Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets of a Welsh village as her coffin is brought home
- Hundreds of fans lined the streets of Mumbles, a seaside village in Wales, as Bonnie Tyler’s coffin was brought back to her former home ahead of her funeral.
- The hearse carried the coffin draped with a Welsh flag, and many people gathered outside her former house to leave flowers and pay tribute.
- Tyler, whose real name was Gaynor Hopkins, died in a hospital in Portugal last month at the age of 75.
- She had been hospitalized in Faro in May for emergency intestinal surgery after living part-time in Portugal, where she had a home.
- Born in Skewen near Swansea, Tyler became internationally known for her 1983 hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and later received honors including an MBE in 2022.
Hundreds of fans gathered in Mumbles, near Swansea in Wales, on Saturday as Bonnie Tyler’s coffin was brought back to the village ahead of her funeral. The hearse passed through streets lined with supporters, and the coffin was draped in a Welsh flag.
Many people waited outside the singer’s former home and left floral tributes. Tyler’s death last month at age 75 was confirmed after she died in a hospital in Portugal, where she had recently undergone emergency intestinal surgery.
Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Wales, Tyler became one of the best-known Welsh pop singers of her era. She was nominated for three Grammys, represented Britain at Eurovision in 2013, and was appointed an MBE in 2022 for services to music.
Her breakthrough came with “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” which topped charts in Britain and the United States and became her signature song. Fans in Wales described her as someone who remained connected to her home country and its audience throughout her career.
波尼·泰勒的灵柩运回威尔士村庄，歌迷列队送别
周六，数百名歌迷聚集在威尔士斯旺西附近的马姆布尔斯，迎接波尼·泰勒的灵柩被送回这里，作为葬礼前的告别安排。运灵车驶过街道，灵柩覆盖着威尔士旗帜。
许多人守候在这位歌手的旧居外，并留下花束致意。泰勒上个月在葡萄牙一家医院去世，享年75岁；她此前曾在那里接受紧急肠道手术。
泰勒本名盖诺尔·霍普金斯，出生于威尔士斯基文，后来成为同代最知名的威尔士流行歌手之一。她曾三次获得格莱美提名，2013年代表英国参加欧洲歌唱大赛，并于2022年因音乐贡献获授MBE勋衔。
她的代表作《Total Eclipse of the Heart》曾在英国和美国登顶，成为其最著名的歌曲。威尔士歌迷表示，她在整个职业生涯中一直与家乡和当地听众保持联系。