Overview
- Her family and team announced on the singer’s official site that Bonnie Tyler died on Wednesday, July 8, in a hospital in Portugal and said a further statement will be issued while they seek privacy.
- Tyler underwent an emergency bowel operation in early May in Faro, suffered complications that led doctors to place her in an induced coma, and later awoke but remained very ill in intensive care.
- Promoters cancelled or postponed her 2026 concert dates after her hospitalisation, and the affected summer shows have not been rescheduled amid the ongoing situation.
- Tyler built a five-decade career with hits including “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” “It’s a Heartache,” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” and her music continued to reach new audiences in recent years.
- Tributes poured in from fellow artists and public figures following the announcement, and her husband Robert Sullivan and close family are reported to survive her as officials prepare fuller comments.