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Bonnie Tyler Real Name Gaynor Sullivan Is A Welsh Singer. She Is Known For Her Distinctive Raspy Voice And Soulful Pop-Rock Repertoire. Born In Skewen South Wales Tyler Rose To Prominence With Her First Hit Single "Lost In France" In 1976. She Signed A Management Deal With British Songwriters Ronnie Scott And Steve Wolfe Who Wrote And Co-Produced Tyler's First Four Studio Albums Between 1977 And 1981. "It's A Heartache" Became Tyler's First US Hit With Worldwide Sales In Excess Of 6 Million. In 1982 Tyler Signed With CBS/Columbia And Began Working With Producer-Songwriter Jim Steinman. He Wrote Her Biggest Career Hit "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" And Produced Its Parent Album "Faster Than The Speed Of Night" 1983 And The Follow-Up "Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire" 1986 . Both Albums Were Noted For Their Bombastic Pop-Rock Production And Melodramatic Lyrics. Tyler's Next Album "Hide Your Heart" 1988 Was Produced By Desmond Child And Included Several Tracks That Later Became Hits For Other Artists Including "The Best" For Tina Turner And "Save Up All Your Tears" For Cher. Tyler Leaned Further Into A Commercial Pop Sound In The 1990s. She Signed With Hansa Records And Recorded Her Next Album "Bitterblue" 1991 With An Assortment Of Producers Including Giorgio Moroder Roy Bittan And Dieter Bohlen. Her Subsequent Albums "Angel Heart" 1992 " And "Silhouette In Red" 1993 Were Recorded Almost Exclusively With Bohlen. Towards The End Of The 90s Tyler Moved To East West Records And Recorded The Albums "Free Spirit" 1995 And "All In One Voice" 1998 . She Continued To Experiment With Cross-Genre Sounds In The 2000s Recording The Covers Album "Heart Strings" 2003 With The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2004 Tyler Began Recording In Paris With Producer Jean Lahcène Beginning With A Re-Recording Of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" Which Topped The Charts In France And Belgium. Tyler Promoted Her Subsequent Albums "Simply Believe" 2004 And "Wings" 2005 With A World Tour And The Release Of Her First Concert Film Bonnie On Tour. Tyler Spent The Following Eight Years Concentrating On Her Live Work Before Returning To The Studio For "Rocks And Honey" 2013 . The Album Includes Her UK Eurovision Entry "Believe In Me". In 2018 Tyler Reunited With David Mackay Who Produced Tyler's First Two Albums In The 1970s For Her Latest Releases "Between The Earth And The Stars" 2019 And "The Best Is Yet To Come" 2021 . Tyler Has Contributed To Several Film Soundtracks. Her Most Notable Recording Is "Holding Out For A Hero" Which Featured In Footloose And Has Since Become Synonymous With Action Sequences Having Later Appeared In Shrek 2 Loki And In Numerous Movie Trailers. In 1984 Tyler Sang The Track "Here She Comes" For Giorgio Moroder's Restoration Of Fritz Lange's Metropolis A Recording Which Led To Tyler's Third Grammy Nomination.

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