Bonnie Tyler, Iconic Singer of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Passes Away at 75

MADRID, SPAIN – JULY 30: Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler performs on stage at Push Play music festival at Hipodromo de Madrid on July 30, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa/Redferns)

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Bonnie Tyler, whose hits included the pop classics “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died.

Tyler’s family announced the news on the singer’s Facebook page on Thursday, saying, “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in a hospital in Portugal due to the illness she was being treated for. We will issue a further statement shortly, but for now we ask for privacy as we cope with this tragedy.”

Tyler was 75.

Tyler was hospitalized in Portugal in early May after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery, according to her social media accounts. She emerged from a medically induced coma in June.

‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ Was A No. 1 Hit

Born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951, in Skewen, Neath, Wales, Tyler’s first hit, “It’s a Heartache,” was released in 1978. The country‑rock ballad spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and peaked at No. 3.

It was Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” however, that propelled the Welsh singer to superstardom in 1983. A dynamic power ballad composed and produced by famed Meatloaf collaborator Jim Steinman, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” spent 29 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, including four weeks at No. 1.

The song, which appeared on Tyler’s hit album Faster Than the Speed of Night, earned the singer a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

In 1984, Tyler scored another Top 40 hit, “Holding Out For a Hero,” which was featured on the soundtrack of the Kevin Bacon‑starring dance film Footloose. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at No. 34.

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