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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781596093751national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-diseases-Z2pq_4mj6BI-unsplash (10).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The 75-year-old Welsh star, who shot to fame with her hits in the 1980s, was put into a coma at a hospital in Faro,  Portugal, in May to aid her recovery.<em> 📷  Katie Scott via Bonnie Tyler﻿/Facebook</em><em></em><br/></span></span></span></div><p>LONDON, United Kingdom — Singer Bonnie Tyler, known for mega-hits &quot;Total Eclipse of the Heart&quot; and &quot;Holding Out for a Hero,&quot; has come out of a coma following emergency surgery last month, her family said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/5/10/bonnie-tyler-placed-in-induced-coma-after-emergency-surgery-in-portugal-0915">Bonnie Tyler placed in induced coma after emergency surgery in Portugal</a></div><p>The 75-year-old Welsh star, who shot to fame with her hits in the 1980s, was put into a coma at a hospital in Faro,  Portugal, in May to aid her recovery.</p><p>A message from her team and family posted on her website late Monday said she is &quot;no longer in a coma but remains very unwell and in intensive care&quot; in Portugal.</p><p>&quot;Her doctors remain confident that she will make a good recovery but it is going to take time,&quot; they added.</p><p>All her planned concerts until the end of August are set to be cancelled or postponed as a result, they said.</p><p>Tyler had been due to perform this year in Germany and Austria and at a festival in Britain.</p><p>The family thanked fans for their &quot;huge outpouring of love&quot;, saying Tyler was aware of this.</p><p>Tyler shot to fame in the 1970s with hits including &quot;Lost in France&quot; and &quot;It&#x27;s a Heartache&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Total Eclipse of the Heart&quot; later topped the charts in both Britain and the United States.</p><p>&quot;Holding Out For A Hero&quot; came out in 1984 and featured on the soundtrack to the huge US box office hit &quot;Footloose&quot;.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/15n2GS6t-kw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Singer Bonnie Tyler, known for mega-hits "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero," has come out of a coma following emergency surgery last month, her family said.</p>

Singer Bonnie Tyler, known for mega-hits "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero," has come out of a coma following emergency surgery last month, her family said.

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Singer Bonnie Tyler out of coma

Agence France-Presse

Published June 16, 2026 03:50 PM PHT

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