Bonnie Tyler out of coma but ‘very unwell’ after emergency surgery
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Bonnie Tyler was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery in Portugal in May
Singer Bonnie Tyler is out of a coma but remains very unwell in intensive care, a spokesperson has said.
Her condition is improving and doctors are “confident” she will recover, although progress is “slow”, the spokesperson added.
Tyler’s summer tour will be cancelled or postponed, while some autumn dates are still hoped to go ahead.
A statement posted on the star’s website said she “was no longer in a coma but remains very unwell and in intensive care in hospital in Portugal”.
“Although her condition is improving it is a slow process.
“Her doctors remain confident that she will make a good recovery but it is going to take time,” it added.
The spokesperson thanked fans for their “huge outpouring of love and support” from around the world, adding Tyler was aware of it and grateful for the good wishes.
The statement also apologised for disruption to her summer tour dates, saying: “We apologise to all of Bonnie’s fans and to our promoter partners for the disappointment that this will cause but trust that you will understand and bear with us in these difficult circumstances.
“We hope to see you next year instead.”
Tyler was due to perform at Sunshine Festival in Worcester this summer, along with a number of European dates.
She is also booked to perform at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on 17 December – which it is hoped will still go ahead.
Her team asked for privacy, and said further updates would follow when there were significant developments.
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Tyler’s hit single Total Eclipse of the Heart in the 1980s changed her life
Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins, grew up in a council house in Neath.
She was discovered by talent scout Roger Bell in a club in Swansea, and released her first single Lost in France in 1977.
Five years later, she released Total Eclipse of the Heart which spent two weeks at UK number one, and four weeks in the US.
She received a Grammy nomination for the hit, as well as the album Faster Than the Speed of Night, and the single Here She Comes.
Tyler also represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, finishing 19th out of 26 acts, and was made an MBE for her services to music in 2023.
