Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75

By Lauren Del Fabbro and Carla Feric, Press Association

Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer Bonnie Tyler has died aged 75, according to a statement on her website.

The Welsh pop star, whose real name is Gaynor Hopkins, died just months after she was treated in intensive care after being placed in an induced coma following an emergency intestinal surgery.

In a statement published on the singer’s official website, her family said: “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for.

“We will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy.”

It was announced in May that the singer was taken to hospital near her home in Faro for an emergency operation.

Tyler was due to perform at the Sunshine Festival in Worcester this summer, along with a number of European dates, and was also booked to perform at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on December 17th.

The singer achieved international fame in the 1980s with the release of her hit single Total Eclipse Of The Heart, which shot to the top of the charts in the UK and US.

Recognisable for her husky voice, Tyler has released many other hit songs over the years including Holding Out For A Hero, It’s A Heartache and If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man).

She represented the UK in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, with the song Believe In Me, finishing in 19th place.

She was made an MBE in 2023 for services to music.