London: Bonnie Tyler, the Grammy-nominated Welsh singer best known for the 1983 global hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, has died at the age of 75.
Tyler died unexpectedly at a hospital in Portugal, where she had been receiving treatment for an illness, her family said in a statement released on Thursday. She had undergone emergency intestinal surgery in May and was later placed in an induced coma.
Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Wales, Tyler rose to international fame with hits including “Lost in France,” “It’s a Heartache,” and the chart-topping “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” produced by legendary songwriter Jim Steinman. The power ballad spent four weeks at No. 1 in the United States and has surpassed one billion streams, enjoying renewed popularity during recent solar eclipses.
Tyler’s distinctive raspy voice became her trademark after surgery to remove vocal cord nodules in 1976. Throughout her career, she earned three Grammy nominations and recorded other popular songs, including “Holding Out for a Hero.”
In 2013, she represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest with **”Believe in Me.” She also collaborated with artists such as Rod Stewart and Cliff Richard and received an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II in 2023 for her services to music.
Tyler is survived by her husband, property developer and former Olympic judo competitor Robert Sullivan. Her powerful voice and timeless hits leave behind a lasting legacy in pop music.
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