Editing Bonnie Tyler (section)

===2012–2018: ''Rocks and Honey'' and the Eurovision Song Contest===

[[File:Bonnie Tyler ESC - United Kingdom 01 crop.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|Tyler rehearsing for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013|2013 Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden where she represented the United Kingdom]]
In early 2012, Tyler began working on her sixteenth album, ''[[Rocks and Honey]]''. She travelled to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in search of material for the album. It was recorded at the Blackbird Studios in Nashville, and produced by [[David Huff (drummer)|David Huff]]. Tyler sent the album to the [[BBC]] ahead of its release for feedback. After hearing the third track "[[Believe in Me (Bonnie Tyler song)|Believe in Me]]", they asked Tyler to represent the United Kingdom with the song at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/mar/07/bonnie-tyler-represent-uk-eurovision|title=Bonnie Tyler to represent UK at Eurovision|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=7 March 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Although she was initially reluctant, Tyler accepted, describing Eurovision as "great publicity for my album".<ref>{{cite AV media |people=MacAuley, Fred; Tyler, Bonnie |date=7 May 2013 |title=Bonnie Tyler: Celebrity Interview |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018pq3m|access-date=27 June 2015 |time=02:02 |location=London |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

Tyler was announced as the United Kingdom's entrant on 7 March 2013, and was met with a mixed reaction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=14307 |title=Reviews – Bonnie Tyler – Believe in Me |publisher=UKMIX |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517102425/http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=14307 |archive-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gripper |first=Ann |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-previews/eurovision-2013-preview-uk-entry-1842413 |title=Eurovision 2013 preview: Is UK entry by Bonnie Tyler Believe In Me a song contest winner? |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |publisher=[[DMG Media]] |access-date=29 June 2015 |date=19 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Robert |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a482309/bonnie-tyler-believe-in-me-single-review.html |title=Bonnie Tyler: 'Believe In Me' – Single review |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]] |access-date=6 June 2013 |date=17 May 2013}}</ref> "Believe in Me" was released on 13 March, and peaked at number 93 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bonnie-tyler-beats-denmark-in-eurovision-chart-race__3043/ |title=Bonnie Tyler beats Denmark in Eurovision chart race |last=Lane |first=Dan |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref> As a member of the "Big Five", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to the Eurovision Grand Final on 18 May.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Royston|first1=Benny|title=The Big Five's Karma: The Eurovision 2017 parody that explains why Italy could still lose|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/29/the-big-fives-karma-the-eurovision-2017-parody-that-explains-why-italy-could-still-lose-6604876/|website=Metro.co.uk|publisher=Metro|access-date=9 October 2017|date=29 April 2017}}</ref> Tyler finished in 19th place with 23 points. Reacting to the results, Tyler stated, "I did the best that I could do with a great song", adding, "I'm so glad and so happy that I did it because it was an incredible experience. It was like the Grammy awards all over again."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/19/eurovision-best-bomnnie-tyler |title=Eurovision performance was best I could do, says Bonnie Tyler |last=Siddique |first=Haroon |date=19 May 2013 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref>

Following the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], Tyler became the first representative for the United Kingdom to receive a Eurovision Song Contest Radio Award. She received the accolades for Best Song and Best Female Singer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mourinho |first=Daniel |url=http://www.escradio.com/2013/07/bonnie-tyler-receives-esc-radio-award-trophies/ |title=Bonnie Tyler receives ESC Radio Award trophies |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest Radio |access-date=29 June 2015 |date=1 July 2013}}</ref>

''Rocks and Honey'' was released on 6 May 2013 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at number 52 on the UK Albums Chart.<ref name="Chart1">{{cite web |title=Rocks and Honey |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/rocks-and-honey/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> The album was titled in reference to the contrast between Tyler and [[Vince Gill]]'s voice on their duet "[[What You Need from Me]]", which was likened to "rocks and honey".<ref name="Rev1">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Carys |title=Bonnie Tyler – Rocks and Honey album review |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2013/05/02/bonnie-tyler-rocks-and-honey-album-review/ |access-date=17 April 2023 |work=Entertainment Focus |date=2 May 2013}}</ref> "[[This Is Gonna Hurt (Bonnie Tyler song)|This Is Gonna Hurt]]" and "[[Love Is the Knife]]" were released as the second and third singles in August and September 2013 respectively, though both songs failed to chart.<ref name="Chart2">{{cite web |title=The Top 40 biggest singles of 2013 on the Official Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-40-biggest-singles-of-2013-on-the-official-chart__3658/ |website=Official Charts |date=January 2014 |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref>

In 2014, Tyler released "Miserere" on [[Rhydian Roberts]]'s album ''[[One Day Like This (album)|One Day like This]]'',<ref name="RhydianDuet">{{cite web |url=http://rhydianroberts.com/discography/one-day-like-this/ |title=One Day Like This – Rhydian Roberts |publisher=Rhydian Roberts Official |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133751/http://rhydianroberts.com/discography/one-day-like-this/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and "Fortune" on [[Spike (musician)|Spike]]'s album ''[[100% Pure Frankie Miller]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Louella |last=Deville |title=Spike – 100% Pure Frankie Miller |url=http://planetmosh.com/spike-100-pure-frankie-miller/ |website=PlanetMosh |access-date=19 August 2014 |date=11 August 2014}}</ref>

In June 2015, Tyler appeared on ''Die schönsten Disney Songs aller Zeiten'', a one-off televised celebration of popular [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] songs in Germany. She performed "[[Circle of Life]]" from ''[[The Lion King]]''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Die schönsten Disney Songs aller Zeiten präsentiert von Oliver Geissen |series=Die schönsten Disney Songs aller Zeiten |network=[[RTL Television|RTL]] |date=19 June 2015}}</ref> In September 2015, Tyler performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero" on ''[[Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris|Best Time Ever]]'' with [[Neil Patrick Harris]], [[Nicole Scherzinger]] and [[Alec Baldwin]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/22/neil-patrick-harris-best-time-ever-episode-2 |title=Neil Patrick Harris explains how he plans to improve Best Time Ever |author-first1=Christian|author-last1=Holub|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=27 September 2015 |date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, Tyler featured on [[Frankie Miller]]'s album ''[[Frankie Miller's Double Take|Double Take]]''. In March 2017, Tyler released a new single titled "Love's Holding On" with German [[Heavy metal music|metal]] band [[Axel Rudi Pell]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/axel-rudi-pell-the-ballads-v-to-include-guest-appearance-by-bonnie-tyler/ |title=Axel Rudi Pell's 'The Ballads V' to Include Guest Appearance by Bonnie Tyler |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>

In August 2017, Tyler performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" aboard the [[MS Oasis of the Seas]] with American [[dance-rock]] band [[DNCE]] to mark the [[solar eclipse of August 21, 2017|solar eclipse of 21 August 2017]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Raisa |last= Bruner |title= Bonnie Tyler Will Sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' During the Actual Eclipse |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url= https://time.com/4902109/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-bonnie-tyler-cruise/ |date= 16 August 2017 |access-date= 17 August 2017}}</ref> The song received an increase of 31,000 online downloads, which led to a placement of number 13 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Digital Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Rutherford, Kevin|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7949097/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-bonnie-tyler-sales-streaming-gains|title=Bonnie Tyler Leads Post-Eclipse Sales, Streaming Gains|magazine=Billboard|date=30 August 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104040834/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7949097/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-bonnie-tyler-sales-streaming-gains|archive-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> In November, she released a new compilation titled ''Remixes and Rarities''. The album debuted numerous tracks from her back catalogue that had not previously been released on CD.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/reissues-nov-17-various-90s-bonnie-tyler-phil-seymour/070539 |title=Reissues (Nov 17): Various 90s, Bonnie Tyler, Phil Seymour |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref>

In March 2018, Tyler embarked on a 22-date tour of Germany and Austria to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "It's a Heartache", with [[Sharron Levy]] as support.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neusser |first=Frank |url=https://www.express.de/koeln/-40-years---it-s-a-heartache-tour--drei-generationen-feiern-bonnie-tyler-in-koeln-29859416 |title="40 Years – It's a heartache-Tour" Drei Generationen feiern Bonnie Tyler in Köln |publisher=[[Express (Cologne newspaper)|Express]] |date=12 March 2018 |access-date=30 May 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>