Credit: Katie Scott
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has been placed into an induced coma following emergency surgery in Portugal.
On May 6th, it was confirmed on Tyler’s website that she underwent emergency intestinal surgery in Faro, Portugal, where she is being treated.
Now, in a new update, a spokesperson for the singer confirmed on May 7th, “Bonnie has been put into an induced coma by her doctors to aid her recovery.”
Their message continued, “We know that you all wish her well and ask for privacy at this difficult time please.”
They also promised to “issue a further statement when we are able to”.
In the initial statement, the spokesperson said, “We are very sorry to announce that Bonnie has been admitted to hospital in Faro, Portugal, where she has a home, for emergency intestinal surgery.”
It continued, “The surgery went well and she is now recuperating. We know that all of her family, friends, and fans will be concerned about this news and will be wishing her well for a full and swift recovery.”
Tyler, who released her debut album The World Starts Tonight in 1977, has been a mainstay in the music business throughout the last six decades and remains active today.
Notably, Tyler was awarded an MBE for her services to music in 2023, and also represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest a decade earlier.
Upon accepting her MBE, Tyler said it was an even greater achievement than being nominated for three Grammys, stating, “I never ever thought I would have something like this, my mother and father would be so proud. To be nominated for a Grammy was wonderful, but to be given an MBE for something I absolutely love doing is a highlight of my career.”
Tyler’s most recent album, The Best Is Yet to Come, arrived in 2021.
She had been due to play shows later this month in Malta and Germany, which, as of writing, are still listed on her website.
Tyler’s website also lists more summer shows throughout Germany in June and July, as well as visits to Türkiye, Czechia, Hungry and Romania. She is also set to perform at Summer End’s Angus in Scotland and the Sunshine Festival in England.
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