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Bonnie Tyler, 1951–2026: Raspy-Voiced Welshwoman Who Captured “What Rock’n’roll Is All About”
She had a burst appendix and was placed in an induced coma after surgery, according to reports before her death at 75.
- Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star known for her distinctive husky voice, died in Portugal on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at age 75.
- Reports indicate Tyler's health declined following a burst appendix a few weeks ago; after undergoing surgery in Portugal, she was placed in an induced coma.
- Her trademark throaty timbre emerged after vocal cord surgery in the 1970s, powering hits like "It's a Heartache," which reached No 3 in Britain in 1977 and sold six million copies.
- In 1983, Tyler released "Total Eclipse of the Heart," a chart-topping hit that sold over six million copies; she recorded 20 albums and received an MBE in 2023.
- Beyond her commercial success, Tyler represented Britain at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest and continued performing into her seventies, maintaining a career spanning decades.
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Tyler was in an artificial coma for weeks in a hospital in Portugal. At the end of April, she had been operated on in Faro's intestines.
·Vienna, Austria
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Bonnie Tyler is dead – a loss that hits her German Schlager colleagues in the middle of the heart. One of them visibly fights with tears.
·Kassel, Germany
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British singer Bonnie Tyler died on July 9.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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