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Bonnie Tyler

Born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, Wales. She first came to prominence in 1976 with the song, "Lost in France", which made the UK top 10. Following a throat operation, she inadvertently developed her distinct singing voice. She had a transatlantic top 5 hit with "It's a Heartache" in 1978. She hit the big time when she became the first Welsh ... See full bio »
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Known For

Metropolis
Metropolis Soundtrack
(1927)
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel Soundtrack
(2009)
Footloose
Footloose Soundtrack
(1984)
Bandits
Bandits Soundtrack
(2001)
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 2018 Gloria Bell (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2018 Zoe Ball on ... (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Saturday 11 (2018) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2018 The Strangers: Prey at Night (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2018 Die Magie des Eises: Linzer Eiszauber 2018 (TV Movie) (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "It's a Heartache")
 2017 I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.10 (2017) ... (performer: "Holding out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2017 Future Man (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Prelude to an Apocalypse (2017) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2017 Pasapalabra (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Sofía 'Jujuy' Jiménez/Mariano Iúdica/Iliana Calabró/Álvaro Teruel (2017) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2017 RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Draggily Ever After (2017) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero")
  Atop the Fourth Wall (TV Series) (1 episode, 2009) (performer - 3 episodes, 2016 - 2017)
- Fist of the North Star, Ch. 1 (2017) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
- Blue-Skying, Part 4: Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes New 52 (2016) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
- Blue-Skying, Part 3: Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes (2016) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
- The Dark Knight Strikes Again: Part 1 (2009) ... ("I Need a Hero")
 2017 Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.3 (2017) ... (writer: "It's A Heartache")
 2016 Scream Queens (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Warts and All (2016) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - as Bonny Tyler, uncredited)
 2016 Britain's Got More Talent (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #10.1 (2016) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2015 Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Alec Baldwin (2015) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2015 The X Factor (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Auditions 2 (2015) ... ("Holding Out for a Hero")
 2015 Lip Sync Battle (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Victoria Justice vs. Gregg Sulkin (2015) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2013-2015 Britain's Got Talent (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- 2015: Auditions 4 (2015) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
- 2013: Auditions 6 (2013) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2015 Halbe Brüder (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - uncredited)
 2004-2014 EastEnders (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes)
- Episode dated 30 September 2014 (2014) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 23 August 2011 (2011) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 5 January 2004 (2004) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2014 Stick 10 Even More Swag: The United League of Stereotypes (writer: "Holding Out For a Hero")
 2014 Død snø 2 (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2013 Big Brother (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Day 63 (2013) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2013 Austenland (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
  Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (3 episodes, 2006 - 2012) (performer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Honoring Veterans (2012) ... ("Holding Out for a Hero")
- Rock Week (2010) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
- Round 7 (2007) ... ("Holding Out For a Hero")
- Semi Finals (2006) ... ("Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2012 Big Brother's Bit on the Side (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 30 August 2012 (2012) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (uncredited), "Holding Out for a Hero")
 2012 Legendy Retro FM (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.7 (2012) ... (performer: "It's a Heartache", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", "Holding Out for a Hero")
 2012 Regular Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Eggscellent (2012) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero")
 2012 Promoción fantasma (performer: "Total Eclipse of Heart")
 2012 Criminal Minds (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Unknown Subject (2012) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2011 Kinect Sports: Season Two (Video Game) (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero")
 2007-2011 So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes)
- Finale: Winner Announced (2011) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
- Top 8 Perform (2011) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
- Top 6 (2007) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2010 Banda sonora (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #6.3 (2010) ... (performer: "It's a Heartache")
 2010 Cuéntame (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Las dos comuniones de María Alcántara (2010) ... (performer: "It's a Heartache")
 2009-2010 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) (performer - 4 episodes)
- 80's Good, Bad & Ugly (2010) ... (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero" - uncredited)
- Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) ... (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero" - uncredited)
- Greatest Sports Movies of All Time (2010) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - uncredited)
- Rock 'n' Roll Anthems (2009) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart")
 2010 Les petits mouchoirs (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero")
 2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 11 November 2009 (2009) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero")
 2009 Benidorm (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Summer Special (2009) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero")
 2009 Morrer Como Um Homem (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Man Who Would Be Steve (2009) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - uncredited)
 2009 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (performer: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart")
 2008 Lost Islands (performer: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart")
 2008 Ping-pongkingen (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart')
 2007 Nip/Tuck (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Dr. Joshua Lee (2007) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart")
 2007 Yperoha plasmata (TV Series) (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero")
 2007 Patinando por un sueño (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 16 August 2007 (2007) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2007 American Loser (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero")
 2003-2006 Cold Case (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- The River (2006) ... (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero")
- Gleen (2003) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2006 Super Powers (Short) (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 2005 Reunion (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- 1986 (2005) ... (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2005 Passo a due (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2004 La chanson de l'année (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1 (2004) ... (performer: "Si demain")
 2004 My Date with Drew (Documentary) (performer: "Holding Out For a Hero")
 2003 Miffo (performer: "It's A Heartache")
 2003 Party Monster (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 2002 Skeppsholmen (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6 (2002) ... (performer: "It's a Heartache")
 2001 Bandits (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (1983), "Holding Out for a Hero" (1984))
 1998 Urban Legend (performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
 1998 Great Performances (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) ... (performer: "Tyre Tracks and Broken Hearts")
 1998 Der König von St. Pauli (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Teil 5 (1998) ... (performer: "You Are A Woman" - uncredited)
- Teil 1 (1998) ... (performer: "He's The King" - uncredited)
 1997 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Toothless (1997) ... (performer: "It's a Heartache")
 1996 Tohuwabohu (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- 3x9+2 (1996) ... (performer: "It's a Heartache" - uncredited)
 1996 Die Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Show #94 (1996) ... (performer: "Bridge Over Troubled Water")
 1996 Der Schattenmann (TV Series) (performer: "Forget Her")
 1995 All Men Are Liars (performer: "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)")
 1994 Asterix in America (performer: "Say Goodbye")
 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Pilot (1993) ... (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero" - uncredited)
 1992 Herr Ober! (performer: "Keep Your Love Alive")
 1991 Tatort (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Der Fall Schimanski (1991) ... (performer: "Against the Wind")
 1991 Tukso layuan mo ako! (performer: "Straight From The Heart")
 1990 Feuer, Eis & Dynamit (performer: "Break Out")
 1989 36.15 code Père Noël (performer: "Merry Christmas")
 1989 Who's Harry Crumb? (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero")
 1988 Short Circuit 2 (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero")
 1987 Casualty (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Burning Cases (1987) ... ("Holding Out For A Hero", uncredited)
 1986 The Wraith (performer: "MATTER OF THE HEART")
 1986 Bonnie Tyler: If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) (Video short) (performer: "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)")
 1985 Happy Families (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Edith (1985) ... (performer: "Lost in France")
 1976-1985 Top of the Pops (TV Series) (performer - 11 episodes)
- Episode #22.40 (1985) ... (performer: "Holding Out For a Hero")
- Episode #22.36 (1985) ... (performer: "Holding Out For A Hero")
- Episode dated 28 June 1979 (1979) ... (performer: "(The World is Full of) Married Men")
- Episode dated 11 January 1979 (1979) ... (performer: "Louisiana Rain")
- Episode dated 13 April 1978 (1978) ... (performer: "Here Am I")
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 1984 The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon (TV Special) (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero")
 1984 Footloose (performer: "Holding Out for a Hero")
 1982 Splitz (performer: "When Love Attacks")
 1980 Si malakas si maganda at si mahinhin (performer: "If I Sing You A Love Song")
 1979 Fantástico (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 28 October 1979 (1979) ... (performer: "It's a Heartache", "(The World is Full of) Married Men")
 1979 The World Is Full of Married Men (performer: "The World Is Full Of Married Men")
 1978-1979 The Kenny Everett Video Show (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes)
- Episode #2.4 (1979) ... (performer: "My Guns Are Loaded")
- Episode #1.6 (1978) ... (performer: "Living for the City")
- Episode #1.1 (1978) ... (performer: "If I Sing You a Love Song")
 1978 Kottan ermittelt (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Nachttankstelle (1978) ... (performer: "It's A Heartache", "Lost in France")
 1927 Metropolis (performer: "Here She Comes")
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: "It's a Heartache" (RCA Records) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site

Alternate Names:

Bonny Tyler

Height:

5' 3" (1.6 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I love Tina Turner. I'm one of Tina Turner's biggest fans. Tina Turner was a big influence on me to become a singer. A role model and in a way she gave me back my confidence in choosing my material. See more »

Trivia:

Won "Best International Female Vocalist" at the 1993 Echo Awards. See more »

Trademark:

Distinctive, husky singing voice

Star Sign:

Gemini
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