Bonnie Tyler

Genres:	Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	80s, pop, female vocalists, rock
Decades Active:	1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

Gaynor Hopkins, 8 June 1951, Skewen, South Wales. Tyler's powerful, melodramatic voice was a perfect vehicle for the quasi-operatic imagination of producer Jim Steinman. After winning a talent contest in 1970, Tyler sang regularly in Welsh clubs and pubs, fronting a soul band called Mumbles. A throat operation in 1976 gave her voice an extra huskiness that attracted writer/producers Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe. Tyler successfully recorded their compositions "Lost In France" and "It's A Heartache", a million-seller in the USA. "Married Men" (from the movie The World Is Full Of Married Men) was only a minor hit, and in 1981 Tyler changed labels to CBS Records and was teamed with Meat Loaf producer Steinman. He created "Total Eclipse Of The Heart", a gigantic ballad that is probably Tyler's finest performance. The single reached number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic while "Faster Than The Speed Of Night' also topped the UK charts. In 1984 Tyler duetted with fellow...

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