Bonnie Tyler out of coma but remains critically ill in Portugal
Bonnie Tyler had come out of a coma after emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal, but the 74-year-old singer remained in intensive care and all summer dates were off.
Bonnie Tyler had come out of a medically induced coma but remained critically ill in intensive care in Portugal after emergency intestinal surgery. Her family said the 74-year-old singer was improving slowly, while doctors stayed confident she would recover and her remaining summer dates were cancelled or postponed through the end of August.
Tyler was admitted to a hospital in Faro, Portugal, after emergency intestinal surgery in early May. Her management team first said the operation went well and that she was recuperating, before later updates said doctors had placed her in a medically induced coma to aid her recovery.
On May 12, Tyler’s family said she remained seriously ill but stable and asked the media to stop circulating “lurid and untrue rumors” and to respect the family’s privacy. The plea was a blunt reminder of how quickly a serious health crisis can be distorted when a globally known performer becomes the subject of speculation.
Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen and raised in a council house in Neath, Tyler was discovered by a talent scout in Swansea and launched her recording career with Lost in France in 1976. Total Eclipse of the Heart followed in 1983, topping the charts in Britain and the United States and later passing 1 billion streams on Spotify. She represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and was made an MBE for services to music in 2023.
For now, the focus remains on recovery rather than performance. Her summer schedule has been cleared through the end of August, and autumn dates are still hoped to go ahead if her condition continues to improve.
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