Fans sing Bonnie Tyler's hits as her coffin returns to Wales

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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. The 75-year-old died last month in Portugal following emergency intestinal surgery in May. Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins, was a coal miner's daughter from Skewen who rose to global fame with her 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart." The song topped charts in Britain and the U.S., earned over 1 billion streams, and helped her secure three Grammy nominations. The singer was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2022 and represented Britain at Eurovision in 2013. A private celebration of her life will be held Monday in Swansea before her final journey through her hometown.


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