Welsh musician Bonnie Tyler has been placed in an induced coma following emergency intestinal surgery. The 74-year-old singer, best known for her iconic hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart, underwent the procedure on Wednesday at a hospital in Faro, Portugal.
Medical Update
Initial reports suggested that Tyler, whose real name is Gaynor Sullivan, was recuperating after the surgery. However, a representative for the singer provided a further update on Thursday, local time, revealing that doctors had made the decision to place her in an induced coma to aid her recovery.
“Bonnie has been put into an induced coma by her doctors to aid her recovery,” the representative stated. “We know that you all wish her well and ask for privacy at this difficult time please. We will issue a further statement when we are able to.”
Career Highlights
Bonnie Tyler rose to international fame in the 1970s with her breakthrough single It’s A Heartache, which climbed the charts in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Her most successful song, Total Eclipse Of The Heart, released in 1983, became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with over six million copies sold and multiple chart-topping runs in the decades since.
She also contributed to the soundtrack of the iconic 1984 film Footloose with another hit, Holding Out For A Hero.
Family and Fans React
A representative for Tyler expressed that “all of her family, friends, and fans will be concerned about this news” and added that they “will be wishing her well for a full and swift recovery.”
