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How old is Bonnie Tyler, what are the lyrics to Total Eclipse Of The Heart and what’s her net worth?

The Holding Out For a Hero singer is a well known 80s icon

WHEN you think of music in the 80s you think of Bonnie Tyler - it's that simple.

She is well known for her epic power ballads and even more epic feathered hair. Here's what we know about her...

 Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer
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Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singerCredit: This content is subject to copyright.

Who is Bonnie Tyler? What are her biggest songs?

Bonnie Tyler was born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951.

She is a Welsh singer known for her distinctive husky voice.

Bonnie came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles Lost In France and More Than A Lover.

Her 1978 single It's  Heartache reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In the 1980s, Bonnie ventured into rock music with songwriter and producer Jim Steinman, famous for working with Meatloaf on Bat Out Of Hell.

He wrote Tyler's biggest hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart, the lead single from her 1983 UK chart topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night.

 She is famed for hits like Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero
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She is famed for hits like Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a HeroCredit: Getty - Contributor

He also wrote Tyler's other major hit Holding Out for a Hero.

In the 90s she had success in Europe with Dieter Bohlen, who wrote and produced her hit Bitterblue.

In 2003, Tyler re-recorded Total Eclipse of the Heart with singer Kareen Antonn.

Their bilingual duet topped the French charts.

Her latest album Rocks and Honey was released in 2013 and features the single Believe in Me which she performed representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

Her songs It's a Heartache and Total Eclipse of the Heart are among the best-selling singles of all time, with sales exceeding six million each.

What is Bonnie Tyler's net worth?

Bonnie Tyler is said to be worth nearly £8million.

This is largely thanks to some of her 80s hits.

She also adds to her bank balance by continuing to perform.

 

 The singer is said to be worth £8million
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The singer is said to be worth £8millionCredit: Getty - Contributor

What are the lyrics to Total Eclipse of the Heart?

Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit lonely

And you're never coming round

Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit tired

Of listening to the sound of my tears

Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit nervous

That the best of all the years have gone by

Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit terrified

And then I see the look in your eyes

Turnaround bright eyes, but every now and then I fall apart

Turnaround bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart

 

And I need you now tonight

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right

'Cause we'll never be wrong together

We can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
And there's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
Turnaround bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight (and I need you now)
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight (and if you only)
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right ('cause we'll never be wrong)
'Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
And there's nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
Turn around bright eyes
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