Fans line streets, singing Total Eclipse of the Heart ahead of Welsh singer’s Swansea funeral Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of her home town in south Wales to pay respects to the singer as her coffin was brought back to her former home. The singer, whose real name was Gaynor Sullivan, died unexpectedly on 8 July in Portugal at the age of 75. Many fans stood along Newton Road in Mumbles, Swansea, to watch the procession as her coffin was brought back. The coffin was draped in the Welsh flag and accompanied by a framed photograph of the singer. Fans threw flowers on to the hearse, and the crowd erupted into applause and broke out into a rendition of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Mumbles was Tyler’s part-time home, as she split her time between Algarve in Portugal and a large Victorian house in Blackpill, near Mumbles, overlooking Swansea Bay. Tyler became renowned globally for her pop music hits, including Total Eclipse of the Heart and I Need a Hero. Among those waiting to pay their respects to Tyler was Carys Edwards, 18, who said the singer was “an inspiration to everybody”. She told PA Media: “Her music touched a lot of people, especially me. I’m quite surprised
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Read original at BBC →Fans travelled to Wales to pay an emotional tribute to legendary singer Bonnie Tyler as her funeral was held in the city she was "a fantastic ambassador for". A celebration of life service was held at Swansea Minster…
Read original at BBC →Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans are set to gather in Swansea on Monday ahead of a church service held as part of the legendary singer's celebration of life. It comes after huge crowds of emotional fans lined the streets…
Read original at BBC →Fans line streets, singing Total Eclipse of the Heart ahead of Welsh singer’s Swansea funeral Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of her home town in south Wales to pay respects to the singer as her coffin…
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Dropped in the Arctic Circle with just 10 tools and a camera, Andrew Price faced loneliness and lit fires to cook and boil water. Despite worries of grizzly bears and the extreme cold, the 51-year-old has become the first Welshman to…
View source →Fans travelled to Wales to pay an emotional tribute to legendary singer Bonnie Tyler as her funeral was held in the city she was "a fantastic ambassador for". A celebration of life service was held at Swansea Minster ahead of a private…
View source →Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans are set to gather in Swansea on Monday ahead of a church service held as part of the legendary singer's celebration of life. It comes after huge crowds of emotional fans lined the streets in the coastal…
View source →Fans line streets, singing Total Eclipse of the Heart ahead of Welsh singer’s Swansea funeral Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of her home town in south Wales to pay respects to the singer as her coffin was brought back to…
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