Thousands of fans honor Bonnie Tyler in Wales with 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

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Thousands of fans lined the streets of Mumbles, Wales, on Saturday to applaud Bonnie Tyler's coffin as it passed, ahead of her funeral on Monday. Many sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and threw flowers at the hearse. Tyler died on July 8 in Portugal, where she had a home. She was hospitalized in Faro in early May for emergency intestinal surgery and later placed in an induced coma. Fans described her as a "true idol" whose music touched many. Born in 1951 near Swansea, Tyler began performing in 1975. Her 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" has 1.2 billion Spotify streams. Her funeral will be held Monday at Swansea Cathedral.


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