Singer Bonnie Tyler is out of a coma but remains very unwell in intensive care, a spokesperson has said.<\/p>\n
The 75-year-old from Skewen, Wales, was rushed to hospital in Faro, Portugal, in May after emergency intestinal surgery and placed in an induced coma to aid her recovery.<\/p>\n
Her condition is improving, and doctors are \u201cconfident\u201d she will recover, although progress is \u201cslow\u201d, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n
Tyler\u2019s summer tour will be cancelled or postponed, while some autumn dates are still hoped to go ahead.<\/p>\n
A statement posted on the star\u2019s website said she \u201cwas no longer in a coma but remains very unwell and in intensive care in a hospital in Portugal\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough her condition is improving it is a slow process.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHer doctors remain confident that she will make a good recovery but it is going to take time,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson thanked fans for their \u201chuge outpouring of love and support\u201d from around the world, adding that Tyler was aware of it and grateful for the good wishes.<\/p>\n
The statement also apologised for the disruption to her summer tour dates, saying: \u201cWe apologise to all of Bonnie\u2019s fans and to our promoter partners for the disappointment that this will cause, but trust that you will understand and bear with us in these difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to see you next year instead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tyler\u2019s team asked for privacy and said further updates would follow when there were significant developments.<\/p>\n
Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins, grew up in Neath.<\/p>\n
She became an international sensation with Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1983, and 43 years later, the song passed the billion streams mark on Spotify.<\/p>\n
She was discovered by talent scout Roger Bell in a club in Swansea, and released her first single Lost in France in 1977.<\/p>\n
Five years later, she released \u2018Total Eclipse of the Heart\u2019 which spent two weeks on the UK number one list, and four weeks in the US.<\/p>\n
She received a Grammy nomination for the hit, as well as the album Faster Than the Speed of Night, and the single Here She Comes.<\/p>\n
Tyler also represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, finishing 19th out of 26 acts, and was made an MBE for her services to music in 2023.<\/p>\n
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