Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyleris a Welsh singer. She is known for her distinctive husky voice, resulting from an operation to remove vocal nodules in the mid-1970s. Tyler 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 a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth8 June 1951
CitySkewen, Wales
I love my nice things, but I'm still the Welsh family girl.
I've been able to help my family financially since making my first hit record. I bought my parents a house. My husband and I have a property in Portugal and one in Mumbles, Wales, and my family are always coming out to visit us. It has been fantastic to have such a successful career and to have been able to help everyone.
I've got my feet on the ground because I've got a lovely family waiting for me when I get home, even though they're not my flesh and blood. I haven't got children. That's my only regret, I suppose.
We were brought up Protestant, and I went to church three times a day on a Sunday. My parents weren't Bible-bashers, but we all have a strong belief in God and a strong faith. We had a huge garden; our house was a bit like a scene from 'The Good Life.' I think Mam and Dad had it really hard, bringing up a big family on very little.
I'm always an outsider in that group. I don't drink coffee and when they get together, it's often over a beer. There is this sense that I am different from the group.
It's a heartacheNothing but a heartacheHits you when it's too lateHits you when you're down
It's a heartache Nothing but a heartache Hits you when it's too late Hits you when you're down
When I do a T.V. show, I hear all these artists in their dressing rooms doing scales - I've never done it because I've never had voice training. What I do to prepare is get in my car and sing along to the radio for about 20 minutes.
Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.
You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous.
I am itching like hell to play America because I know that if I did the show over there, they would love it.
Every time I release an album my old record company releases another one.
Holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night!
I've never taken drugs. My drug, I suppose, is drink. I never drink before I sing, but I do make up for it when I come off!