Bonnie Tyler |
Tyler live at La Cigale in 2005 |
Background information |
Birth name |
Gaynor Hopkins |
Also known as |
Sherene Davis |
Born |
(1951-06-08) 8 June 1951 (age 61)
Skewen, Wales |
Genres |
Rock, country rock, wagnerian rock,
progressive rock, rock and roll, pop |
Occupations |
Singer |
Instruments |
Vocals |
Years active |
1975–present |
Labels |
RCA, Chrysalis, CBS Records, Columbia, Hansa, Atlantic, East West Records, CMC Records, Sony, Stick Music
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Website |
Official Site |
Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins[1] on 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer. She is most notable for having several hits in the 1970s and 80s, including "Lost in France", "It's a Heartache", "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out For A Hero" as well as her European 2004 hit "Si demain... (Turn Around)".
With a distinctively husky voice due to damaged vocal cords, Tyler is a three-time Grammy Award nominee and three-time Brit Award nominee,[2][3] and three-time Goldene Europa award winner. Tyler was also the first Welsh female artist to reach the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 music charts.
Tyler was born in Skewen, Neath, Wales to a family that included three sisters and two brothers. Her father, Glyn Hopkins, worked in a coal mine and her mother, Elsie Hopkins, (an opera lover) shared her love for music with her children, and was known to have been part of the local church choir. Tyler grew up listening to Motown music and female artists like Janis Joplin and Tina Turner.[4] She concluded her education in the sixties and began working in the local grocery shop, then as a supermarket cashier.
In 1970, aged 19, she entered a talent contest, singing the Mary Hopkin hit "Those Were the Days", and finished in second place, winning £1. She then was chosen to sing in a band with front man Bobby Wayne, known as Bobby Wayne & The Dixies. Two years later, she formed her own band called Imagination (not related to the 1980s British dance band of the same name) and performed with them in pubs and clubs all over southern Wales. It was then that she decided to adopt the stage name of "Sherene Davis",[5] taking the names from her niece's forename and favourite aunt's surname.[6] Despite the two name changes, her family and friends still know her as Gaynor.[7]
On July 4, 1973, she married Robert Sullivan, a real estate agent, Swansea night club manager and Olympic judoka.[8] In 1975, she was discovered by Roger Bell who arranged a recording contract for her with RCA Records. Before signing, she was asked to choose a different stage name and settled on Bonnie Tyler.[9]
In 1976, Tyler was spotted in "The Townsman Club" in Swansea by the songwriting and producing team of Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who became her managers, songwriters and producers.[10]
Tyler first began by recording a track entitled "My! My! Honeycomb", which did not receive any chart success, but did gain local airplay in Swansea.[11] The track was later released on the 2002 compilation, "Total Eclipse Anthology" and on a re-release of "The World Starts Tonight" in 2009, along with the rare track, "Baby I Remember You".[12]
Following the Top 10 success of her 1976 song "Lost in France", Tyler released her first album in 1977 entitled The World Starts Tonight. A further single from the album, "More Than a Lover", made the UK Top 30,[13] and the follow-up single, "Heaven", reached the Top 30 in Germany.[14]
In 1977, Tyler was diagnosed with nodules on her vocal cords that were so severe that she needed to undergo surgery to remove them. After the surgery, she was ordered not to speak for six weeks to aid the healing process, but she accidentally screamed out in frustration one day. This caused her voice to take on a raspy quality. At first she believed that her singing career was ruined;[15] but to her surprise her next single, "It's a Heartache," made her an international star. The song reached #4 in the UK, #3 in the US, #2 in Germany, and topped the charts in several countries (including France and Australia).[16] The song was originally released by Ronnie Spector and Juice Newton separately, but Tyler's version was the most recognised and credited recording of the song. Tyler's second album, Natural Force, was also retitled It's a Heartache for the U.S. market and certified Gold there. Tyler performed in the Long Miles Country Music Festival prior to the release of Natural Force alongside musicians such as Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. In 1978, Tyler was given a Bravo Otto award in Germany for her success in Europe.
Though further global success was elusive during this era, Tyler did have some regional hits: "Here Am I" made the German Top 20 in spring of 1978; "My Guns Are Loaded" peaked at number 3 in France in 1979; and she scored a minor UK Top 40 hit with "Married Men" in summer 1979 (the theme to the film The World Is Full of Married Men). Tyler released the albums Diamond Cut in 1979 and Goodbye to the Island in 1981. The track "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" was the Grand Prix winner of the 1979 Yamaha World Song Festival held in Tokyo.[17]
Tyler released four albums for RCA Records from 1977 to 1981, but she became increasingly dissatisfied with Scott and Wolfe's management as they were trying to market her as a pop-country music artist.[10] When her contract with RCA expired, she signed with David Aspden Management and sought help from songwriter Jim Steinman, most familiar to audiences as Meat Loaf's primary collaborator, to give her music the rock style she wanted. She signed with Columbia Records in 1982.
Her next album, Faster Than the Speed of Night, was released in Spring 1983 and included the power-ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which was written by Steinman. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching No. 1 in the UK, Ireland, France, Australia, and in the United States where it remained at the top for four weeks. Her presence in the US chart was at a time when almost one third of the Billboard Hot 100 was filled by songs from UK based acts - a situation not seen since the 1960s British Invasion and Beatlemania.[18] Faster Than the Speed of Night entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, and also became a Top Five bestseller in the US and Australia. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" also brought Tyler a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Also in 1983, Tyler was offered to sing the title song of the James Bond film, Never Say Never Again. Tyler disliked the song and turned down the offer,[19] and so the song was given to American singer Lani Hall instead. In 1984, Tyler performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at the Grammy Awards, and received another Grammy nomination as Best Rock Female Vocalist for "Here She Comes",[20] a song that was part of the soundtrack for the 1984 restoration of the film Metropolis. She also released the singles "A Rockin' Good Way", a duet with fellow Welsh artist Shakin' Stevens, which made #5 in the UK, and "Holding Out for a Hero", for the Footloose soundtrack, which made the U.S. Top 40 and later peaked at number 2 in UK in the summer of 1985. "Holding Out For A Hero" (written by Steinman and Dean Pitchford) was also used as the main theme for the 1984 US television series Cover Up, though the version heard on the TV series was not Tyler's original but performed by E.G. Daily.[21]
The following albums, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986) and Hide Your Heart (1988), achieved some success in France, Switzerland, Scandinavia, South Africa, Australia, but were not successful in the UK or the US. One of the single releases, "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)", became another Top 10 hit in France in 1986 and was certified Silver. In 1987, Tyler recorded a bilingual track with the Brazilian singer Fábio Junior entitled "Sem Limites Pra Sonhar" or "Reaching for the Infinite Heart" in English.[22] In the same year, she sang the title song for Mike Oldfield's album Islands. Tyler also sang backing vocals with Cher for the song "Perfection" on Cher's self-titled 1987 album, and "Emotional Fire" on Cher's 1989 album Heart Of Stone.
In 1988, Tyler performed at the Reading Festival, accompanying performers such as Meat Loaf and Jefferson Starship. Tyler was victim to violent abuse from an aggressive crowd hurling bottles at her on stage after the organiser's failed attempt to introduce pop music to the annual event. Tyler was credited for carrying on and completing her set despite the audience's treatment.[23] She even managed to get the audience to join in with "It's A Heartache" at the end of her set performance.[24]
Throughout the 1990s, Tyler's success was limited to continental Europe. In the early 1990s, she switched to the German label Hansa and found a new producer in Dieter Bohlen. Her first album for the label was Bitterblue, released in late 1991, which saw her leaving the rock genre of the 1980s and establishing a more soft-pop sound. The album went quadruple-platinum in Norway, platinum in Austria, and gold in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. Following the success of this album, two volumes of compilation albums were released entitled 'The Very Best Of Bonnie Tyler'. The first disc sold over 600,000 copies.[25]
Tyler followed this up with the albums Angel Heart (1992) and Silhouette in Red in 1993. In light of her success in Germany, Tyler won Best International Female Vocalist at the RSH Gold Award, the "Goldene Europa" Award and the ECHO Award in 1994.
In April 1992, Tyler participated in a Greek ensemble CD with Sofia Arvaniti. The track was released on Arvaniti's 'Parafora' album on the EMI label, which was composed by Greek musician Michalis Rakintzis. It was named "The Desert Is In Your Heart", or "Petheno Stin Erimia" in Greek, and was a bilingual track (Greek and English). An instrumental version of the song was also released on Arvaniti's album.[26] The album reached Gold.
In 1993, the first volume of Tyler's compilation The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler was released. It received a strong backing of advertising support. The featured tracks were selections from the 1970s to 1991, in chronological order and included a biography of Tyler's career. Over 600,000 copies were sold in Germany, dominating the charts over artists such as Madonna, Cher and Tina Turner.[27] Later, in 1994, Columbia Records released Heaven & Hell, a Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf compilation album which featured tracks from both artists. The compilation became a Gold record in the UK.
After her three albums with producer Dieter Bohlen, Tyler wanted to have a more international sound on her next record. She switched labels to Warner Music in 1995 and recorded Free Spirit, an album on which she worked again with Jim Steinman as well as other prolific producers such as David Foster and Humberto Gatica. However, the album was only a minor success in continental Europe, though the single "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" (previously a hit for Air Supply in 1983) narrowly missed the UK Top 40. The single featured Tyler's mother's operatic vocals on the intro to the song. The album was re-released in 1996, now including the track "Limelight" which was used as the official song of the German Olympic Team.[28] Tyler continued to record, releasing the folk influenced All in One Voice in 1999, though this was even less successful. Also in 1999, Tyler was part of an ensemble vocal unit for Rick Wakeman's Return to the Centre of the Earth CD.[29] Tyler also recorded the track "Tyre Tracks And Broken Hearts" on the Jim Steinman and Andrew Lloyd Webber composed album Whistle Down The Wind.
In 2003, Tyler was approached by her manager,David Aspen, to record an album that would consist of cover versions of Tyler's choice.David Aspden became the producer of the album. Tyler picked out 13 of her favourite songs, some of which are by U2, Richard Marx, Phil Collins and The Beatles. The tracks were recorded by City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, but Tyler requested for her band to feature on the tracks also.
Also in 2003, French vocalist Kareen Antonn sent Tyler a demo recording of Antonn singing a French arrangement of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", entitled "Si demain... (Turn Around)", requesting for a duet with her. Tyler, completely unaware of whether Antonn was famous or not, accepted immediately and began recording the track soon after, despite the discomfort of not knowing whether the song was suitable for a duet. Released in December 2003, it went to number 1 in France, holding that chart position for ten weeks, and 12 weeks in total, as well as Belgium and Poland, selling a total of two million copies. The follow-up, "Si tout s'arrête (It's A Heartache)", another French language remake with Antonn, also made the French Top 20. Both tracks were included on Tyler's 2004 album, "Simply Believe". Also on this album, Tyler worked with Stuart Emerson, who wrote several songs on Tyler's Free Spirit album in 1995, and who also worked with Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf in the 1980s. Emerson wrote and produced six tracks on this album, two of which were re-recordings from her 1995 album.
By 2005, Tyler had already been working on her sixteenth studio album, Wings. The sixteen-track album included 12 new tracks, two French re-recordings and two re-recordings of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "It's a Heartache". Tyler co-wrote most of the tracks, and was given two new tracks from Stuart Emerson, one of which was recorded as a duet between Tyler and her friend Lorraine Crosby. The track was "I'll Stand By You" and was based on the theme of friendship. Tyler's two singles from the album were "Louise" and "Celebrate", both of which received no chart success and nor did the album. In 2006, the album was re-released in the UK with 14 tracks, and called Celebrate. Again, this received little chart success. For Tyler's birthday in 2005, Tyler performed several tracks from her new album at La Cigale in Paris and Zaragoza in Spain. Extracts from the concerts were released on CD (Bonnie Tyler Live) and DVD (Bonnie on Tour) in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
In 2006, French record label Stick Music released Tyler's first live album, Bonnie Tyler Live, which featured songs from her 2005 album Wings as well as a handful of her greatest hits. In September 2006, Tyler made her first appearance on U.S. television in years, as she sang a duet of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with actress Lucy Lawless on the American show Celebrity Duets.
In 2007, a new Greatest Hits collection, From the Heart: Greatest Hits, was released. The compilation reached #2 in the Irish album charts and #31 in the UK. Also in 2007, Tyler featured on a charity album called "Over the Rainbow". The event was filmed and shown on British TV series Challenge Anneka. Anneka Rice was set the challenge to put together a thirteen-track compilation album made up of songs from musicals in five days and organise a promotional concert for the release of the CD. The proceeds went to the Chase Trust disabled children's charity. Tyler selected "I Don’t Know How to Love Him" from one of her favourite musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar.[30] In March 2007, Tyler appeared in the 20th season of the British TV show, "Never Mind The Buzzcocks".
In 2009, it was announced by Mal Pope that he had recruited Tyler to perform the title track to his self-written musical, Cappuccino Girls, which would tour in Wales in the following months. She mimed the title song on the closing night in the theater to celebrate its conclusion.[31] Tyler made a guest appearance in Hollyoaks Later (the late night edition of the British Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks) in which she sang her hit "Holding Out For a Hero" with one of the characters. She also recorded a new version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with the Welsh male voice choir Only Men Aloud! for their second album Band of Brothers which was released in October 2009.
Sony re-released Tyler's first two albums, "The World Starts Tonight" and "Natural Force" in 2009 with the addition of two B-Sides, which were not featured on the albums in the original release in the 1970s.[32][33] This was to be the first official release of four of Tyler's co-written songs from the 1970s since the release of Total Eclipse Anthology in 2002.
On 1 November 2009, Tyler joined artists such as Escala, Joss Stone and Bananarama in a charity concert in support of breast cancer research. It was held at the Royal Albert Hall as a fundraiser for Pinktober.[34]
In 2010, Tyler appeared in a television advertisement for MasterCard singing a parody of "Total Eclipse of the Heart".[35] Tyler performed in Australia for the first time in her career in the end of October, first as a supporting guest for Robin Gibb[36] and then performing her own shows in Australia and New Zeland.
In November, Albert Hammond released an album called Legend, which featured some of his most successful compositions, with many re-recorded as duets.[37] Hammond and Tyler recorded a version of Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".
In 2011, Tyler made a guest appearance in the music video "Newport State of Mind", a parody of the Jay Z and Alicia Keys song "Empire State of Mind" for the BBC's Comic Relief charity. Towards the end of 2011, Tyler dueted with the singer Laura Zen on "Amour Éternel", a new French/English version of The Bangles' 1989 hit "Eternal Flame". It was released to French radio stations on 29 August 2011.[38] It was then released as an MP3 download in France on 26 September 2011, and also included on Tyler's triple-disc Best Of 3 CD album on 3 October 2011. Also in 2011, Tyler won an award at the BMI London Awards for "It's A Heartache"[39] and appeared on Ukraine X Factor as one of the three British guests, alongside Kylie Minogue and Cher Lloyd, performing "It's A Heartache", "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" and "Holding Out For A Hero". In December 2011, a portrait of Tyler by Rolf Harris was sold by Cathy Sims for £50,000 on BBC's Antiques Roadshow.[40]
On 13 February 2012, news of the release of Tyler's new album was released on her website.[41] It claimed that Tyler has been working in Nashville to record a new country/rock album which will be available as a CD and online for digital download for an expected release in 2012. David Huff has been named the producer and songwriters for the tracks include Desmond Child and Frank J. Myers as well as a duet with country musician Vince Gill. On 16 April, an update on Tyler's website confirmed the duet (named "What You Need From Me"), and commented that Tyler had arrived in Los Angeles two days prior to the update to assist with mixing the recorded tracks. It was later announced on Tyler's website that it is due to receive a new design in conjunction to the upcoming album.[42]
In March 2012, a newly recorded track was released on SoundCloud entitled "Never Gonna Take No For An Answer". The song was written by Ed Poole and Martin Brown.[43]
In April 2012, the record label Rdeg re-released Goodbye to the Island, Angel Heart and Bitterblue digitally.[44][45]
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Live albums
Compilation albums
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- 1988: Hide Your Heart Tour
- 1994: Silhouette in Red Tour
- 1996: Free Spirit Tour
- 2003: Heart Strings Tour
After global success in the 1980s, Tyler and her husband Robert Sullivan decided to try to have a baby when she was aged 39. Tyler miscarried and did not conceive again.[46]
Throughout her career, Tyler and her husband have owned a villa in Mumbles in Wales.[47] They also own a home in the Algarve (in Albufeira, south Portugal), after Tyler recorded one of her albums there in the late 1970s.[48] In 2005, Tyler was filmed for a short Polish entertainment TV show called Zacisze gwiazd, which explores the houses of actors and musicians.[49]
Some of Tyler's siblings have also been recognised to have a career in music. Her bother, Paul Hopkins, is lead singer of local Swansea band, Sunshine Cab Co.[50][51] He co-wrote most of Tyler's 1980s B-sides, including "Time" and "Gonna Get Better" as well as composing some tracks for her albums, such as "The Reason Why" from All in One Voice. Tyler's sister, Avis Hopkins, featured on Mal Pope's musical soundtrack of Cappuccino Girls, singing the track, "Today's My Birthday".[52] Avis Hopkins changed her name in the 1980s to Amanda Scott and released the track, "Lies" in 1988.[53][54]
Through her husband, Tyler is related to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and attended her wedding to Michael Douglas, performing "Total Eclipse of the Heart".[55]
Grammy Awards
Brit Awards
Goldene Europa
Steiger Awards
- Music Retailer Magazine 1978 (USA)
- Daily Express 1978 (UK)
- Bravo Otto 1978 (Germany)
- Yamaha Prize 1979 (Japan)
- Grand Prix International "Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean"
- Academy Country Music 1979 (USA)
- Best New Artist "It's A Heartache" (nomination)
- Radio(?) 1979 From (Spain)
- American Music Awards 1984 (USA)
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (nomination)
- Favorite Pop/Rock Single "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (nomination)
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- Variety Club of Great Britain Award 1984 (UK)
- MIDEM 1986 (France)
- Best International Singer
- Diamond Awards 1987(Belgium)
- RSH-Gold Award 1992 (Germany)
- Erfolgreichste deutschproduzierte Interpretin bzw. Ohrwurm des Jahres
- Bravo Otto
- Best Singer of 1992, 6th place
- Echo Award 1993 (Germany)[57]
- Best International Singer "Angel Heart" (nomination)
- Bravo 10 Best Singers of 1993[58]
- Bravo 10 Best Shows of 1993
- Bravo 10 Good Looking Singer of 1993
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- Bravo 10 Best CDs of 1993
- "Very Best of Bonnie Tyler Vol. 1", 8th place [58]
- Bravo 10 Best CDs of 1993
- "Silhouette In Red", 9th place [58]
- Echo Award 1994 (Germany)[57]
- Best International Singer, The Very Best Of/Silhouette In Red
- Radio Regenbogen Award 1999 (Germany)
- Writs Welsh Music Awards 2001 (Wales)
- Best Singer "Greatest Hits" (nomination)
- Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama 2002 (Wales)
- Honorary Fellow in recognition of outstanding achievements within the fields of music.
- Les Hits de Diamant 2004 (France)
- It's A Heartache & Total Eclipse Of The Heart
- Angel Award 2009 (Germany)
- Special corporate social responsibility
- Neath Port Talbot - Freedom of the county 2010 (Wales)
- Honorary recognition from the town of Port Talbot
- BMI2011 [1],[59]
MILLION-AIR AWARD SONGS Honorees have accumulated substantial performance totals—from three million—in U.S. radio and television. IT'S A HEARTACHE Ronnie Scott (PRS) Steve Wolfe (PRS) Lojo Music Ltd. (PRS) Bonnie Tyler
- Share Silver Medal2011(Norway)
Honored for contribution to local communities since 1978.
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- Tyler was listed as second most famous celebrity from Wales in 2005 by the BBC.[60]
- Welsh singer Rhydian Roberts selected Tyler's track, "Faster Than The Speed Of Night", for the Tracks Of My Years segment of UK DJ Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 show on September 26, 2011.[61]
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- ^ Metro.co.uk, Bonnie Tyler by James Ellis, "Do people still call you Gaynor?"
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- ^ Bonnie Tyler on her trademark husky voice, The Guardian, 10 May 2009
- ^ It's A Heartache on Songfacts
- ^ Bonnie Tyler - Rock House on Zimbio
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 448. CN 5585.
- ^ The Bat Segundo Show: Bonnie Tyler, an online interview, posted September 12, 2008
- ^ Rockonthenet.com
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086690/soundtrack
- ^ Sem Limites Pra Sonhar, Brazilian/English lyrics on vagalume.com
- ^ Worst Festival Sets - Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler, Reading Festival 1988, Virgin Media Music
- ^ UK Rock Festivals - Reading Festival, 1988, page created December 2008
- ^ THE DREAM BEGINS, Bonnie Tyler biography, Stephen Bowen Lawrence, 29 January 1998
- ^ Sofia Arvaniti - Parafora, Music Bazaar - Greek Music, Parafora (1992)
- ^ Booklet from The Very Best Of Bonnie Tyler 1994 Second volume release, Sony / Columbia Records
- ^ The Alan Parsons Project - 1996, Bonnie Tyler cover version of Limelight (from Stereotomy) was used as the official German Olympic Theme song
- ^ Wakeman CD
- ^ Bonnie Tyler warming up for comeback album in 2009, Today's Zaman, 1 July 2008
- ^ Bonnie Tyler performs Cappuccino Girls live, The Cappuccino Girls website, retrieved 7 April 2012
- ^ The World Starts Tonight on Spotify
- ^ Natural Force on Spotify
- ^ RECENT EVENTS - PINKTOBER PRESENTS WOMEN OF ROCK, concert on Sunday 1 November 2009
- ^ YouTube - Mastercard commercial (2010)
- ^ Robin Bigg, supported by Bonnie Tyler, Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley, october 31, 2009
- ^ "Albert Hammond Returns with "Legend"". http://www.legend-alberthammond.com/es-en/news/albert-hammond-returns-legend. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ Bonnie Tyler est de retour : elle reprend le hit "Eternal Flame"
- ^ BMI London Awards: Press Release and Winners List
- ^ Bonnie Tyler by Rolf Harris - a £50,000 painting is found, The Telegraph newspaper, 3 December 2011
- ^ Bonnie Tyler Official Site, LATEST NEWS, February 13, 2012
- ^ Bonnie Tyler updated news, Bonnie Tyler's official website, Retrieved April 19, 2012
- ^ Never Gonna Take No For An Answer - Featuring Bonnie Tyler on SoundCloud
- ^ Goodbye to the Island on Spotify
- ^ Bitterblue on Spotify
- ^ Bonnie Tyler's baby heartache, Belfast Telegraph, 25 July 2011
- ^ A Welsh wonder: From Katherine Jenkins to Bonnie Tyler Swansea’s coast now has star quality, The Daily Mail, 27 January 2012
- ^ I lost my heart in...The Algarve, The Guardian, 7 July 2001.
- ^ Virtual Poland, Zacisza Bonnie Tyler (Bonnie Tyler seclusion)
- ^ Sunshine Cab Co on Facebook
- ^ Sunshine Cab Co on MySpace
- ^ Today's My Birthday by Avis Hopkins on Spotify
- ^ "Lies" by Amanda Scott on Discogs
- ^ "Lies" by Amanda Scott on YouTube
- ^ Why Hollywood Couple Were Lost With Bonnie, WESTERN MAIL, Monday 27 December 1999. Information retrieved from Bonnie Tyler's website, 19 April 2012
- ^ "Bonnie Tyler: Brit Awards". Brit Awards (Brit Awards). N/A. http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/bonnie-tyler. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Echo Pop: Archiv". Echopop.de. http://www.echopop.de/no_cache/pop-suche/. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
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- ^ "Queen, The Script and more honoured at 2011 BMI London Awards". AAAmusic. http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/2011/10/05/queen-the-script-and-more-honoured-at-2011-bmi-london-awards/. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ Welsh showbiz Hall of Fame, retrieved 19 April 2012
- ^ Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2, broadcast 26/09/2011
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