Singer Bonnie Tyler in induced coma in Portugal
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British singer Bonnie Tyler was operated on earlier in the week at a hospital in Faro in southern Portugal.
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LONDON – Husky-voiced Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler was on May 8 in an induced coma in a hospital in Portugal after emergency surgery, a spokesperson said.
The 74-year-old star, best known for her 1983 mega-hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart, was operated on earlier in the week at a hospital in Faro in southern Portugal.
The singer has been put into an induced coma by her doctors to aid her recovery, a spokesperson said on May 8.
“We know that you all wish her well, and ask for privacy at this difficult time please.”
Tyler shot to fame in the 1970s with hits including Lost In France and It’s A Heartache.
Total Eclipse Of The Heart later topped the charts in Britain and the United States.
The Grammy-nominated Tyler, who was born Gaynor Hopkins, was due to start a European tour on May 22 in Malta, to mark 50 years since the release of Lost In France, which was her breakthrough hit in 1976.
Other concert dates have been planned for Germany, the Czech Republic and Turkey, with a final show planned in Cardiff in December.
Other hits include Holding Out For A Hero in 1984, which featured on the soundtrack of the huge US box-office success Footloose.
In 2013, Tyler represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, with the song Believe In Me, finishing in 19th place.
She was recognised in 2022 by the late Queen Elizabeth II who, before her death, awarded Tyler an honour for her five-decades music career. AFP
