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Bonnie Tyler (real name '''Gaynor Hopkins''' born on June 8 , 1951 in Skewen in Wales , United Kingdom is a Pop/rock singer. She is widely recognisable by her highly distinctive, husky voice. CAREER Following huge success of her 1976 song ''Lost in France'' (Top 10 in the UK and #3 in Germany), Tyler released her first album in 1977 entitled '' The World Starts Tonight ''. The album met with only modest success, though Tyler did embark on a tour throughout Europe. A further single from the album, ''More Than A Lover'' made the UK top 30. In 1977, Tyler underwent surgery to remove Nodule s on her Vocal Cords , resulting in her singing voice taking on a raspy quality. At first, she believed this meant her singing career might be over. As it turned out, her next hit single, ''It's a Heartache'', (from her second album "Natural Force") became a monster hit worldwide, topping the charts in France and Australia, peaked at #2 in Germany and at #4 on the UK as well as became Tylers US breakthrough with a #3 on the US charts. The "Natural Force" album was retitled "It's a Heartache" for the US market. Though further worldwide success was elusive, Tyler did have some regional success with ''Here am I'', a Top 20 hit in Germany in 1978 and ''Married Men'' a minor UK top 40 in 1979, the theme to the film ''The World Is Full Of Married Men'' based on the novel by British author Jackie Collins . Tyler released the albums "Diamond Cut" (1979) and "Goodbye To The Island" (1981), but these met with little success in the UK or the US. However, the track Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean (featured on her "Goodbye To The Island" album) was the Grand Prix winner of the 1979 Yamaha World Song Festival held in Tokyo. After the release of four albums for the RCA label between 1977-81, Tyler then signed with CBS Records in 1982 . Her next album, '' Faster Than The Speed Of Night '', was released in Spring 1983 and spawned the bombastrock ballad ''Total Eclipse of the Heart'', written by Jim Steinman . The song exploded in the worldwide charts, reached no.1 in the UK, France, Australia and in the United States (where it remained for 4 weeks). "Faster Than the Speed of Night" entered the UK album chart at No.1, making Tyler a Guinness Record holder as the first ever British female artist to have an album ''enter'' the UK chart at no.1. The album became as well a Top Five bestseller in the US and Australia. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" also brought Tyler a nomination for the '' (1986) and ''Hide Your Heart'' (1988) failed to continue the massive success of "Faster than the speed of night", but had impressive regional charts successes as in the ever loyal scandinavian countries whereas one of the albums single releases, the powerful rock hymne ''If you were a woman (and I was a man)'' became another Top 10 hit in France. In the early 1990s, Tyler switched to BMG German label Hansa. Her first album on her new label was ''Bitterblue'' in late 1991. This album went quadruple-platinum in Norway , platinum in Austria , and gold in Germany , Switzerland , and Sweden , amongst other countries. Tyler followed up with a new album, "Angel Heart", which repeated the success of "Bitterblue". The following album "Silhouette in Red" and the massive succesful compilation "The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler" (#3 and platinum in Germany), with her hits from all 3 decades put together for the first time, were both released in 1993. The incredible huge success, especially in Germany, where Tyler outsold every other female popstar in 1993, saw her win Best International Female Vocalist in the ECHO Awards. In 2003, Kareen Antonn approached Tyler to record a duet. "Si Demain", their French language version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart," was released in December 2003 and totally unexpected went straight to No.1 in France (for sensational ten weeks), Belgium, and Poland, selling a total of two million copieshttp://www.kareen.fr/biographie.php. The follow-up "Si tout's arrête (It's a heartache)", another remake and again in duet with Kareen Antonn, succesfully followed in the French Top 20. In September 2006 , Tyler made her first appearance on U.S. television in many years, as she sang a duet of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with actress Lucy Lawless on the American show '' Celebrity Duets ''. {Link without Title} In 2007, a new Bonnie Tyler Greatest Hits collection, "From The Heart", was released. A new studio album is also in the works. Also in 2007, Tyler contributed with a track, "I Don't Know How To Love Him", for the charity record "Over the Rainbow" Bonnie mentioned in a new interview, that for her next album she will be joined by Jim steinmen once again, to produce a country-rock album. DISCOGRAPHY See Also: Bonnie Tyler discography REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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