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Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans gather to pay respects as coffin brought home

The Guardian Australia - Culture · 16 August 2026 at 4:44 am

Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans gather to pay respects as coffin brought home

Fans line streets, singing Total Eclipse of the Heart ahead of Welsh singer’s Swansea funeral Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of her home town in south Wales to pay respects to the singer as her coffin was brought back to her former home.

The singer, whose real name was Gaynor Sullivan, died unexpectedly on 8 July in Portugal at the age of 75.

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Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans gather to pay respects as coffin brought home

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