Fans line Welsh streets as Bonnie Tyler's coffin returns home

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Hundreds of fans lined the streets of Mumbles, Wales, on Saturday to bid farewell to singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin, draped in a Welsh flag, was brought home. Tyler died last month in Portugal at age 75. The Grammy-nominated star, known for "Total Eclipse of the Heart," died after emergency intestinal surgery in May. Fans gathered outside her former home and left floral tributes, with locals praising her connection to Wales. Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Tyler earned three Grammy nods and an MBE in 2022. A private celebration of her life will be held Monday in Swansea.


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