Tyler, who died this week, once described herself as a ‘guilty pleasure’ singer. She deserves better fans than that. She is a guiltless pleasure for me

Bonnie Tyler, whose hits included the pop classics as “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died.

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.