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Updated · BBC.com · May 12
Bonnie Tyler, 74, Remains Stable After Emergency Intestinal Surgery in Portugal
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · May 12

Bonnie Tyler, 74, Remains Stable After Emergency Intestinal Surgery in Portugal

15 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 12
  • Bonnie Tyler remains seriously ill but stable in a Faro hospital after emergency intestinal surgery last week, with her doctors still expecting a full recovery, her spokesman said.
  • The 74-year-old Welsh singer was taken to hospital on Wednesday and placed in an induced coma following the operation.
  • Support has poured in on Tyler’s Facebook page, where a Friday post thanked fans for an “incredible outpouring” of well wishes from around the world.
  • Fellow musicians including Gloria Gaynor, Katrina Leskanich and Tyler’s guitarist Ed Poole have also sent public messages of support as the singer recovers.
  • Tyler is best known for 1983 chart-topper “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” which earlier this year passed 1 billion Spotify streams.
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