Bonnie tyler biography imdb 2018
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Born on June 8, in Skewen, Neath, Wales. She first came to prominence in with the song, "Lost in France", which made the UK top Following a throat operation, she inadvertently developed her distinct singing voice. She had a transatlantic top 5 hit with "It's a Heartache" in
She hit the big time when she became the first Welsh singer to have a transatlantic #1 hit with Jim Steinman's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (), for which she was Grammy nominated. The accompanying album "Faster than the Speed of Night" also entered the UK skiva chart at #1.
She has found it hard to repeat the success, but recorded "Holding Out for a Hero" (US #34/UK #2) in from the Footloose () soundtrack. In she recorded the Total Eclipse song in French, and it went to #1 in France!
She remains active in the music industry having toured all over the world, including with the singer Meat Loaf, and performed at Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-
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List of performances by Bonnie Tyler in media
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has released one video album and has appeared in numerous music videos, television shows, television commercials and in one film. While Tyler was signed to RCA Records between and , she released three music videos for "Lost in France", "It's a Heartache" and "Sitting On the Edge of the Ocean". She also filmed three videos for the first and second season of The Kenny Everett Video Show.
Tyler's fifth album Faster Than the Speed of Night () spawned the single "Total Eclipse of the Heart", whose music video was filmed at Holloway Sanatorium. Directed by Russel Mulcahy, it depicts Tyler as a high school teacher fantasizing about her students. She also released videos for "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", "Faster Than the Speed of Night" and "Take Me Back". In , Tyler recorded "Holding Out for a Hero" for the Footloose soundtrack, and filmed a video at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, directed by Doug Dowdle. S
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Bonnie Tyler
Welsh singer (born )
Musical artist
Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June ), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer. Known for her distinctive husky voice, Tyler came to prominence with the release of her album The World Starts Tonight and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover". Her single "It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot
In the s, Tyler ventured into rock music with songwriter and producer Jim Steinman. He wrote Tyler's biggest hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart", the lead single from her UK chart-topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night. Steinman also wrote Tyler's other major s hit "Holding Out for a Hero". She had success in mainland Europe during the s with Dieter Bohlen, who wrote and produced her hit "Bitterblue". In , Tyler re-recorded "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with singer Kareen Antonn. Their bilingual duet, titled "Si demain (Turn A