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==Career== === 1975–1978: ''The World Starts Tonight'' and ''Natural Force'' === In 1975, Davis was spotted singing with her band in the Townsman Club, [[Swansea]], by talent scout Roger Bell, who invited her to London to record a [[Demo (music)|demo track]].<ref name="BBCMcLaren">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/e9524c21-c8c4-3eab-9ffd-7b53c94f29b4 |title=Talent show top five |last=McLaren |first=James |date=5 June 2012 |publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref> After many months had passed, she received a phone call from [[RCA Records]], offering her a [[recording contract]].<ref name="HendricksTWST">{{Cite AV media notes |title=The World Starts Tonight |year=2009 |first=Phil |last=Hendricks |page=2 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Cherry Red Records |location=London}}</ref> They also recommended that she change her name again. After compiling a list of surnames and first names from a newspaper, Davis found a new name in "Bonnie Tyler".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Bonnie Tyler: 'The older you get, the less you have to prove' - Leicestershire Press |url=https://leicestershirepress.com/2023/07/10/bonnie-tyler-the-older-you-get-the-less-you-have-to-prove/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=leicestershirepress.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Ronnie Scott (songwriter)|Ronnie Scott]] and Steve Wolfe became her managers, songwriters and producers. "My! My! Honeycomb" was released as her debut single in April 1976, and failed to impact any charts worldwide. In September 1976, as part of a promotional campaign for Tyler's subsequent single release, "[[Lost in France]]", RCA Records allocated £4,000 for a strategic promotional initiative, which involved sending a group of 30 music journalists and radio DJs to [[Le Touquet]], France, where they met Tyler over a four-course meal.<ref>{{cite news|title=How DJs Found a Lost Disc|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/867035377|work=[[Scunthorpe Telegraph|Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph]]|location=[[Scunthorpe|Scunthorpe, England]]|page=7|date=13 November 1976|access-date=19 October 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> "Lost in France" peaked at no. 9 in the UK and led to Tyler's first appearance on ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref name="uk-singles-charts">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15937/bonnie-tyler|title=Bonnie Tyler – Full Official Charts History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tipped for the top spot|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/801036378|work=[[Neath Guardian]]|location=[[Neath|Neath, Wales]]|page=1|date=25 November 1976|access-date=19 October 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> "[[More Than a Lover]]" followed in January 1977. Due to perceived sexual nature of the song's lyrics, it was banned from a new British children's TV series, ''[[Get It Together (British TV series)|Get It Together]]''. Though surprised by the decision, Tyler stated she was grateful for the "extra publicity".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Prophet|first=Sheila|date=9 April 1977|page=6|title=Bonnie's Big One Is Blown!|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/70s/77/Record-Mirror-1977-04-09.pdf|access-date=19 October 2023|magazine=[[Record Mirror (magazine)|Record Mirror]]|via=World Radio History}}</ref> It peaked at no. 27 in the UK.<ref name="uk-singles-charts"/> Tyler's debut album, ''[[The World Starts Tonight]]'', was released in February 1977. To promote the album, Tyler embarked on her first UK tour as a guest artist with [[Gene Pitney]].<ref>{{cite news|title=How DJs Found a Lost Disc|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/786405004|work=Coleshill Chronicle|location=[[Coleshill, Warwickshire|Coleshill, England]]|page=24|date=25 February 1977|access-date=19 October 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The album failed to chart in the UK, but reached no. 2 in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=The+World+Starts+Tonight&cat=a |title=Bonnie Tyler – The World Starts Tonight |work=Swedishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref> In the spring of 1977, Tyler underwent an operation to remove [[vocal cord nodule]]s and was advised by her doctor to [[vocal rest|rest her voice]] for six weeks. Tyler screamed in frustration one day, resulting in a permanent raspy tone.{{sfn|Tyler|2023|page=69}} In July 1977, Tyler released her fourth single, "[[Heaven (1977 Bonnie Tyler song)|Heaven]]". It peaked at no. 24 in Germany. Tyler ascribed the underwhelming performance of the single in other regions to the passing of [[Elvis Presley]] in August 1977. This event resulted in RCA redirecting its focus towards reissuing Presley's extensive back catalogue.{{sfn|Tyler|2023|page=71}} "[[It's a Heartache]]" followed in November 1977 and became one of Tyler's most-successful singles, peaking at no. 4 in the UK and no. 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19780108/7501 |title=Official Singles Chart - 7 January 1978 - 13 January 1978|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=21 June 2020 |access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124035312/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19780108/7501|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1978-06-24|title=Billboard Hot 100 – June 24, 1978|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=31 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031141616/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1978-06-24|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Here Am I (Bonnie Tyler song)|Here Am I]]" was released in April 1978, and it peaked at no. 4 in Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Here+Am+I&cat=s|title=Bonnie Tyler – Here Am I|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205040820/https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Here+Am+I&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> David Mackay parted ways with Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe in 1978, and [[Gordon Mills]] briefly took over as Tyler's manager. Mills organised Tyler's first tour of the United States in July 1978, including several nights at the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]], supporting [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]].{{sfn|Tyler|2023|page=80–84}} Tyler's second studio album, ''[[Natural Force]]'', was released in May 1978. It was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), with sales of over half a million copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Tyler,+Bonnie%22 |title=American certifications – Tyler, Bonnie |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> ===1979–1981: ''Diamond Cut'' and ''Goodbye to the Island''=== Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe produced Tyler's third album, ''[[Diamond Cut (Bonnie Tyler album)|Diamond Cut]]'', with Robin Geoffrey Cable.{{sfn|Tyler|2023|page=93}} Released in February 1979, it was a Top 20 record in Finland, Norway and Sweden, but only reached 145 in the US.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=267|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Bonnie Tyler|page=267|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=9 November 2023|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Diamond+Cut&cat=a|title=Bonnie Tyler – Diamond Cut|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205185300/https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Diamond+Cut&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Diamond+Cut&cat=a|title=Swedishcharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Diamond Cut|publisher=Hung Meiden|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205193737/https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Diamond+Cut&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1979-03-03|title=Billboard 200 – March 3, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=20 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820153826/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1979-03-03|url-status=live}}</ref> Tyler felt that RCA was pushing her to record more country-oriented music, which frustrated her.{{sfn|Tyler|2023|page=94}} The album yielded one major hit, "[[My Guns Are Loaded]]", which peaked at no. 10 on the Canadian AC chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4506&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6d8a5acbv4a567bnc2j7gnuj5|title=Adult Contemporary – Volume 31, No. 3, April 14 1979|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=29 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030031940/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4506&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6d8a5acbv4a567bnc2j7gnuj5|archive-date=30 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the summer of 1979, Tyler had another UK Top 40 hit with "[[Married Men (song)|(The World Is Full of) Married Men]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19790701/7501|title=Official Singles Chart - 30 June 1979 - 6 July 1979|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=3 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603134419/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19790701/7501|url-status=live}}</ref> She recorded it for a [[The World Is Full of Married Men (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Jackie Collins]]' novel [[The World Is Full of Married Men|of the same name]]. Tyler performs the song during the film's closing titles.{{sfn|Tyler|2023|page=94–95}} In November 1979, Tyler represented the United Kingdom at the Yamaha [[World Popular Song Festival]] in Japan. She won the Grand Prix International award for her performance of "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean", written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe. They co-produced Tyler's fourth album, ''[[Goodbye to the Island]]'', with Hugh Murphy. Released in 1981, it only charted in Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Goodbye+to+the+Island&cat=a|title=Bonnie Tyler – Goodbye to the Island|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026164825/https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=Goodbye+to+the+Island&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> RCA invited Tyler to extend her contract for another five years, but she declined, expressing disillusionment with her artistic image and noting a scarcity of performance opportunities in the aftermath of several unsuccessful singles.{{sfn|Tyler|2023|page=99}} ===1982–1989: The CBS Years=== [[File:Bonnie woman1 (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|upright|Bonnie Tyler in 1986]] After her contract with RCA expired, Tyler signed with [[Sony Music|CBS]]/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/80s/1982/CB-1982-02-27-OCR-Page-0028.pdf#search=%22bonnie%20tyler%20cbs%22 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/80s/1982/CB-1982-02-27-OCR-Page-0028.pdf#search=%22bonnie%20tyler%20cbs%22 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live|last=Goodman|first=Fred|title=CBS U.K. Hits New Heights with Diverse Mix of Artists|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|date=27 February 1982|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] man [[Muff Winwood]] asked Tyler to scout a new producer. She considered [[Phil Collins]], [[Jeff Lynne]] and [[Alan Tarney]], but [[Jim Steinman]] was her first choice. "I'm a huge fan of his records, especially his solo album, and when my manager and I were discussing my comeback we both agreed that I had to sound the best or nobody would take me seriously."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=de Whalley|first=Chas|title=Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Chart|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|date=5 May 1983}}</ref> Steinman initially declined, but reconsidered after Tyler sent him demos of the rock material she was hoping to record.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Steels|first=Mark|title=The Two Bonnies|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=17 March 1983}}</ref> After their initial meeting, Tyler returned to Steinman's apartment in New York a few weeks later where she performed "[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]" with [[Rory Dodd]]. Steinman described the song as "a Wagnerian-like onslaught of sound and emotion", and a "showpiece" for Tyler's voice.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Jim |last= Beviglia |title= Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" |magazine= [[American Songwriter]] |date= 24 February 2014 |access-date= 25 February 2014 |url= http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/02/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-heart/}}</ref> Her fifth album was recorded at the [[Power Station (recording studio)|Power Station]] in New York, with members of the [[E Street Band]], [[Rick Derringer]] on guitar, Rory Dodd and [[Eric Troyer]] on backing vocals, and Steinman as producer.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was released in the UK on 11 February 1983. It became one of the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling singles of all time]] with over six million units sold. Her fifth studio album, ''[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]'', debuted at no. 1 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and reached no. 3 on the US ''Cashbox'' chart and no. 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling over one million copies in the United States. Tyler's commercial success led to several award nominations, including two [[Grammy Award|Grammys]], two [[American Music Awards|AMAs]] and a [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]]. Tyler was named Best Recording Artist at the [[Variety, the Children's Charity#Variety Club of Great Britain Awards|Variety Club of Great Britain Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DcFAAAAAIBAJ&dq=awards+bonnie+tyler&pg=PA10&article_id=5631,1467693|title= The Glasgow Herald|date=8 February 1984|access-date= 17 August 2021}}</ref> and she received a [[Goldene Europa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.ard.de/ard-chronik/index/1986?year=1983&month=10|title=ARD Goldene Europa|date=10 October 1983|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-date=11 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711104748/http://web.ard.de/ard-chronik/index/1986?year=1983&month=10|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tyler also found success through some of her soundtrack recordings in the mid-80s. In 1984, she released "[[Holding Out for a Hero]]" from the ''[[Footloose (1984 soundtrack)|Footloose]]'' soundtrack. In the following year, her recording of "[[Here She Comes]]" for [[Giorgio Moroder]]'s restoration of the 1927 film ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' earned Tyler a Grammy nomination for [[Best Female Rock Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLwyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1758,1006557&dq |title=Here's one critic's picks for Grammys |date=23 February 1985 |access-date=24 August 2014 |first=Robert |last=Hilburn |author-link=Robert Hilburn |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |publisher=[[Canwest]]}}</ref> Tyler also declined an offer to record the theme for the [[James Bond]] spin-off ''[[Never Say Never Again]]''. In 1986, Tyler released her sixth studio album, ''[[Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire]]''. In another collaboration with Jim Steinman, the album also featured songs written by [[Desmond Child]] and [[Bryan Adams]] and a cover of "[[Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)|Band of Gold]]" by [[Freda Payne]]. "[[If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)]]" became the album's most successful single, selling over 250,000 units in France. The music video, directed by Steinman and Stuart Orme, received six nominations at the ''Billboard'' Video Music Conference.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Billboard Video Music Conference |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1986/BB-1986-11-01-OCR-Page-0096.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1986/BB-1986-11-01-OCR-Page-0096.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=1 November 1986 |access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> In 1987, Tyler collaborated with [[Mike Oldfield]] on the title track to his album ''[[Islands (Mike Oldfield album)|Islands]]''. In the following year, Tyler played Polly Garter in George Martin's album ''[[Under Milk Wood]]'', a radio drama by [[Dylan Thomas]]. The music was composed by [[Elton John]], and features vocal contributions from [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[Mary Hopkin]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Clapp|first=Susannah|date=27 June 2021|title=The week in theatre: J'Ouvert; Under Milk Wood; Happy Days – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/27/jouvert-harold-pinter-review-yasmin-joseph-under-milk-wood-national-olivier-michael-sheen-happy-days-riverside-lisa-dwan-trevor-nunn|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627093430/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/27/jouvert-harold-pinter-review-yasmin-joseph-under-milk-wood-national-olivier-michael-sheen-happy-days-riverside-lisa-dwan-trevor-nunn|archive-date=27 June 2021|access-date=28 June 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Tyler asked [[Desmond Child]] to produce her seventh album, ''[[Hide Your Heart (album)|Hide Your Heart]]'', which came out on 9 May 1988. The album featured collaborations with [[Michael Bolton]], [[Albert Hammond]] and [[Diane Warren]]. The album's singles, "[[Hide Your Heart (song)|Hide Your Heart]]", "[[Save Up All Your Tears]]" and "[[The Best (song)|The Best]]" became major hits for other artists.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} ===1990–2000: Success in continental Europe=== [[File:AwrdrmBT1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Tyler at her home in Wales, 1993]] In 1990, Tyler signed to [[Hansa Records|Hansa]]/[[Ariola Records|BMG Ariola]] and began working with various producers for her eighth studio album. She collaborated with [[Dieter Bohlen]], [[Giorgio Moroder]], [[Nik Kershaw]] and [[Roy Bittan]]. "We used so many producers in efforts to capture many different moods for many different territories, because we believed in the international crossover potential of Tyler," stated David Brunner, A&R manager for Hansa.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=7 December 1991 |title=Spotlight – Germany – Bonnie Tyler |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |page=17 |location=London}}</ref> ''[[Bitterblue]]'' was released on 11 November 1991. In a retrospective review, [[AllMusic]]'s Tomas Mureika noted that the album marked a "much more mainstream and less bombastic" direction in Tyler's career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bitterblue-mw0001047120 |title=Bonnie Tyler – Bitterblue |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> The [[Bitterblue (song)|title track]] was released a month ahead of the album and became a top 40 hit in several European countries. It was named 'Catchy Song of the Year' at the RSH-Gold Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsh-history.de/RSH-Gold-1992.htm |title=RSH – Wie alles begann... – RSH Gold 1992 |publisher=Rsh-history.de |date=15 February 1992 |access-date=15 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325041432/http://www.rsh-history.de/RSH-Gold-1992.htm |archive-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the following year, "Bitterblue" was released as a promotional single in the United States where it was met with criticism. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that "bombastic production, with a rush of bagpipes and a choir of chirping children at the forefront, overpower Tyler's distinctive raspy voice."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Larry |last=Flick |date=1 August 1992 |title=Single Reviews |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=102 |location=New York City, NY, USA }}</ref> While ''Bitterblue'' was never released in the UK or US, the album was a commercial success in mainland Europe. It topped the charts in Austria and Norway, achieving 4× Platinum status in the latter country with eleven weeks at no. 1.<ref>{{cite certification |region=Norway |artist=Bonnie Tyler |access-date=8 September 2014}}</ref> Tyler's subsequent albums, ''[[Angel Heart (Bonnie Tyler album)|Angel Heart]]'' (1992) and ''[[Silhouette in Red]]'' (1993), were also successful in mainland Europe. Both albums featured a greater share of songs written and produced by Dieter Bohlen. Tyler was named Best International Singer at the [[Goldene Europa|Goldene Europa Awards]] in 1993, and Best Pop/Rock Singer at the [[Echo Music Prize|ECHO Awards]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |first=Gordon |last=Roxburgh |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=bonnie_tyler_to_represent_united_kingdom |title=Bonnie Tyler to represent United Kingdom |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=20 June 2014 |date=7 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614223004/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=bonnie_tyler_to_represent_united_kingdom |archive-date=14 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1995, Tyler moved to [[EastWest Records]] and released ''[[Free Spirit (Bonnie Tyler album)|Free Spirit]]''. The album featured collaborations with a variety of producers including [[Humberto Gatica]], [[David Foster]] and [[Jim Steinman]]. The lead single, a cover of Air Supply's "[[Making Love Out of Nothing At All|Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)]]", reached no. 45 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1996. The album was re-released in March 1996 featuring a cover of "Limelight" by [[the Alan Parsons Project]]. The track was used as a theme for the German team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Chris |last=Morris |date=10 August 1996 |title=Olympic Releases |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=83 |location=New York City, NY, USA }}</ref> Tyler's twelfth studio album, ''[[All in One Voice]]'', was released in 1998. Much of the album was recorded with Jimmy Smyth in Dublin, and [[Harold Faltermeyer]] in Hamburg.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|title=All in One Voice|author=Bonnie Tyler|year=1998|type=Booklet|publisher=[[EastWest Records]]|id=3984-25658-2|location=Germany}}</ref> In 1998, Tyler appeared on [[Rick Wakeman]]'s orchestral album ''[[Return to the Centre of the Earth]]'' on the song "Is Anybody There?". The album also included narration from ''[[Star Trek]]'' actor [[Patrick Stewart]] and vocals from [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Katrina Leskanich]] and [[Justin Hayward]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Return to the Centre of the Earth|date=1999|publisher=EMI Classics|id=724355676320|author=Wakeman, Rick}}</ref> ===2001–2003: ''Greatest Hits'' and ''Heart Strings''=== On 14 September 2001, Tyler released ''[[Bonnie Tyler Greatest Hits|Greatest Hits]]'', a compilation album containing seventeen tracks. The album entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number 18, and was certified silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for sales of over 60,000 units. ''Greatest Hits'' reached the Top 10 in a further five European countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bonnie Tyler - The Greatest Hits {{!}} Releases {{!}} Discogs |website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7609363-Bonnie-Tyler-Greatest-Hits |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> In 2002, Tyler began working on her thirteenth studio album, ''[[Heart Strings (Bonnie Tyler album)|Heart Strings]]''. [[EMI]] approached her with the idea of recording a [[cover version|cover album]] with an orchestra and Tyler's band.<ref name="BatSegundo">{{cite web |last=Champion |first=Edward |url=http://www.edrants.com/the-bat-segundo-show-bonnie-tyler/ |title=The Bat Segundo Show: Bonnie Tyler |publisher=The Bat Segundo Show |date=12 September 2008 |access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref> She selected thirteen songs by artists such as [[U2]], [[The Beatles]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]]. The songs were arranged by composers [[Nick Ingman]] and [[Karl Jenkins]], and performed by the [[City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra]].{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} ''Heart Strings'' was released on 18 March 2003, and was followed by a tour in Germany. The album charted in three European countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heart Strings by Bonnie Tyler - Music Charts |url=https://acharts.co/album/17583 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=acharts.co}}</ref> ===2004–2005: Success in France=== In 2003, vocalist [[Kareen Antonn]] invited Tyler to re-record "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a bilingual duet in French and English. The new version was re-titled "[[Si demain... (Turn Around)]]" and released in December 2003. It went to no. 1 in Belgium and France, where it held the top position for ten weeks, selling over 500,000 units.<ref name="EuropeSingleCharts">{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=bonnie%20tyler&cat=s#itemsmdb |title=Bonnie Tyler European single charts |publisher=Hit Parade |access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Disqueenfrance">{{cite web |title=Certifications Singles Platine – année 2004 |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2004&type=9 |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |language=fr |access-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307200037/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2004&type=9 |archive-date=7 March 2012 }}</ref> The success of the single was considered to be Tyler's comeback in France, and received overwhelmingly positive reviews from music critics.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=La story du Come-back |magazine=Platine |issue=109 |date=March 2004 |page=73 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kareen Antonn et Bonnie Tyler au sommet |publisher=Music Actu |first=Christophe |last=Vannier |date=26 February 2004 |url=http://www.musicactu.com/actualite-musique/25201/kareen-antonn-et-bonnie-tyler-au-sommet/ |language=fr |access-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227233155/http://www.musicactu.com/actualite-musique/25201/kareen-antonn-et-bonnie-tyler-au-sommet/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> Tyler's fourteenth studio album ''[[Simply Believe]]'' was released in April 2004. It featured seven new songs and various re-recordings and covers. Tyler and Antonn recorded "Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)" as a second bilingual duet. It peaked at number 12 in France.<ref name="EuropeSingleCharts" /> Tyler co-wrote the title track of the album, and two additional songs, with producer Jean Lahcene. ''Simply Believe'' spent 23 weeks on the French Album Charts and peaked at number 18.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} [[File:Tyler-ebw-40.jpg|thumb|Bonnie Tyler with Matt Prior in an acoustic concert in "Familiengarten [[Eberswalde]]" (27 May 2006).]] Tyler released her fifteenth studio album ''[[Wings (Bonnie Tyler album)|Wings]]'' in the spring of 2005. It was recorded in Paris, and featured twelve new songs, two of which were also recorded in French, and new versions of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "It's a Heartache".<ref name="WingsallmusicReview">{{cite web |last=Mureika |first=Tomas |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wings-mw0001438148 |title=Wings review |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref> Tyler promoted the album with an extensive tour of Europe, including a televised performance at the [[Sopot International Song Festival]] in Poland, and recorded concerts at [[La Cigale]] in Paris and at the [[Fiestas del Pilar]] in Zaragoza, Spain. Footage from all three concerts appeared on Tyler's live DVD ''[[Bonnie on Tour]]'' which was released in 2006. ''Wings'' was issued in the UK in 2006 under the title ''Celebrate''. Tyler also received the Lifetime Achievement [[Steiger Award]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9915239/Bonnie-Tyler-in-pictures.html?page=-69&frame=2503124 |title=Bonnie Tyler in pictures |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref> ===2006–2011: ''From the Heart: Greatest Hits'' and ''Best of 3 CD''=== In 2006, Tyler made her first appearance on US television in years when she performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with actress [[Lucy Lawless]] on ''[[Celebrity Duets]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/topic/stv-celebrityduets-seasonfinale-3,0,1948127.photo#axzz2vHvAjT50 |title=Lucy Lawless and Bonnie Tyler |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=7 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419095713/http://www.latimes.com/stv-celebrityduets-seasonfinale-3-photo.html | archive-date=19 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the following year she recorded a new version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with punk band [[BabyPinkStar]] and released ''[[From the Heart: Greatest Hits]]'', which reached number 2 in Ireland and number 31 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |title=Total Eclipse of the Heart – EP by BabyPinkStar vs. Bonnie Tyler |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-ep/213163326 |work=[[iTunes Store]] |date=January 2007 |publisher=[[Apple, Inc.|Apple, Inc]] |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://acharts.us/ireland_albums_top_75/2007/12 Ireland Albums Top 75], week Thursday 22 March 2007</ref><ref name="UKsinglesandalbumcharts">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15937/bonnie-tyler/ |title=Bonnie Tyler UK Singles & Albums chart |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref> [[File:Bonnie Tyler sound check in Poland, May 2011.png|thumb|left|upright|Tyler during a sound check for her concert in Dolina Charlotty, Poland, 1 May 2011.]] In April 2009, Tyler joined Welsh male voice choir [[Only Men Aloud!]] on their UK tour to perform "Total Eclipse of the Heart". They recorded the song for their second studio album ''[[Band of Brothers (Only Men Aloud! album)|Band of Brothers]]'', which was released in October.<ref name="2009Recordings">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southwestwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8271000/8271706.stm |title=Singing roots to Total Eclipse |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=23 September 2009 |access-date=22 June 2014}}</ref> In the same year, she also recorded the title song for [[Mal Pope]]'s new musical ''Cappuccino Girls'', and performed the song at the opening night in [[Swansea]]'s Grand Theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southwestwales/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8475000/8475928.stm |title=Famous faces in south west Wales |work=BBC News |date=22 January 2010 |access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> Tyler also made a cameo on ''[[Hollyoaks Later]]'' to sing "Holding Out for a Hero" in a dream sequence with [[Carmel McQueen]] ([[Gemma Merna]]).<ref name="2009Recordings" /> In 2010, Tyler appeared in a television advertisement for [[MasterCard]] singing a parody of "Total Eclipse of the Heart".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/apr/21/total-eclipse-card |title=A word on our sponsors: Total eclipse of the card |first=Leo |last=Benedictus |work=The Guardian |date=21 April 2010 |access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref> She released "Something Going On" with Country singer Wayne Warner and a new version of "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" with Matt Pétrin in July and August respectively. In October, she toured with [[Robin Gibb]] in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sweetman |first=Simon |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/gig-reviews/4323712/Gig-review-Bonnie-Tyler-in-Wellington |title=Gig review: Bonnie Tyler in Wellington |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |access-date=26 July 2013 |date=9 November 2010}}</ref> {{Listen | pos = right | filename = Something Going On - Wayne Warner & Bonnie Tyler.ogg | title = "Something Going On" <small>(with Wayne Warner)</small> | description = A sample of Wayne Warner and Bonnie Tyler's 2010 single "Something Going On", a prelude to Tyler's return to country music with her 2013 album ''[[Rocks and Honey]]''. }} In 2011, Tyler appeared on Swedish TV show ''Kvällen är din'' ("The Evening Is Yours" in English), singing "[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]" with Swedish singer Niklas Paulström. Tyler also performed "It's a Heartache".<ref>[http://www.tv4play.se/program/kv%C3%A4llen-%C3%A4r-din?video_id=1648549 Bonnie Tyler & Niklas Paulström – Total eclipse of the heart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204310/http://www.tv4play.se/program/kv%C3%A4llen-%C3%A4r-din?video_id=1648549 |date=4 January 2014 }} TV4 Play. Retrieved 22 March 2013</ref> She also made a guest appearance in the music video "[[Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)]]", a parody of the [[Jay-Z]] and [[Alicia Keys]] song "[[Empire State of Mind]]" for the [[BBC]]'s [[Comic Relief]] charity. Also in 2011, Tyler won an award at the BMI London Awards for "It's a Heartache" gaining over three million airplays on US television and radio since it was first recorded in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/press/entry/553018|title=BMI London Awards: Press Release and Winners List | Press|website=Bmi.com}}</ref> She also appeared on the Ukrainian version of ''[[The X Factor (Ukraine)|X Factor]]'' as one of the three British guests, alongside [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Cher Lloyd]]. She performed "It's a Heartache", "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero". In December 2011, a portrait of Tyler by [[Rolf Harris]], owned by Cathy Sims, was valued at £50,000 on [[BBC]]'s ''[[The Antiques Roadshow|Antiques Roadshow]]''.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8933154/Bonnie-Tyler-by-Rolf-Harris-a-50000-painting-is-found.html Bonnie Tyler by Rolf Harris – a £50,000 painting is found], The Telegraph newspaper, 3 December 2011</ref> In September 2011, Tyler released a new compilation titled ''[[Best of 3 CD]]'', which charted at number 36 in France.<ref name="EuropeAlbumCharts">{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=bonnie%20tyler&cat=a |title=Bonnie Tyler European album charts |publisher=Hit Parade |access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref> The album featured a cover of "[[Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame]]" by [[The Bangles]], which was recorded as a duet with Laura Zen in French and English and released as a single.<ref name="AmoutEternel2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Bonnie-Tyler/news-75346.html |title=Bonnie Tyler est de retour : elle reprend le hit "Eternal Flame" |trans-title=Bonnie Tyler is back: it takes the hit "Eternal Flame" |language=fr |publisher=[[PureMédias|Pure Charts]] |access-date=17 June 2013 |date=29 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209084826/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Bonnie-Tyler/news-75346.html |archive-date=9 February 2014 }}</ref> ===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> ===2019–present: Recent albums=== In February 2019, Tyler released "Hold On" as the lead single from her seventeenth studio album, ''[[Between the Earth and the Stars (Bonnie Tyler album)|Between the Earth and the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/review-bonnie-tyler-rocks-on-new-song-hold-on-to-release-new-album/article/543270 |title=Review: Bonnie Tyler rocks on new song 'Hold On,' to release new album |first=Markos |last=Papadatos |work=digitaljournal.com |date=14 February 2019 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215095631/http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/review-bonnie-tyler-rocks-on-new-song-hold-on-to-release-new-album/article/543270 |archive-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> The album followed in March 2019 and peaked at no. 34 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20190329/7502/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 – 29 March 2019 - 04 April 2019|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref> It was recorded with [[David Mackay (producer)|David Mackay]], who produced Tyler's first two albums in the 1970s. ''Between the Earth and the Stars'' features three duets with [[Rod Stewart]], [[Francis Rossi]] and [[Cliff Richard]]. Tyler embarked on a 23-date tour of Europe to support the album in April 2019, culminating with an appearance at [[BBC Proms|BBC Proms in the Park]] in [[Hyde Park, London]], and a headline concert at the [[London Palladium]] in September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/222854/9|title=Bonnie Tyler Announces First London Show in Four Years |first=Helen|last=Payne|work=stereoboard.com|date=15 March 2019|access-date=18 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518133543/https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/222854/9|archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> Her show at [[Olympia (Paris)|L'Olympia]] in [[Paris]] was filmed and released through [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaźmierska|first=Anita|url=https://satkurier.pl/news/185856/canal-uruchomi-kanal-olympia-tv.html|title=Canal+ uruchomi kanał Olympia TV |language=Polish|work=Sat Kurier|date=11 November 2019|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923065952/https://satkurier.pl/news/185856/canal-uruchomi-kanal-olympia-tv.html|archive-date=23 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2019, [[Cherry Red Records]] released a box set compiling Tyler's first four studio albums. ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' magazine described ''The RCA Years'' as "a thoroughly-researched 4CD-set".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2019/10/review-bonnie-tyler-the-rca-years/ |title=Review: Bonnie Tyler – The RCA Years |first=John |last=Earls |work=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]] |date=October 2019 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518134416/https://www.classicpopmag.com/2019/10/review-bonnie-tyler-the-rca-years/ |archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> In November 2019, Tyler made a guest appearance at [[Ben Zucker]]'s concert at the [[Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin)|Mercedes-Benz Arena]], Berlin to sing "It's a Heartache". Their duet features on his live album, ''Wer Sagt das?! Zugabe!'', released in May 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.blick.de/sachsen/ben-zucker-mdr-sendet-doku-und-konzert-des-shooting-stars-am-samstag-artikel10815623 |title=Ben Zucker: MDR sendet Doku und Konzert des Shooting-Stars am Samstag |language=de |work=blick.de |date=15 May 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518133901/https://www.blick.de/sachsen/ben-zucker-mdr-sendet-doku-und-konzert-des-shooting-stars-am-samstag-artikel10815623 |archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> In December 2019, Tyler released a new version of her 2005 song "Streets of Stone" for The World's Big Sleep Out, an international homeless charity event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18071519.bonnie-tyler-records-song-ahead-homeless-sleep-hove-lagoon/ |title=Bonnie Tyler records song ahead of homeless sleep out at Hove Lagoon |first=Emily |last=Walker |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518134811/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18071519.bonnie-tyler-records-song-ahead-homeless-sleep-hove-lagoon/ |archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> On 14 December 2019, she performed at the [[Vatican City|Vatican]]'s annual ''Concerto di Natale'' in the presence of [[Pope Francis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thecatholicuniverse.com/susan-boyle-lionel-richie-and-bonnie-tyler-to-sing-at-vatican-39256 |title=Susan Boyle, Lionel Richie and Bonnie Tyler to sing at Vatican |first=Nick |last=Benson |work=[[The Universe (Catholic newspaper)|The Universe]] |date=21 October 2019 |access-date=18 May 2020 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518135116/https://www.thecatholicuniverse.com/susan-boyle-lionel-richie-and-bonnie-tyler-to-sing-at-vatican-39256 |archive-date=18 May 2020 }}</ref> In May 2020, Tyler released "Through Thick and Thin (I'll Stand by You)" with [[Lorraine Crosby]] as a charity single in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/leisure/national/18450839.roger-daltrey-calls-vital-lifeline-launches-charity-cancer-single/ |title=Roger Daltrey calls for 'vital lifeline' as he launches charity cancer single |work=gazetteseries.co.uk |date=21 October 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518135259/https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/leisure/national/18450839.roger-daltrey-calls-vital-lifeline-launches-charity-cancer-single/ |archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> It reached no. 64 on the [[UK Singles Downloads Chart|UK Downloads Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20200522/7000/ |title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 – 22 May 2020 – 28 May 2020 |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref> Her latest studio album, ''[[The Best Is Yet to Come (Bonnie Tyler album)|The Best Is Yet to Come]]'', followed in February 2021. On 2 September 2022, Tyler and [[Mike Batt]] released their duet "Into the Sunset" as a digital single. The track was originally released on the soundtrack to ''[[The Dreamstone]]'' in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/mike-batt-bonnie-tyler-release-lost-single-into-the-sunset-out-now/|title=Mike Batt & Bonnie Tyler release "Lost" single 'Into The Sunset' out now|work=rocknloadmag.com|date=5 September 2022 |access-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905123254/https://rocknloadmag.com/news/mike-batt-bonnie-tyler-release-lost-single-into-the-sunset-out-now/|archive-date=5 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2022, Tyler performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" live with the cast of ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]'' in Stuttgart to mark the musical's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Martina|url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/stuttgart/25-jahre-musical-tanz-der-vampire-100.html|title=Musical "Tanz der Vampire" wird 25 - Stuttgart feiert Jubiläum|language=de|date=14 October 2022|work=[[Südwestrundfunk]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017204842/https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/stuttgart/25-jahre-musical-tanz-der-vampire-100.html|archive-date=17 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2022, Tyler embarked on her first ever tour of South America, with eight dates in Brazil, and one date in Uruguay.<ref>{{cite web|last=Borges|first=Caroline|url=https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2022/11/06/bonnie-tyler-comeca-turne-no-brasil-por-sc-relembra-classicos-e-esbanja-vitalidade-aos-71-anos.ghtml|title=Bonnie Tyler começa turnê no Brasil por SC, relembra clássicos e esbanja vitalidade aos 71 anos|language=pt|date=6 November 2022|work=[[G1 (website)|g1]]|access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107170311/https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2022/11/06/bonnie-tyler-comeca-turne-no-brasil-por-sc-relembra-classicos-e-esbanja-vitalidade-aos-71-anos.ghtml|archive-date=7 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Speaking with ''[[El País]]'', Tyler stated that she hopes to release another studio album in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lauber|first=Nicolás|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/tvshow/musica/bonnie-tyler-pais-llegar-uruguay-espero-esten-listos-rockear.html|title=Bonnie Tyler con El País antes de llegar a Uruguay: "Espero que estén listos para rockear"|language=es|date=6 November 2022|work=[[El País]]|access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106073051/https://www.elpais.com.uy/tvshow/musica/bonnie-tyler-pais-llegar-uruguay-espero-esten-listos-rockear.html|archive-date=6 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Her memoir, ''Straight from the Heart'', was published by [[Coronet Books]] on 28 September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-detail/coronet-signs-bonnie-tyler-autobiography/|title=Coronet signs Bonnie Tyler autobiography|date=11 July 2023|work=[[BookBrunch]]|access-date=13 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713131815/https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-detail/coronet-signs-bonnie-tyler-autobiography|archive-date=13 July 2023|url-status=live}} {{subscription required}}</ref> On 19 April 2024, Tyler released her third live album, ''[[In Berlin (Bonnie Tyler album)|In Berlin]]''. It was recorded at the [[Admiralspalast]] in Berlin during her [[Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour]] on 8 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ear-music.net/news/bonnie-tyler-announces-new-live-album-in-berlin|title=Bonnie Tyler Announces Her New Live Album 'In Berlin'|work=[[Edel SE & Co. KGaA|earMUSIC]]|date=21 March 2024|access-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323002552/https://www.ear-music.net/news/bonnie-tyler-announces-new-live-album-in-berlin|archive-date=23 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was preceded by its first single, "[[Faster Than the Speed of Night (song)|Faster Than the Speed of Night]]", on 22 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faster Than the Speed of Night (Single Edit) [Live] - Single by Bonnie Tyler|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-single-edit-live-single/1736557573|access-date=22 March 2024|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|archive-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322221652/https://music.apple.com/us/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-single-edit-live-single/1736557573|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2024, Tyler performed at the Plein Hotel for an event hosted by [[Philipp Plein]] as part of [[Milan Fashion Week]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mc Sword|first=Dan|url=https://www.djmagitalia.com/milano-fashion-week-settembre-2024|title=La Milano Fashion Week non è mai stata così ricca|language=it|date=17 September 2024|access-date=24 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917180953/https://www.djmagitalia.com/milano-fashion-week-settembre-2024|archive-date=17 September 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 December 2024, Tyler will perform a brand new single, titled "[[Yes I Can (song)|Yes I Can]]", on ''[[:de:Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen|Silvester-Schlagerbooom 2025]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Niemeier|first=Timo|url=https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/100052/ard_schickt_silbereisen_an_silvester_live_auf_sendung_|title=ARD schickt Silbereisen an Silvester live auf Sendung|language=de|work=DWDL.de|date=17 October 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119212236/https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/100052/ard_schickt_silbereisen_an_silvester_live_auf_sendung_|archive-date=19 November 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Baltruschat|first=Guido|url=https://schlagerfieber.de/silvester-schlagerbooom-2025-und-schlagerchampions-2025-alle-gaeste-highlights|title=Silvester-Schlagerbooom 2025 und Schlagerchampions 2025: Alle Gäste & Highlights|language=de|work=DWDL.de|date=19 December 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231034728/https://schlagerfieber.de/silvester-schlagerbooom-2025-und-schlagerchampions-2025-alle-gaeste-highlights|archive-date=31 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tyler|first=Bonnie|title=N/A|url=https://www.facebook.com/BonnieTylerOfficial/posts/pfbid034uYpBBtX6uoUtp2eVbDuWDCBfAs29U9JQK82ZNawbFV71mMqxAQjYTJzxsrADfvUl|date=16 December 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|website=Facebook}}</ref>
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