Bonnie Tyler dies: Remembering a pop icon

Singer Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75.

“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 from,” a message on the singer’s website read on Thursday.

“We will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy.”

Tyler had previously been placed in an induced coma after having emergency intestinal surgery near her home in Faro, Portugal, in May.

In June, her spokesperson said the Welsh-born star was “no longer in a coma” but remained “very unwell” and in intensive care.

“Her doctors remain confident that she will make a good recovery but it is going to take time,” the spokesperson said at the time.

“As such we are sorry to tell everyone that we will be cancelling, or postponing until next year where possible, all of our remaining shows this summer.”

Tyler, whose real name is Gaynor Hopkins, rocketed to international fame in the 1980s, with the release of her hit single Total Eclipse Of The Heart which shot to the top of the charts in the UK and US.

Recognisable for her husky voice, Tyler has released many hit songs over the years, including Holding Out For A Hero, It’s A Heartache and If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man).

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