Thousands of Fans Sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' at Bonnie Tyler's Funeral in Wales

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Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans gathered Saturday in Mumbles, Wales, to honor the singer who died July 8, singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as her flag-draped coffin passed through the village ahead of Monday's funeral. The crowd applauded and threw flowers on the hearse as it appeared. Fans like 18-year-old Carys Edwards called Tyler a "true icon," while locals emphasized her Swansea roots, born Gaynor Hopkins in 1951 and discovered in a local nightclub in 1975. Tyler died in Portugal after intestinal surgery in May and a coma. She had released a single, "Only Love," and planned a European tour. Her family remembered her as a "warm and generous artist" whose music touched generations worldwide.


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