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tyler romania , on 8 december 2012 performing at the sala palatului , bucharest , 1975 -- present skewen , neath , wales rca swan recordings columbia hansa eastwest cmc sony stick music celtic bonnie tyler solo_singer 8 june 1951 vocals rock pop country bonnie tyler live in bucharest , romania.jpg bonnie tyler
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bonnie tyler

bonnie tyler -lrb- born gaynor hopkins ; 8 june 1951 -rrb- is a welsh singer .
she spent seven years performing in pubs and clubs around south wales before being signed to rca records in 1975 .
tyler is known for her distinctive husky voice , resulting from an operation to remove vocal nodules in the mid-1970s .
tyler rose to fame in the late 1970s with the release of country singles `` lost in france '' and `` it 's a heartache '' .
collaborating with jim steinman on her fifth studio album `` faster than the speed of night '' -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , tyler ventured into rock music .
the album contained international chart-topper `` total eclipse of the heart '' .
steinman also wrote tyler 's other major 1980s hit `` holding out for a hero '' .
tyler had continued success in mainland europe in the 1990s with three album releases under hansa records , and with her chart-topping french single `` si demain ... -lrb- turn around -rrb- '' in 2003 .
her latest album `` rocks and honey '' was released in 2013 and featured the single `` believe in me '' which she performed representing the united kingdom at the eurovision song contest 2013 .
both `` it 's a heartache '' and `` total eclipse of the heart '' are among the best-selling singles of all time , with sales in excess of six million .
her work has earned her two grammy award nominations and three brit award nominations , among other accolades .
