Bonnie Tyler, the legendary Welsh pop singer, has died at the age of 75. Her family announced that she passed away unexpectedly in a hospital in Portugal, where she had been treated for an illness for several weeks.
Tyler achieved international fame in the 1980s, becoming best known for the chart-topping power ballad Total Eclipse of the Heart released in 1983. Her other major hits included the Footloose soundtrack smash Holding Out for a Hero and the song It's a Heartache.
Known for a husky, commanding voice that was both weathered and operatic, Tyler eclipsed her power-ballad peers to create a wide variety of pop. Her journey took her from performing in Swansea clubs to achieving worldwide fame with anthems that became 1980s classics.