British singer Bonnie Tyler, star of the 1980s, was urgently hospitalized in Portugal, where she underwent an operation following a perforated intestine and is currently placed in an artificial coma, according to the local press.
“We are very sorry to announce that Bonnie has been admitted to hospital in Faro, Portugal, where she has a residence, for emergency intestinal surgery,” her team wrote in a message posted Wednesday on the 74-year-old singer’s official website.
After post-operative complications, his state of health was stable, but it deteriorated on Thursday.
Everything indicates that Bonnie Tyler is unconscious and connected to a respirator to help her breathe, indicates the local press. No member of his family has yet spoken on the subject.
Real name Gaynor Hopkins, Bonnie Tyler was born in Wales.
She was revealed at the end of the 1970s with the hit “It’s a heartache”, before becoming one of the major figures of the 1980s with hits like “Total eclipse of the heart” (1983) and “Holding out for a hero” (1984).
Known for her gravelly voice and blonde mane, Bonnie Tyler carried her country’s hopes to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 with “Believe in Me”, where she finished in 19th place.
She was rewarded in 2023 by King Charles III by being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to music.
