Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer renowned for the 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, has died at age 75 in a Portuguese hospital after an unexpected illness, her family confirmed. Her gravelly voice and the songs enduring popularitysparked by solar and lunar eclipsesearned her three Grammy nominations, an MBE in 2023, and over a billion streams. Born Gaynor Hopkins in Wales, she developed her distinctive vocal style after throat surgery in 1976 and rose to fame under her stage name with RCA.
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