British singer Bonnie Tyler, who had undergone emergency surgery in Portugal, has died at the age of 75, according to a statement posted on the artist’s official Threads* page (owned by Meta*, an organization banned in Russia as extremist).
“Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie passed away unexpectedly last night in a hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness she had been receiving treatment for,” the statement said.
In May, the singer was admitted to a hospital in Faro, where she lived, with a severe infection that caused an intestinal perforation. During the surgery, the perforation was repaired, but the infection could not be brought under control. This led doctors to decide to place the patient in an induced coma.
In June, Tyler regained consciousness after the induced coma. However, her representatives stated that she was still seriously ill and that her recovery was progressing slowly. She remained in the intensive care unit.
This summer, Tyler was scheduled to perform at the British Sunshine Festival. A tour across Europe was also planned for the summer and autumn. A performance in Cardiff, in her native Wales, had been scheduled for December.
Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Hopkins, née Sullivan) was born in 1951. She achieved worldwide fame in the late 1970s and 1980s. Her work is characterized by her unique husky and powerful voice. The artist’s most famous song is “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” released in 1983, which topped the charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries.
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