January 25, 2013 - 15:38 AMT
Tina Turner on her way to becoming Swiss citizen

Tina Turner is on her way to becoming a Swiss citizen, The Associated Press reported.

The American rock diva has lived in the Zurich suburb of Kuesnacht since the mid-1990s. The local Zuerichsee-Zeitung newspaper said on its website the local council announced its decision to grant the 73-year-old Turner citizenship in an official notice published in the Jan 25 edition.

The decision still requires formal approval from cantonal (state) and federal authorities.