Bonnie Tyler Undergoes Intestinal Surgery in Portugal

Singer Bonnie Tyler is recovering in hospital after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal, her spokesman has said. The 74-year-old from Skewen, Wales, was rushed to a hospital near her home in Faro, Portugal, on Wednesday for the procedure. BBC News reported that she is recuperating following the emergency intestinal surgery.

A spokesman for the singer shared a further update on her health on Thursday evening. "Bonnie has been put into an induced coma by her doctors to aid her recovery," he said. The spokesman added: "We know that you all wish her well and ask for privacy at this difficult time please.

More than 2,000 people have posted comments under a post on Bonnie Tyler's Facebook page wishing her well. Fans from around the world sent supportive messages on Bonnie Tyler's Facebook page, including ones who have undergone similar surgery. Katrina Leskanich from Katrina and the Waves posted: "Dearest Bonnie.

Make a speedy recovery and come back rocking! " 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. Bonnie Tyler 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 became an international sensation with Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1983. Total Eclipse of the Heart passed the billion streams mark on Spotify 43 years after its 1983 release.

Bonnie Tyler received a Grammy nomination for Total Eclipse of the Heart, the album Faster Than the Speed of Night, and the single Here She Comes. She also represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, finishing 19th out of 26 acts. Bonnie Tyler was made an MBE for her services to music in 2023.