The Welsh singer was best known for the 1980s rock opera hit, along with other songs, including "It's a Heartache."

LONDON: The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.After an operation to remove vocal cord nodules in 1977, she was ordered to rest her voice. But one day she screamed in anger, permanently altering it.Six years on, the Welsh sin

LONDON: The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.After an operation to remove vocal cord nodules in 1977, she was ordered to rest her voice. But one day she screamed in anger, permanently altering it.Six years on, the Welsh sin

LONDON: The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.After an operation to remove vocal cord nodules in 1977, she was ordered to rest her voice. But one day she screamed in anger, permanently altering it.Six years on, the Welsh sin

LONDON: The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.After an operation to remove vocal cord nodules in 1977, she was ordered to rest her voice. But one day she screamed in anger, permanently altering it.Six years on, the Welsh sin

LONDON: The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.After an operation to remove vocal cord nodules in 1977, she was ordered to rest her voice. But one day she screamed in anger, permanently altering it.Six years on, the Welsh sin

Bonnie Tyler, the Grammy-nominated singer known for her enduring hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart," has died. She was 75.

Washington: Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, whose powerful hit Total Eclipse of the Heart became one of the biggest songs of the 1980s, has died at the age of

Bonnie Tyler, the raspy-voiced pop star known for “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at 75.

Bonnie Tyler, whose powerhouse vocals fueled hits including "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero," has died at 75, her family announced.

Bonnie Tyler earned three Grammy nods, represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

Bonnie Tyler earned three Grammy nods, represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983 and seeing new generations succu

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced Welsh pop star known for “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at 75.

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983, has died at age 75.

Tyler died “unexpectedly” in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday.

Tyler died “unexpectedly” in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday.

Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh rock singer behind '80s hits like "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero,” died on Wednesday. She was 75.