Fans line streets as Bonnie Tyler's coffin returns home to Wales
AP News • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Hundreds of fans gathered in the Welsh village of Mumbles to honor late singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin, draped in a Welsh flag, was brought home.
- Bonnie Tyler, known for her 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart," died last month at age 75 in a Portuguese hospital following emergency intestinal surgery.
- Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins in a coal miner’s family near Swansea, Wales, was a beloved figure who earned three Grammy nominations and represented Britain in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
- She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2022 for her contributions to music, with her signature song achieving over 1 billion streams and renewed popularity during recent solar eclipses.
- In addition to "Total Eclipse of the Heart," Tyler was famous for hits like "It’s a Heartache" and "Holding Out For a Hero," featured in the film "Footloose."
