Bonnie Tyler singer of Total Eclipse of the Heart dies at 75

Bonnie Tyler, the Grammy-nominated Welsh singer whose powerful, husky voice propelled the 1980s power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" to global fame, has died at the age of 75. Her family confirmed she passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 8, in a hospital in Portugal after a weeks-long battle with an illness.

A statement posted on her official website on Thursday said her family and team were "heartbroken" and asked for privacy to deal with the tragedy, adding that a further statement would be issued later.

The singer, born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, South Wales, had been hospitalized near her home in Faro, Portugal, since May for emergency intestinal surgery. Following the procedure, she was placed in a medically induced coma to aid her recovery. Last month, a spokesperson said she had regained consciousness but remained critically unwell in intensive care. Her death followed complications from the illness.

Tyler's career spanned more than five decades, marked by international success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her 1977 single "It's a Heartache" became a top-five hit in both the UK and the United States. Her defining moment came in 1983 with "Total Eclipse of...