Obituary
“Holding Out for a Hero” singer dies “in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for”
Bonnie Tyler, the powerhouse Welsh vocalist behind indelible Eighties hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at age 75.
A statement posted on her website confirmed the singer’s death. “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,” the statement read. “We will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy.”
In early May, Tyler was hospitalized in Faro, Portugal after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery. Over the next few days, Tyler’s doctors put her in an induced coma to aid her recovery, while they later described her condition as “seriously ill but stable.”
