I've never taken drugs. My drug, I suppose, is drink. I never drink before I sing, but I do make up for it when I come off!

Her first hit single "Lost in France" reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart in 1976 and Bonnie Tyler was nominated for Best British Female Newcomer at the 1977 Brit Awards. She also recorded a new version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with the Welsh male voice choir Only Men Aloud! for their second album Band of Brothers which was released in October 2009. After the surgery Bonnie Tyler was ordered not to speak for six weeks to aid the healing process but Bonnie Tyler accidentally screamed out in frustration one day causing her voice to take on a raspy quality.

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on 8 June 1951 in Skewen Wales United Kingdom) is a Welsh singer. In the 1980s Tyler worked with rock music songwriter Jim Steinman and Bonnie Tyler gained further international success with her number one hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983. Her 2003 single "Si demain.