Bonnie Tyler

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Skewen, Neath, Wales (1975 – present)

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, Wales) is a Welsh singer. Born into a large working-class family of six children, her father worked as a miner while her mother, an opera fan, shared her love of music with her children. Influenced by the music of Janis Joplin and Tina Turner, as a teen she sang with a group called “Bobby Wayne and the Dixies,” following which she formed her own band, calling it Imagination. Adopting different stage names until settling on Bonnie Tyler, for nearly a decade she and her band performed at pubs and nightclubs all over South Wales.

In 1975 Bonnie Tyler recorded her first single for RCA Records called “My My Honeycomb” that failed to make the charts. Her second single “Lost in France”, was a whimsical melody with lyrics that demonstrated how seemingly meaningless words on paper can be rich with meaning in song. The record showcased the potential of her powerful voice and reached the top 10 of the British pop music charts. When it was released later in Europe, it became an even bigger hit. Over the ensuing decades, the song has become one of the favorites of her fans.

Her success with “Lost in France” led Tyler to record her first album in 1977. Titled The World Starts Tonight, it met with only modest success, but it did well enough that she could tour throughout Europe. Prior to the album’s release, Tyler underwent surgery to remove nodules on her vocal cords. Against doctor’s orders, she spoke before she had healed, with the result that her singing voice took on a raspy quality.

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1	Total Eclipse Of The Heart full track	3,861
2	Holding Out For A Hero full track	2,497
3	It's A Heartache full track	914
4	Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Single Version	334
5	Have You Ever Seen The Rain? full track	201
6	Lost In France full track	199
7	Faster Than The Speed Of Night full track	196
8	Straight From The Heart full track	166
9	Here She Comes full track	100
10	If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) full track	96
11	Bitterblue	84
12	Don't Turn Around full track	75
13	Total Eclipse of My Heart	66
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homework wrote:
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Nasty_Nasty513 wrote:
last month

This pis is bad =/

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CursedEvil wrote:
last month

'Holding Out For A Hero' is so catchy...Love it!

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DestinyRules88 wrote:
last month

Bonnie Tyler still rocks!

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crljn wrote:
last month

big plus for voice ^^

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TanyaBoom wrote:
last month

Total Eclipse of the Heart-****_____****

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TanyaBoom wrote:
last month

cool!

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Edentrail wrote:
December 2009

Fantastic woman, magnificent voice. <3

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DiER1v3t wrote:
December 2009

beautiful voice

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Aljona_Ivanovna wrote:
December 2009

Awesome voice. Tuuuuurn Aroooouuund ROFL

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undoreverse wrote:
December 2009

this woman needs a proper default pic. like now. D:

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benharris16 wrote:
December 2009

Never knew she was form Skewen wow.

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shinji03 wrote:
November 2009

Tuuuuurnnn arooooouuuunnnndddd..

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Marek80ify wrote:
November 2009

Bonie Tyler jest rewelacyjna na koncertach. Widziałem dwa razy. Raz w Walii i drugi raz w Polsce. Wspaniałe przeżycie.

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bonnietylersave wrote:
November 2009

Bonnie Tyler is my favourite singer! She was great in HollyOaks Later and I can't wait to hear her new album!

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Basia1980 wrote:
November 2009

Tak, tak. Zgadzam się z przedmówcą. Na scenie Bonnie jest wciąż rewelacyjna. Głos naprawdę brzmi oryginalnie.

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Roxer75 wrote:
October 2009

Zdecydowanie polecam Bonie Tyler. Widziałem ostatnio koncert. Świetna zabawa. Robi wrażenie. Swoją drogą ciekaw jestem kto organizuje koncerty tego artysty w naszym kraju? Czy ktoś się orientuje?

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moondust22 wrote:
October 2009

Bonnie has the most fab voice... just seen her latest video on Loose Women, she sang with OMA (only men allowed) absolutely brilliant...

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jimbojake wrote:
September 2009

Bonnie rocks forever!!

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coanta wrote:
September 2009

i love u. Bonnie;-)

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