Bonnie Tyler has died

[Needtosoundoffandbreathe]

Bonnie has sadly passed away in hospital in Portugal.

Her recognisable gravelly voice shot her to fame and Total Eclipse of the Heart is such a classic 80s power ballad.

Sad indeed. I thought she was wonderful, a great singer .

RIP Bonnie, thank you for the music and great memories they evoke for me.

Very sad. She was fantastic. She came across much younger than her age. Sorry to hear she had been very unwell for several months.

That's so sad. She had an amazing voice and from interviews I've seen was a total laugh as well. She loved her status as a gay icon. RIP Bonnie/

While I never warmed to her music, she was a big part of the 80's, the big songs, the big hair, she was pretty impressive.

She left a legacy and small comfort to her family, at least she passed away without suffering, being in a coma.

RIP
Although she was a bit before my time, I recently worked with someone who was related to her and she sounded like a lot of fun.

Her music was very much a part of my teen years in the 80's and we grew up in the same village. RIP Bonnie

My fav was the Bonnie & Meatloaf album. Both gone now 😔

very sad, such a talent.

Seems right to revisit this old fave. I like to think Bonnie liked it.

Ah, I'm so sorry to hear that. Both me and my DD have been listening to her lots just lately. I liked her very much.

I read an interview once and apparently she really did!

So sad, she seemed like a lovely lady with an amazing voice 😍

I need a hero was my favourite song of hers

Much as I love TEOTH, I can never not think of the Mastercard ad when I hear it! m.youtube.com/watch?v=458pGbQcT1Y&pp=ygUXQm9ubmllIHR5bGVyIG1hc3RlcmNhcmQ

She's been very ill for a quite a while, sadly the signs hadn't been positive.
For those of us who came of age in the 80s her music was a large part of the soundtrack

Sad news

Oh I didn’t realise she had been ill for a while.

Very sad news.

Awwww, how sad. She hasn't been well all year has she? 😢

So many singers sound like 5 or 6 others these days, but she came from a time when singers all had a unique voice; Alison Moyet, Holly Johnson, Kim Wilde, Debbie Harry, George Michael, David Bowie, Sting, Lemmy, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, and many more...

And Bonnie was no exception, she had a real powerhouse, husky, gravelly voice that chucked out some belters... Lost In France, It's A Heartache, Total Eclipse, Holding Out For A Hero, Faster Than The Speed Of Night, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, Lovin' You's A Dirty Job, More Than A Lover, and some great covers of popular songs which she would perform at her concerts.

R.I.P. A Welsh Legend! ❤ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I’m so sad to hear this news, I genuinely thought she’d pull through her recent operation. It would have been a steep hill to climb but I genuinely thought she’d pull through would have made it.

South Wales has lost one of its own, may she RIP.

Sad news. Rest in peace, Bonnie.

Only two nights ago, a young girl was outside on the green belting out the first lines from the chorus of 'Total Eclipse', over and over.

I wonder if the young ones are listening to 80s hits a lot. The other night, my sixteen-year-old and her friends were listening to The Human League, A-ha and David Bowie. And they went to see the Michael Jackson film too and thought it was brilliant.

She had come out of the coma.
However being in a coma doesn’t mean you aren’t in pain. It is also a pretty shit situation for the family.

I've just found out she was married to Catherine Zeta Jones' cousin.

I just made my 16 year old DS listen to Loving You is a Dirty Job...he liked it. It was one of my favourite tracks of hers.