Bonnie Tyler

Tyler, 70, whose real name is Gaynor Sullivan, has had a career spanning five decades since she was first scouted in 1974 while performing in pubs and clubs in ...

Lynne Sanders head of Swansea Women’s Aid for services to victims of domestic abuse and Emma Lewis chair of The Roots Foundation Wales for voluntary services to young people in Swansea were also recognised by the Queen. Bee expert Nicola Bradbear is on the list for services to biodiversity while John Burns founder of Burns Pet Nutrition for services to business and community in West Wales is also honoured. Poet Gwyneth Lewis, 62, will become an MBE for services to literature following a lifetime of achievements which include being named the first National Poet of Wales in 2005, writing the lyrics which appear on the front of Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre and being elected Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 2019. The star from Swansea, who is known for her distinctively husky voice and hits including Total Eclipse Of The Heart, is to be made an MBE for her services to music. Mr Williams, 70, also represented the country at a senior level in athletics and is being recognised for his services to sport and charity. inger Bonnie Tyler is among the great and good from Wales who are to be included in the the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

The star from Swansea, who is known for her distinctively husky voice and hits including Total Eclipse Of The Heart, is to be made an MBE for her services to ...

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BONNIE Tyler said that being made an MBE shows that “anyone from any background can become a success” as she was honoured for a career spanning…

Her latest album The Best Is Yet To Come was released in February 2021, offering a contemporary approach to the sounds and styles of 1980s pop-rock. Our columnist Leigh Jones looks at the issue here. She also received a Grammy nomination for the album Faster Than The Speed Of Night and the 1984 single Here She Comes.