Bonnie Tyler (born as Gaynor Hopkins, 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer. She is recognisable by her distinctive, husky voice.
She was born in Skewen, Neath, Wales to a family that included three sisters and two brothers. Her father worked in a coal mine and her mother (an opera lover) shared her love for music with her children. She grew up listening to Motown music and female artists like Janis Joplin and Tina Turner.
In 1970, at age 19, she entere...
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Bonnie Tyler (born as Gaynor Hopkins, 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer. She is recognisable by her distinctive, husky voice.
She was born in Skewen, Neath, Wales to a family that included three sisters and two brothers. Her father worked in a coal mine and her mother (an opera lover) shared her love for music with her children. She grew up listening to Motown music and female artists like Janis Joplin and Tina Turner.
In 1970, at age 19, she entered a talent contest, singing the Mary Hopkin hit "Those Were the Days", but only came in second place. She then was chosen to sing in a band with front man Bobby Wayne and were known as Bobby Wayne & The Dixies. Two years later, she formed her own band called Imagination and performed with them in pubs and clubs all over southern Wales. It was then that she decided to adopt the stage name of Sherene Davies (she took these names from her niece and favorite aunt).
In 1973, she married Robert Sullivan, a real estate speculator. In 1975, she was...
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