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
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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) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Hide Your Heart (1988) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983) — 80s songs
- Holding Out for a Hero (1984) — 80s songs
- Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) — 80s songs
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (1983) — 80s songs
- If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) (1986) — 80s songs
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- Who are Bonnie Tyler?
- Bonnie Tyler — Skewen, Wales, active 1975–present. 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 B
- What did Bonnie Tyler release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 3 albums and 5 essential songs for Bonnie Tyler, covering 1983–1988.
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