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According to a recent report, Bonnie Tyler required resuscitation following a cardiac arrest when medical professionals attempted to awaken her from an induced coma.
The iconic singer of “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” now 74, experienced the cardiac arrest last Friday and remains under intensive care at a hospital in Algarve, Portugal, as reported by the respected local outlet Correio da Manhã.
The Welsh songstress is also contending with an infection, which doctors are actively treating with strong antibiotics.
Despite these challenges, her longtime friend Liberto Mealha shared with Correio da Manhã that “the doctors are optimistic” about her recovery prospects.
Tyler had emergency surgery due to a ruptured appendix, after which she was placed in an induced coma to facilitate healing, her manager revealed in a statement last week.
The singer felt unwell during a gig in London, England, and went to the doctors — but no symptoms were detected, according to Correio da Manhã.
She traveled to the Algarve, where she has owned a home for over 30 years, and started to suffer from severe abdominal pain.
Tyler was later transferred to a hospital in Faro, Portugal, where she had the surgery. She was rushed to the hospital on April 30.
The crooner, known for her raspy voice, is supposed to kick off her “Jubilee tour” on May 22 in Malta. That date is not mentioned on the tour dates section on her website.
She is set to perform across Germany, Czechia, Hungary, Turkey, Austria, Scotland and England over the summer.
It has been 50 years since she released her debut single: “My! My! Honeycomb.”
Tyler was nominated for a Brit Award in 1977 following the release of her tracks “Lost in France” and “More Than a Lover” but her 1983 album “Faster Than the Speed of Night” helped skyrocketed her to global superstardom.
The album’s lead single was “Total Eclipse of the Heart” – a track which has been streamed more than one billion times on Spotify.
“I still get excited when I hear the song on the radio,” Tyler said of her hit song during an interview on “Good Morning America” in April 2024.
“Every time the eclipse comes, everyone all over the world plays ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ and I never get tired of singing it,” she added.
The three-time Grammy nominee continued her massive success with “Holding Out for a Hero,” which she recorded in 1984 for the “Footloose” soundtrack.
Tyler has been performing professionally since age 17 in April 1969, and despite admitting she’s “slowed down” in recent years, she has refused to retire.
“I’ve slowed down a little bit, but I know now that I will never retire,” she told the Sunday Mirror’s Notebook magazine.
Last month, Tyler told Hello! magazine, “I’m fit enough at the moment, touch wood, and I’m really enjoying doing the shows.
“I’m still rocking on that stage with my wonderful band, and if you’ve got your health, you’ve got everything.”