Bonnie Tyler Dies

Tributes pour in after Welsh pop star Bonnie Tyler, famed for Total Eclipse of the Heart, dies at 75.

Bonnie Tyler's anthems will live forever

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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop singer known for the 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” died at 75 in a hospital in Portugal after treatment for an illness. Her family said she died unexpectedly after emergency intestinal surgery and complications from a perforated intestine; she had recently emerged from a medically induced coma. Tyler was a three-time Grammy nominee and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2023. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Kevin Bacon and Johnny Knoxville were among those posting tributes.

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Enduring Anthems

Bonnie Tyler’s biggest songs remain powerful because they combine dramatic pop-rock sweep with her unmistakable raspy voice. Anthems like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” have become lasting cultural touchstones that continue to resonate across generations.