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Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath) 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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80s, pop, female vocalists, rock, classic rock
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1	Total Eclipse of the Heart full track	3,459
2	Holding Out for a Hero full track	1,469
3	It's a Heartache	808
4	I Need a Hero	223
5	Lost in France	220
6	Faster Than the Speed of Night full track	166
7	Straight From the Heart full track	119
8	Have You Ever Seen the Rain? full track	112
9	Bitterblue	96
10	Here She Comes full track	82
11	Total Eclipse of My Heart	62
12	More Than a Lover	61
13	If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) full track	56
14	The Best	54
15	Have You Ever Seen the Rain	52

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ratts36 wrote:
Monday morning

i just uploaded a bunch a new pics for bonnie tyler, check it out!

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sobolus wrote:
12 days ago

extraordinary voice

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takusamadotcom wrote:
19 days ago

fantastic I love you Bonnie.

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OSCARCHOICE-CHI wrote:
November 2008

3 EXITOS DE ELLA PASE EN LAS DISCOS DE URUGUAY-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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ditta007 wrote:
November 2008

my favourite:)))

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Amon_Re wrote:
November 2008

One of the most powerful female singing voices out there, next to Janis Joplin & Dana Fuchs.

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iwanttobeagirl wrote:
October 2008

Bonnie my favorite gOODNESS

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BAFfan wrote:
October 2008

She's amazing, her voice is just so powerful. Wish I could sing like her.

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gernhaber wrote:
October 2008

I'm the dreamer and she my dream

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[deleted-user] wrote:
October 2008

her first early country albums are fantastic, i lose patience for most of her stuff after that
bluetooth38 wrote:
October 2008

And I got her LIVE album.

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danifran wrote:
October 2008

Wish I could say to you,Don't go don't go don't go ....Don't Turn Around!!!!!!!!

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bluetooth38 wrote:
September 2008

Bonnie Tyler is one of the best all time grates.

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Gaynor7 wrote:
September 2008

Love Lost In France :o)

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Subculturalgrrl wrote:
September 2008

she looks younger now,than 25 years ago

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LittleMissDarko wrote:
September 2008

"female vocalist" Seriously?

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JoeS22 wrote:
September 2008

Deafinatly total eqlipse of the heart for me

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ratts36 wrote:
September 2008

love the kind of voice she has.

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brenjohn4 wrote:
August 2008

JUST LOVE IT

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mekyo wrote:
August 2008

she's unbelievalbe. unique.

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