Chart-topping pop-rock icon Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75.
The Welsh singer, best known for her hit singles ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ and ‘Holding Out For A Hero’, passed away weeks after being placed into an induced coma after emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal.
Last month, a spokesperson for the artist said she was out of the coma but remained “very unwell and in intensive care”.
In a statement shared on Thursday (July 9), the hitmaker’s family confirmed she had “unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for”.
Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Neath, on June 8, 1951, Tyler was spotted singing with her band in the Townsman Club in Swansea by a talent scout in 1975, after which she signed with RCA Records and scored several hits, including ‘Lost In France’, ‘More Than A Lover’ and ‘It’s A Heartache’.
Following a muted period, she returned in 1982 with the Jim Steinman-produced album ‘Faster Than The Speed Of Night’, which went platinum in the UK, US and Australia.
Several of her songs were covered by other artists and became major hits, including ‘Save Up All Your Tears’ for Cher and ‘The Best’ for Tina Turner.
