When Australia and Tina Turner made connections around the game

Australia has set a world record for the number of people dancing to his song Sidhuush City Limits, and Turner became the face of rugby league for a generation of Australians. If female rugby audiences have increased there, it is said to be thanks to her.

The American artist died on Friday at the age of 83 at his home in Gusnacht, near Zurich. She had been a Swiss citizen for a decade.

Speaking to radio station WSFM, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Turner had delivered to Australians. The soundtrack of our lives And she is famous for her global success after overcoming many traumas such as domestic abuse.

On Twitter, the US Embassy in Australia allowed herself to dance. As a tribute to Tina Turner, we decided to learn Australia’s unofficial national dance, Sidiush.Can we read?

Australians invented their own dance to this song, released in 1973, which spread to schools in the following years. The Australian version, which looks like Madison, has nothing to do with Turner’s dance moves.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, more than 1,700 people danced the sibush at the Big Red Bash in Birdsville in 2018.

However, it is time to update it. Over 4,000 people danced to the song at last year’s event. Next July, organizers hope to bring together around 5,000 dancers to mark Turner’s departure and the song’s 50th anniversary.

For many Australians, the name Tina Turner is synonymous with rugby league. In addition to attending the Grand Final, she also participated in the first advertising campaigns based on her song What you see is what you seeAimed at revitalizing Turner’s career and improving the game at the same time.

Many opponents, including some practitioners, immediately questioned the concept’s validity. At the end of the day, the Australian Rugby League marketing team may not have made a better decision.

The league later campaigned with the song The best In 1990. For the next three decades, no marketing strategy came close.

Former league president John Quayle and his team managed to secure the rights to the song for five years. It has long been an anthem for sports, along with popular commercials.

He got to the grand final in 1993 and we were a sponsor on one of his tours of Australia, Quail recalled on the airwaves. Sunrise, on channel number 7. She is an amazing lady. She got along well with the players. Every time she meets them on a set, she enchants them.

Advertisements with song The best, according to Quell, is intended to increase the sport’s popularity among women. They have been a huge hit with Australians in general and women in particular.

Female viewers increased by around 60% during the promotion periodhe said.

Director George Miller directed Turner and Mel Gibson on the set Mad Max : Beyond the Thunder Released in 1985, it paid homage to Turner’s grace. He recalls the little attention he brought to team members by reminding them to stay well-hydrated in South Australia’s furnaces.

Tina Turner isn’t exactly a diva, Miller told ABC TV. He is very strong and very intelligent person.

Singer Jimmy Barnes sang a duet with Turner for the campaign The bestHe said it was an honor to work with him Talented, strong and generous Like her.

Singing and sharing the stage with this beautiful person was definitely the highlight of my life.He wrote on social networks.