Bonnie Tyler, only Welsh artist to top the US charts, dies aged 75
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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer celebrated for her gravelly voice and the 1983 power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart," has died at the age of 75. Her death marks the loss of one of the defining vocalists of 1980s pop and a figure of particular note in Welsh music, as she remains the only artist born in Wales to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Tyler died from complications following emergency intestinal surgery she had undergone in Portugal earlier in the year. She had been placed in an induced coma in May and spent a prolonged period in intensive care before her death.
- Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has died aged 75.
- She was the only Wales-born artist to top the US charts.
- Death followed complications from emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal.
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Bonnie Tyler was a Welsh singer best known for her distinctive rough, husky voice, which set her apart from many of her pop contemporaries. She rose to international fame in the early 1980s, with her single "Total Eclipse of the Heart" becoming a chart-topping hit in the United States and one of the best-selling singles of the decade.
Her achievement in reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 was notable because no other artist born in Wales has managed to do so, making her a singular figure in Welsh music history as well as a broader pop icon. Her career spanned several decades beyond her initial 1980s success, and she remained closely associated with that era's sound.
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