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MYSTERIOUS: Uk pop singer bonnie tyler dies aged 75 - You Need To See This

Bonnie Tyler United Kingdom Jim Steinman FRANCE 24 with BBC News

Cover image: File photo: Bonnie Tyler of Britain performs her song "Believe in Me" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. © Alastair Grant, AP

Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler, famed for 1980s ‌power ⁠ballads ‌such as "Total ⁠Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding ‌Out for a Hero", has died at the age of 75, BBC News reported on Thursday.

The gravelly tone ⁠that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.

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