Bonnie Tyler's coffin returns to Wales after death in Portugal

abc.net.au

Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a Welsh village to farewell 80s pop star Bonnie Tyler after her death in Portugal last month at age 75. The Grammy-nominated singer, known for her 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, died in a hospital in Portugal following emergency intestinal surgery in May. Her coffin, draped in a Welsh flag, was carried through Mumbles near Swansea on Saturday. Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, earned three Grammy nominations and represented Britain at Eurovision in 2013. A celebration of her life will be held at a Swansea church on Monday before her coffin's final journey through her hometown.


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