British singer Bonnie Tyler, the 1980s star known for her hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at the age of 75, her family announced Thursday in a statement.
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for her powerful, haunting love song "Total Eclipse of the Heart", has died aged 75 in hospital in Portugal, her family announced Thursday.
With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.
Tyler's family said on Facebook they were "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".
She had been in hospital in Faro in Portugal, where she had undergone emergency intestinal surgery in May.
