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Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets of a Welsh village as her coffin is brought home
Fans lined the streets as the Welsh singer’s coffin returned home, with the crowd singing her biggest hit and donating to two charities instead of sending flowers.
- On Saturday, thousands of fans lined the streets of Mumbles to pay their respects as Bonnie Tyler's coffin was transported to her former home, Fernhill, ahead of Monday's funeral.
- Renowned for her husky voice, Tyler rose to international fame with her 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' earning Grammy nominations and representing Britain in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
- Local residents in Mumbles described the singer as a 'Swansea girl through and through' who 'never forgot where she came from,' even as her successful career took her across the world.
- A celebration of life service will be held at Swansea Minster on Monday, with the family requesting donations to Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales and Cerebral Palsy Cymru.
- Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Wales, the 75-year-old singer died in Portugal on July 8 and became the first Welsh person to score a number one hit in the United States.
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Thousands line the streets to say goodbye to Bonnie Tyler as her coffin returns home
Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans gathered in the streets of her hometown in South Wales to pay tribute to the late singer as her coffin was brought back home. Tyler, who was born Gaynor Hopkins and later became known as Gaynor Sullivan, died unexpectedly in Portugal on July 8 at the age of 75. Crowds lined Newton Road in Mumbles to watch the procession. Tyler's coffin was covered with the Welsh flag, while a framed photograph of the singer was pla…
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