Thousands of fans line streets of Wales for Bonnie Tyler's funeral procession

correiobraziliense.com.br (Portuguese)

Thousands of fans gathered in Mumbles, Wales, on Saturday to honor singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin passed through the town ahead of her funeral Monday. The procession featured fans singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and throwing flowers on the hearse. Tyler died on July 8 in Portugal at age 75 after being hospitalized in May for intestinal surgery and placed in an induced coma. The Welsh-born star, discovered in a Swansea nightclub in 1975, was remembered as a "true icon" by fans. Her 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" has 1.2 billion Spotify streams. The funeral will be held at Swansea Cathedral, followed by a private ceremony.


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