Ab den siebziger Jahren begeisterte Bonnie Tyler ihr Publikum mit rauchiger Stimme und Powerballaden. Die Sängerin aus Wales lebte ab den achtziger Jahren in Portugal, wo sie am Donnerstag 75-jährig gestorben ist.

Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website.

Welsh singer and Eurovision entrant’s other hits included Footloose soundtrack smash Holding Out for a Hero