Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyleris a Welsh singer. She is known for her distinctive husky voice, resulting from an operation to remove vocal nodules in the mid-1970s. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover". Her 1978 single "It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth8 June 1951
CitySkewen, Wales
When I do a T.V. show, I hear all these artists in their dressing rooms doing scales - I've never done it because I've never had voice training. What I do to prepare is get in my car and sing along to the radio for about 20 minutes.
Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.
You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous.
I am itching like hell to play America because I know that if I did the show over there, they would love it.
Every time I release an album my old record company releases another one.
Holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night!
I've never taken drugs. My drug, I suppose, is drink. I never drink before I sing, but I do make up for it when I come off!
Every country I've had different hit records, so we have to change the set to fit the country.
We stay in U2's hotel. They bought a hotel, The Clarence, a nice place and it's in an area where everything's happening, so many fantastic restaurants and bars and the people are so friendly.
Where have all the good men gone, and where are all the gods? Where's the street-wise Hercules, to fight the rising odds?
I love Tina Turner. I'm one of Tina Turner's biggest fans. Tina Turner was a big influence on me to become a singer. A role model and in a way she gave me back my confidence in choosing my material.
I have never gone out of fashion. And do you know why? Because I never sought it. When you don't seek it, it's always with you.
In 1983 I'd had a number one. I'd sold 6 million copies of Total Eclipse Of The Heart all over the world.
So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush.