Overview
- Her family announced Thursday that Bonnie Tyler unexpectedly passed away in hospital in Portugal at age 75 and asked for privacy while they prepare a further statement.
- She had been hospitalised after emergency intestinal surgery in late April or early May and was placed in a medically induced coma before later being taken off the ventilator but remaining very unwell in intensive care.
- Tyler’s team cancelled summer tour dates after her illness and had said last month that shows later in the year were hoped to proceed if she recovered.
- Fans and public figures poured in tributes and her music saw a sharp rise in streams and sales, with multiple tracks and albums reappearing on charts and digital stores.
- A Welsh-born singer who rose to global fame with 1980s hits such as "Total Eclipse of the Heart," Tyler received multiple award nominations, was appointed an MBE for services to music, and is survived by her husband, Robert Sullivan.