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Bonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75
Welsh singer and Eurovision entrant’s other hits included Footloose soundtrack smash Holding Out for a Hero • Alexis Petridis on Bonnie Tyler: She totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide variety of pop • From Swansea clubs to worldwide fame: Bonnie Tyler – a life in pictures Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose husky yet commanding voice made songs such as Total Eclipse of the Heart into 1980s classics, has died aged 75. A message on her Facebook page reads: “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.” Continue reading...
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Welsh singer and Eurovision entrant’s other hits included Footloose soundtrack smash Holding Out for a Hero • Alexis Petridis on Bonnie Tyler: She totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide variety of pop • From Swansea clubs to worldwide fame: Bonnie Tyler – a life in pictures Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose husky yet commanding voice made songs such as Total Eclipse of the Heart into 1980s classics, has died aged 75. A message on her Facebook page reads: “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.” Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked source, Bonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75, Welsh singer and Eurovision entrant’s other hits included Footloose soundtrack smash Holding Out for a Hero • Alexis Petridis on Bonnie Tyler: She totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide variety of pop • From Swansea clubs to worldwide fame: Bonnie Tyler – a life in pictures Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose husky yet commanding voice made songs such as Total Eclipse of the Heart into 1980s classics, has died aged 75. A message on her Facebook page reads: “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.” Continue reading…
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