# Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75 in Portuguese hospital after illness

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bonnie-tyler-dead-at-75-2/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T07:13:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Louder
- Original article: https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/bonnie-tyler-dead-at-75
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has died aged 75 in Portugal.
- She died in hospital from an illness she was being treated for.
- In May she was placed in a medically induced coma after surgery.

## Summary

The Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75. Her death was announced in a short statement on her official website, which said her family and team were "heartbroken" that she had "unexpectedly passed away" in a hospital in Portugal as a result of an illness for which she had been receiving treatment. The statement asked for privacy, adding that a further update would be issued shortly.

Tyler had been undergoing treatment for some time before her death. In May, she was placed into a medically induced coma at a hospital in Faro, Portugal, after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery, with a spokesperson saying at the time that the step had been taken by her doctors to aid her recovery. She had been due to perform at the Sunshine Festival in Worcester this summer, among other planned appearances.

## Coverage

- [Louder: Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75 in Portuguese hospital after illness](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/bonnie-tyler-dead-at-75)
- [Fox News: Bonnie Tyler, singer of chart-topping hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' dead at 75](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-heart-singer-dead-75)
- [Daily Mail: Bonnie Tyler dead at 75: Total Eclipse of the Heart star passes away in Portugalu00a0after emergency surgery which left her in a coma](https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15812251/Bonnie-Tyler-dead-75-Singer-passes-away.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Consequence: Bonnie Tyler, Singer of u201cTotal Eclipse of the Heart,u201d Dead at 75](https://consequence.net/2026/07/bonnie-tyler-dead/)
- [Rolling Stone: Bonnie Tyler, Eighties Pop Powerhouse Behind u2018Total Eclipse of the Heart,u2019 Dead at 75](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-dead-obituary-1235562062/)
- [Stereogum: Bonnie Tyler Dead At 75](https://stereogum.com/2504640/bonnie-tyler-dead-at-75/news/)

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