{"id":8277,"date":"2026-07-09T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bonnie-tyler-rocked-out-to-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-in-final-performance-before-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:00:23","slug":"bonnie-tyler-rocked-out-to-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-in-final-performance-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bonnie-tyler-rocked-out-to-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-in-final-performance-before-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonnie Tyler rocked out to &#8216;Total Eclipse of the Heart&#8217; in final performance before death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Ftyler-19.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bonnie Tyler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0xZe4zK4bMM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivered an epic final performance of \u201cTotal Eclipse of the Heart\u201d<\/a> during the singer\u2019s last show before <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/09\/celebrity-news\/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-singer-dead-at-75\/\">her tragic death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy nominee belted out her hit song at London\u2019s Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire on March 19.<\/p>\n<p>She was all smiles singing the \u201980s power ballad, holding the microphone out to audience members for their participation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bonnie Tyler performed \u201cTotal Eclipse of the Heart\u201d during her final performance in March. <span class=\"credit\">Wayne &amp; Si Roberts\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The singer took the stage in London weeks ahead of her death. <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tyler, who appeared happy and healthy at the time, performed in a sparkly top and black blazer.<\/p>\n<p>While the songwriter was expected to take the stage two days later in Cardiff, the show was postponed \u2014 and Tyler <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrity-news\/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-singer-bonnie-tyler-rushed-to-hospital-for-emergency-surgery\/\">was hospitalized<\/a> in Faro, Portugal, at the end of April over a serious tear in her bowel.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler, born Gaynor Sullivan, underwent emergency intestinal surgery and was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/07\/celebrity-news\/bonnie-tyler-74-reportedly-in-induced-coma-after-being-rushed-to-hospital\/\">placed in a medically induced coma<\/a> due to complications from the procedure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Grammy nominee (pictured above in May 2013) was all smiles belting out the hit song. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Alastair Grant<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tyler (pictured above in October 2023) appeared happy and healthy. <span class=\"credit\">Sebastian Gollnow\/DPA\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When doctors first attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/celebrity-news\/bonnie-tyler-75-wakes-up-from-coma-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest\/\">bring Tyler out of the coma<\/a>, she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/11\/celebrity-news\/bonnie-tyler-had-to-be-resuscitated-after-going-into-cardiac-arrest-reports\/\">went into cardiac arrest<\/a> \u2014 but was ultimately awoken in June.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u201cHolding Out For a Hero\u201d hitmaker\u2019s team clarified that she was still \u201cseriously ill\u201d and had a \u201cslow \u2026 recovery process\u201d ahead of her.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, news broke of Tyler\u2019s death at age 75.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The following month, Tyler was hospitalized. <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She underwent emergency surgery and was placed in a medically induced coma. <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBonnie\u2019s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Just ahead of her health scare, Tyler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/second-act\/886929\/bonnie-tyler-rocking-at-74-despite-knee-surgery-daily-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gushed to Hello! magazine<\/a> about being \u201cfit enough\u201d to perform \u201cat the moment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>While Tyler woke up in June, her team clarified she was still \u201cseriously ill.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A spokesperson announced Tyler\u2019s passing on Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTouch wood,\u201d she quipped. \u201cI\u2019m really enjoying doing the shows. I\u2019m still rocking on that stage with my wonderful band, and if you\u2019ve got your health, you\u2019ve got everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyler, who is survived by husband Robert Sullivan, had been scheduled to embark on a European tour in May.<\/p>\n<p>Her cause of death remains unknown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/09\/entertainment\/bonnie-tyler-rocked-out-to-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-in-final-performance-before-death\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonnie Tyler delivered an epic final performance of \u201cTotal Eclipse of the Heart\u201d during the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tyler-19.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}