A Tribute to Tina Turner Starring “COOKIEâ€With a little push at the age of 14 from none other than the Dike Ellington, Cookie Watkins set off on a singing path and a two-decade career.“I was always described as the little girl with the big woman’s voice," Cookie recalls. Starting with the voice and piano lessons at the age of eight, she soon found that her entire life was to be “lost in music.â€Her big brother had been a singer for nine years with Duke Ellington’s band, and one night, the Duke heard Cookie singing along in the dressing room. So he persuaded her to perform on stage, and from there, with ‘Sir Duke’ in her corner, there was no turning back.Cookie studied opera at Temple University and the Manhattan School of Music, but turned to popular music when she realized how long it would take to reach her peak in opera.Cookie’s vocal style was heavily influenced by such R&B legends as Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin and, of course, Tina Turner.She’s had a strong and steady career as a powerful vocalist, but it was her development as a Tina Turner impersonator that ultimately led to Cookie landing herself a regular spot as part of the rotating as part of the rotating cast of Las Vegas’ Imperial Palace long-running feature show, ‘Legends In Concert’.Cookie who is known these days to perform the Best Tina Turner tribute in the world. She performs her shows throughout the United States and Internationally with rave reviews. She brings the audiences to their feet singing and dancing in their seats as they are in amazement of the likeliness not only with singing with her powerful voice, but also the incredible look with her sculpted legs.