Bonnie Tyler was born June 8, 1951 in the UK in a family of ordinary people. The family had many children, the girl's father was a miner, and her mother did not work anywhere, she kept house.
The council house, where a large family lived, had four bedrooms. Bonnie's brothers and sisters had different musical tastes, so from a young age the girl got acquainted with a wide variety of musical styles.
First steps on the road to a big takeoff
Bonnie Tyler's first performance was at a church where she sang the English anthem. School education did not give the student pleasure.
And without finishing her studies at a secondary educational institution, the girl began working as a seller in a local shop. In 1969, she participated in the city's musical talent competition, where she took 2nd place.
After a successful performance, the girl wished to connect her own future with a career as a vocal performer.
Through an advertisement in an English newspaper, Tyler found a vacancy for a backing vocalist in one of the local bands, and later created her own band, whose name is known as Imagination. Immediately after the creation of the group, the woman changed her name to Sharen Davis, fearing confusion with another singer.
The name Bonnie Tyler appeared in 1975. Participating in various concerts, as well as in musical events, performing solo songs, the almost 25-year-old singer was noticed by producer Roger Bell.
He invited the girl to a meeting in London, after they discussed the details of cooperation, he suggested a more sonorous name.
The debut song was released in the spring of 1976. She did not enjoy great popularity, but this did not upset anyone. Before the release of the second work, the producer wanted to launch an advertisement.
Now things have gone better. More Than a Lover's new work was more acclaimed by the music industry. Popularity was exclusively in Britain.
In the European expanses until 1977, almost no one knew about the singer. The hoarse voice later became the hallmark of the performer.
Voice changes and the success of the singer
In the same year, the vocalist was diagnosed with a disease of the vocal cords. Examination, comprehensive treatment, timely access to doctors did not give the expected result.
The woman needed surgery. After undergoing a therapeutic restorative course of treatment, the doctors forbade the woman to talk for 30 days.
The singer did not last 1 month and ignored the recommendations of the doctors. As a result, instead of a sonorous voice, she received a hoarse sound.
Bonnie was upset, believing that a hoarse voice would be the end of her career. But the successful release of It's a Heartache refuted her fears. After the release of a new song, the woman's dream to receive the laurels of fame became a reality.
The singer's work harmoniously combines different styles. Strict music critics do not get tired of comparing the performer with other celebrities, in whose singing one can hear common points.
It's a Heartache is a single, which is the singer's first hit. Critics admit that the woman gained fame due to a disease, due to which her sonorous voice was enveloped in an unusual timbre.
In 1978, the singer recorded a couple of albums. Diamond Cut was very famous in Sweden, the album's songs were sung by Norwegians. In 1979, the singer decided to participate in an event held in Tokyo, where she won.
After the release of the fourth album, the singer wanted to change. Another producer, David Aspden, was unable to meet the demands of the rising star.
The singer wanted to find a new style, so she tried to connect with Jim Steinman, who is now known to us as the author of the hits that sounded in the 1980s performed by Bonnie Tyler.
The producer listened to the singer's previous works, but was not fascinated by them. He realized that the performer had potential, saw in her a promising investment.
The hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart did not deceive the producer's expectations. In 1983, almost all music fans sang the song.
In 2013, the singer performed at the Eurovision Song Contest, where she took 15th place. At first, the performer did not want to participate, but then she decided that this was a good advertisement.
Bonnie Tyler's personal life
In 1972, the singer became the wife of an athlete, and part-time real estate expert Robert Sullivan. Their union was strong, without scandals and intrigues.
In 1988, the couple bought a house. In 2005, the woman decided to star in a Polish television show, the theme of which was the luxurious villas of the stars. Photographs of the happy family regularly appeared in periodicals.
The performer met her future husband before she became famous. The couple has no children. It so happened that the woman repeatedly tried to get pregnant, but the attempts were unsuccessful.
She directed her unrealized maternal instinct to a large number of nephews and nieces. The singer often took part in charity related to the health of children.
singer now
In 2015, Bonnie starred in the German television show Disney's Best Songs. She sang Circle of Life from the animated film The Lion King.
A year later, the singer worked on a new project - organizing a tour through Germany.
The program included famous songs. Two years after the trip, the performer participated in a show program on a cruise ship. Now the singer does not record new songs.
