Editing Bonnie Tyler (section)

==Artistry==
===Influences===
Born into a musical family, Tyler grew up listening to a wide range of [[Music genre|musical genres]].<ref name="TracksOfMyYears">{{cite web |last=Bruce |first=Ken |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01gl9wt |title=Bonnie Tyler – Tracks of My Years |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=13 February 2014 |date=13 September 2013}}</ref> One of Tyler's earliest musical memories was listening to her mother singing opera music in the family home. Tyler attended church until she was sixteen years old. Her first ever performance was singing "[[All Things Bright and Beautiful]]" in church.<ref name="2009Recordings"/> She was also exposed to the music of [[Elvis Presley]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[The Beatles]] and other 1960s bands due to her siblings' musical tastes.<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /> [[Frankie Miller]] was the first live act that Tyler saw, and she later recorded duets with him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://andreipartos.ro/interviu-exclusiv-cu-bonnie-tyler-realizat-de-andrei-partos-10-11-2014/ |title=Interviu Exclusiv Cu Bonnie Tyler |publisher=andreipartos.ro |language=ro |date=15 November 2014 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>

Tyler's two biggest influences from a young age were [[Janis Joplin]] and [[Tina Turner]]. She cites "[[River Deep – Mountain High]]" as being her all-time favourite song.<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /> Other artists that influenced Tyler in her youth include [[Aretha Franklin]],<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /> [[Wilson Pickett]],<ref name="BatSegundo" /> [[Meat Loaf]],<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /> [[Joe Cocker]],<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /> [[Dusty Springfield]]<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /> and [[Tommy Steele]].<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /> She has also expressed admiration for contemporary artists such as [[Guns N' Roses]],<ref name="TracksOfMyYears" /><ref name="Rock4Asia">EMS Music / Locomotive Music, ''Rock For Asia – Das Charity-Konzert Open Air 2005'' DVD (2006).</ref> [[Anastacia]], [[Toni Braxton]], [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]],<ref name="BatSegundo" /><ref name="CapitalInterview01">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Mick |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iozl67fVYrM  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Iozl67fVYrM| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=2001 radio interview |date=26 May 2012 |publisher=[[Gold (British radio network)|Capital Gold]] |access-date=27 December 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Eminem]]. She has also expressed interest in collaborating with [[Adele]], whom she describes as "a great song writer, singer and performer."<ref name="TyleronAdele">{{cite web |last=Raubenheimer |first=Graeme |url=http://ewn.co.za/2013/08/17/Bonnie-Tyler-on-love-life-and-her-music |title=Tyler on Adele, marriage and music |publisher=Eye Witness News |access-date=22 June 2014 |date=17 August 2013}}</ref>

===Vocal style===
Tyler's music contains elements of country, rock, pop, blues and Celtic. Her voice has been likened to [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Kim Carnes]] as a result of her [[vocal cord nodule]] operation in the 1970s,<ref name="FreeSpiritAllmusicReview">{{cite journal |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/free-spirit-mw0000176714 |title=Bonnie Tyler – Free Spirit Album Review |journal=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |last=Promis |first=Jose F. |access-date=26 August 2013}}</ref> sometimes even being referred to as "the female Rod Stewart",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/eurovision-2013.html |title=BBC announces Bonnie Tyler as United Kingdom representative at Eurovision 2013 |work=BBC News |date=7 March 2013 |access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> and, after her collaborations with Jim Steinman, "the female Meat Loaf".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19830723&id=BFwiAAAAIBAJ&pg=4301,1404478 |title=Bonnie Tyler doesn't loaf on her comeback album |date=23 July 1983 |access-date=25 August 2014 |first=Al |last=Walentis |newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]]}}</ref> Soon after her operation, when recording her second album, ''Natural Force'', the studio band complimented Tyler's changed voice.<ref name="forget"/> Reviewers from AllMusic have described Tyler's voice as "inimitable",<ref name="WingsallmusicReview" /> "wonderfully gritty",<ref name="DeGagne">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-mt0048045343 |title=Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart – Song Review |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |first=Mike |last=DeGagne |access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> and an "effective instrument" for drawing notice to her first managers, Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bonnie-tyler-mn0000097173/biography |title=Bonnie Tyler Biography |journal=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |last=Huey |first=Steve |access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref>

In a review of ''Rocks and Honey'', ''OMH Media'' described Tyler's vocals as being "good for only one thing and that's belting out gravelly vocals," suggesting that she sounds like [[Johnny Cash]] in his later years when she "tries to restrain [her voice]."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ingham |first=Thomas |title=Album Reviews Bonnie Tyler – Rocks And Honey |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/bonnie-tyler-rocks-and-honey |access-date=23 June 2014 |newspaper=OMH Media |date=6 May 2013}}</ref> With reference to her modern voice, ''[[The Yorkshire Times]]'' wrote that Tyler's vocals have "still got what it takes to make you tingle."<ref name="RocksandHoneyReviewYTimes">{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Jeremy |title=Bonnie Tyler – Rocks and Honey |url=http://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Bonnie-Tyler--Rocks-and-Honey |access-date=20 June 2014 |newspaper=The Yorkshire Times |date=6 May 2013}}</ref> Jim Steinman told ''People'' magazine that he wrote "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a "showpiece for [Tyler's] voice."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jim |last=Beviglia |title=Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/02/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-heart/ |magazine=American Songwriter |date=24 February 2014 |access-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> AllMusic said that Tyler's voice "produced the perfect type of 'desperate lovelorn' effect to suit the romantic lyrics."<ref name="DeGagne"/>

=== Songwriting ===
Though songwriting has never been a significant part of Tyler's career, she has co-written a handful of B-Sides and other tracks. "Gonna Get Better", a B-Side to the 1980 Japanese single "[[Sayonara Tokyo]]", was written with her brother, Paul Hopkins.<ref>Bonnie Tyler "[[The Collection (Bonnie Tyler album)|The Collection]]" CD booklet, Sony Music, 2013.</ref>

In 2001, Tyler co-wrote four songs with [[Gary Pickford-Hopkins]] on his ''GPH'' album, and duetted with him on the track "Loving You Means Leaving You".<ref>Gary Pickford-Hopkins "GPH" CD booklet, Angel Air Records, 2001</ref> Tyler was also involved in writing several tracks for her 2005 album ''[[Wings (Bonnie Tyler album)|Wings]]'', including its singles "Louise" and "Celebrate".<ref>Bonnie Tyler "[[Wings (Bonnie Tyler album)|Wings]]" CD booklet, Stick Music, 2005.</ref>