Kankawa Nagarra
Walmatjarri elder, community activist, and blues and gospel singer-songwriter
Darlene Love
Despite—or perhaps because of—her phenomenal talent, singer Darlene Love was held back for years by producer Phil Spector, who relegated her to background singer roles.
Googoosh
Iranian megastar who catapulted to stardom in Iran during the 1970s, only to be silenced by the Islamist regime that took power after the 1979 Islamic Revolution
Erima Maewa Kaihau
Māori composer, pianist and music teacher
Catalina D’Erzell
Mexican novelist, poet, journalist, playwright, silent film actress, screenwriter, and composer