The most moving farewells of 2023
Many people in Germany mourned Tina Turner
Tina Turner died in May at the age of 83.
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In particular, the death of music icon Tina Turner in May apparently moved Germans very much in 2023.
“Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music.” Among other things, these words On Tina Turner’s (1939-2023) official Instagram account, millions of fans around the world said goodbye to the legendary singer in May. Google’s annual review shows how much the death of the music icon apparently moved many people.
As part of the review, Google also published a list of farewells to famous people for whom search interest increased the most compared to the previous year. Turner, who has accompanied people for decades with hits like “What’s Love Got to Do With It”, “The Best” and “We Don’t Need Another Hero”, is at the top of this list, especially ahead of former colleagues Colleagues from the entertainment industry as well as athletes can be found – below in descending order.
Fans say goodbye to a friend
At the end of October, series fans had to say goodbye to “Friends” star Matthew Perry (1969-2023). He was part of the main cast of the cult series alongside Jennifer Aniston (54), Matt LeBlanc (56), David Schwimmer (57), Courteney Cox (59) and Lisa Kudrow (60). “Matty, I love you so much and I know that you are now completely at peace and no longer in pain. I talk to you every day. […] Rest, little brother,” wrote Aniston on Instagram.
The ski legend Rosi Mittermaier (1950-2023) died at the beginning of the year. “We as a family announce the sad news that our beloved wife, mom and grandma fell asleep peacefully in the family circle on January 4th, 2023 after a serious illness,” the Bayerischer Rundfunk quoted a statement from her husband Christian Neureuther (74) at the time. , her son Felix Neureuther (39) and her daughter Ameli Neureuther (42).
Also in January it was announced that Tatjana Patitz (1966-2023), one of the first supermodels, had died as a result of breast cancer. “An angel has left us,” explained her former colleague Eva Herzigova (50) on Instagram. Hearing about her death was “the saddest news I could have imagined.”
Sinéad O’Connor: Farewell to a “warrior”
Countless fans had to say goodbye to Sinéad O’Connor (1966-2023) in July. She was only 56 years old. The actress Jamie Lee Curtis (65) described the Irish singer, who became a star in the 1990s with her version of the song “Nothing Compares 2 U”, including roles as “rebel” and “warrior”. Tim Burgess (56) of the Charlatans she saw as “the true embodiment of a punk spirit” who did not compromise, which made the singer’s life difficult.
Also moving for many were the farewells to rally driver Ken Block (1967-2023), who died in January as a result of a snowmobile accident, to former pole vaulter Tim Lobinger (1972-2023), and to actor Elmar Wepper (1944-2023). and the singer Roger Whittaker (1936-2023).
The Google annual review determines the search trends of the year and shows a particularly strong increase in search interest during a certain period in different categories compared to the previous year.