1980s music icon Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75. Image courtesy of UPI
July 9 (UPI) — “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out For a Hero” singer Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75.
“Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for,” a post on Tyler’s official Instagram account said Thursday.
“We will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy.”
The Welsh artist’s other songs include “It’s a Heartache,” “Here She Comes,” “Lost in France” and “More Than a Lover.”
The three-time Grammy nominee’s final album, The Best is Yet to Come, was released in 2021. She was scheduled to play numerous shows at the time of her death.
Victor Willis
The original lead singer and co-founder of the Village People Victor Willis gestures after ceremonies honoring the Village People with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on September 12, 2008. Willis died June 30 at the age of 74. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
