British singer Bonnie Tyler has been admitted to Faro Hospital in the Algarve, where she is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery.
The 74-year-old artist, who has lived for many years in the Algarve town of Albufeira, is currently being treated in the intermediate care unit of the hospital’s emergency department.
According to reports in the national press, the singer, best known for hits including Total Eclipse of the Heart, It’s a Heartache and Holding Out for a Hero, had been suffering from severe abdominal pain in recent days before seeking medical assistance. She was subsequently taken in for urgent surgery to treat an intestinal perforation.
Her condition is described as stable, although she remains under continuous medical supervision following the procedure.
The regional health authority, ULS Algarve, which oversees Faro Hospital, has declined to comment, stating that it does not release information concerning individual patients.
Tyler rose to international prominence in the late 1970s, becoming one of the most recognisable voices of the era thanks to her husky vocal style. Across a career spanning more than five decades, she has received multiple Grammy and Brit Award nominations and was appointed an MBE in 2022 for services to music.
Away from the stage, the Welsh singer has long maintained a close relationship with southern Portugal. She first fell in love with the Algarve in the 1970s whilst recording an album in the region and later purchased a home in Albufeira, where she now spends much of the year with her husband, property developer Robert Sullivan.
Often describing the Algarve as her “sanctuary”, Tyler has spoken of the area’s relaxed pace of life and coastal scenery as an ideal escape from the demands of touring. Over the decades she has become a familiar figure locally, maintaining strong ties to the community and regularly mooring her yacht in nearby Vilamoura.
The singer splits her time between Portugal and the United Kingdom, regarding her Algarve residence as a permanent refuge.
Source: DN
