Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on 8 June 1951- Skewen, Wales, United Kingdom) is a Welsh singer/songwriter, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart". Tyler is a three-time Grammy Award nominee, Brit Award nominee in 1984 and 1986 for Best British Female and three-time Goldene Europa award winner. She became the first western artist to tour the Soviet Union. Born into a family that included three sisters and two brothers. ...show more

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on 8 June 1951- Skewen, Wales, United Kingdom) is a Welsh singer/songwriter, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart". Tyler is a three-time Grammy Award nominee, Brit Award nominee in 1984 and 1986 for Best British Female and three-time Goldene Europa award winner. She became the first western artist to tour the Soviet Union. Born into a family that included three sisters and two brothers.

Her father, Glyn Hopkins, worked in a coal mine and her mother, Elsie Hopkins, (an opera lover) shared her love for music with her children, and was known to have been part of the local church choir. Tyler grew up listening to Motown music and female artists like Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. She concluded her education in the sixties and began working in the local grocery shop, then as a supermarket cashier. In 1975 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. ...show less