Singer Bonnie Tyler has regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma, but the Grammy-nominated pop star is still in intensive care and described as “very unwell,” according to a statement posted Monday on her official website.
The 75-year-old vocalist was admitted to a hospital in Faro, Portugal — where she currently resides — last month for emergency intestinal surgery. Following the procedure, doctors placed her in an induced coma as part of her treatment.
The update offered cautious optimism, noting that while her condition is heading in the right direction, the road ahead will not be quick. “Although her condition is improving it is a slow process. Her doctors remain confident that she will make a good recovery but it is going to take time,” the statement read.
All of Tyler’s scheduled performances through August have been either canceled or postponed. However, her team expressed hope that fall concert dates would still go forward, saying, “we are still hopeful that our shows in the autumn will go ahead.”
Tyler earned a permanent place in pop culture history with her thunderous 1983 power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” a karaoke staple written by Jim Steinman — the producer and songwriter behind Meat Loaf’s music. The song continues to find new audiences every time a solar or lunar eclipse captures public attention.
Born and raised in Wales, the daughter of a coal miner first broke through in 1978 with the hit “It’s a Heartache” before achieving worldwide fame with “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
