Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler's husky rasp met Jim Steinman's operatic bombast on 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', a 1983 worldwide number one that remains the ultimate 80s power ballad. 'Faster Than the Speed of Night' made her the first British woman to enter the UK album chart at number one.
Origin: Skewen, Wales · Years active: 1975–present
Biography
Bonnie Tyler's husky rasp met Jim Steinman's operatic bombast on 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', a 1983 worldwide number one that remains the ultimate 80s power ballad. 'Faster Than the Speed of Night' made her the first British woman to enter the UK album chart at number one.
Key 1980s albums
- Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983)
- Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986)
- Hide Your Heart (1988)
Essential songs
- Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983)
- Holding Out for a Hero (1984)
- Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983)
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (1983)
- If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) (1986)
Genres
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