Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans line Welsh streets to honor late singer

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Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of Mumbles, Wales, on Saturday to honor the late singer as her hearse passed ahead of her funeral Monday. Tyler died in July at age 75. Mourners sang her hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and threw flowers on the flag-draped coffin. Tyler died July 8 in Portugal after an intestinal operation and induced coma. Fans called her a true icon who never forgot her Welsh roots. Born in 1951 near Swansea, Tyler was discovered in 1975 and kept her Welsh accent. Her 1983 ballad has 1.2 billion Spotify streams. Her funeral is Monday at Swansea Cathedral.


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