TINA Turner will tie the knot for the second time after getting engaged to her boyfriend of 18 years.

The Simply The Best singer and music producer Erwin Bach are reportedly planning a lavish ceremony that will see them say their nuptials at Lake Zurich close to their home in Switzerland, claims Swiss newspaper Blick.

Tina divorced her abusive first husband IKe Turner in 1976 after 14 years of marriage.

She met Erwin in 1985 and the couple have lived together in Zurich for the past 15 years.

Past marriage ... Tina and her abusive ex-husband Ike

Tina renounced her US citizenship to become Swiss in January this year.

A spokesperson for the star refused to comment.

Tina Turner is renouncing her American citizenship to become Swiss, it was revealed today.

The American rock diva has lived in the Zurich suburb of Kuesnacht since the mid-1990s and speaks fluent German.

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 Friday's edition.

U.S. singer Tina Turner performs on stage during her concert at the Hallenstadion venue in Zurich, Switzerland where she has lived since the mid-90s

Swiss estate: Tina Turner's home in Kuesnacht which sits on Lake Zurich

Love: The singer, who has sold 200 million records, first came to Zurich with her longtime partner, German music manager Erwin Bach

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

The Proud Mary singer told a local German newspaper: 'I'm very happy in Switzerland and I feel at home here. I cannot imagine a better place to live.'

Turner's agent told Zuerichsee-Zeitung the singer wanted to 'clarify her situation'.

'Tina Turner will therefore also give back her US citizenship,' she said.

Earlier this month, actor Gerard Depardieu announced he was renouncing his French citizenship because of the country's high taxes, and was promptly offered Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin.

Tina's move has sparked rumors she is following in the footsteps of Depardieu and Facebook's Eduardo Saverin, who now calls Singapore, with its 18 per cent tax rate, home.

Wealthy socialite Denise Rich, born Denise Eisenberg, renounced her U.S. last year. She was married to billionaire commodities trader Marc Rich, controversially pardoned by Bill Clinton his last day in office. 

Denise has written songs for Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige and Jessica Simpson. 

But Forbes says of the singer's move: 'There’s little to suggest taxes motivate the decision, and Swiss rates are high.'

Proud American: U.S. President George W. Bush congratulates Tina Turner during a reception for the Kennedy Center Honors in the East Room of the White House

Idyllic: The village of Kuesnacht near Zurich, where Tina and her long-term partner have lived since the mid 90s, is now her permanent home

The mayor of Tina's hometown in Brownsville, Tennessee, said he was surprised at the news.

'Tina Turner - as she has gotten worldwide fame - has never forgotten her roots,' Mayor Jo Matherne told Fox. 'We’ve been in recent contact with some of her people talking about some projects we have in Brownsville.'

Matherne said she was unsure how residents would react to the news of Turner’s citizenship swap.

'I think anytime a person, whether they’re world-renowned or the most meek and mild, makes the decision to change their citizenship we need to step back and think what causes that decision,' Matherne said.

The singer, who has sold 200 million records, first came to Zurich with her longtime partner, German music manager Erwin Bach.

Turner recently passed a local civics test and interview according to an official announcement published in the Zuerichsee-Zeitung daily. 

The 73-year-old's music is popular in Switzerland, with a spiritual singing album she released in 2009 peaking at number seven in the Swiss charts. Children Beyond, a 2011 follow-up, also made the Swiss charts. Turner is currently recording Beyond 2. 

Her agent did not return MailOnline's request for comment. about whether the move was for tax reasons.