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Bonnie Tyler, vocalist for the 1970s hit single "Total Eclipse of the Heart", was born Bonnie Elizabeth Evans in Coventry, England on December 9th 1943. She picked up her unusual name from an aunt who thought that it would be a good idea for her to change it to make herself sound more exotic. Tyler's first professional recording was in 1967 when she opened for The Who at a concert in Tangiers, Morocco during their tour of North Africa. That same year she recorded "Lost Again", which would not be released until 1968 under the name Bony Tyler with different arrangements and vocals by other artists. Tyler next recorded "I've Been Lonely Too Long" and released it in 1969 under the name Mark Tyler. That same year she also formed her own group, The Tytler Roadshow, and released "The Lady in Red" and "She Rocks" on Nems Records. The following year the group recorded a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "And You Love Me". In 1971 Tyler signed with RCA Records and recorded two singles: "It's a Heartache", which charted at number sixty-six in the UK, and "I'm Givin' It Up For Love", which did not chart. In 1973 she formed a group called Wicked Lester and released a single, "Mean Mean World". In 1974 she changed her stage name from the rather unusual Mark Tyler to the much more memorable Bonnie Tyler. She released three singles, all of which were covers of other artists' material: "Lost in France" (originally performed by Carl Douglas), "Take Me Back" (originally performed by Eddie & The Hot Rods) and an English version of "Roller Coaster", originally recorded in Italian by Mia Martini. In 1975 she moved to the United States and signed with RCA Records under the same name: Bonnie Tyler. Her first American release under this name was a cover of "It's a Heartache". In 1976 she collaborated with Micky Dolenz of The Monkees and recorded a single called "Sainte Marie" which was never released. In 1977 Tyler recorded the duet "Play the field" with Kenny Loggins. She then recorded "A heart that's true", which reached #57 in America and stayed at #1 in Belgium. In 1978 she released her debut album, "Bonnie Tyler", which contained the hit singles "It's a Heartache", "I Need You", "You Needed Me" and the duet with Kenny Loggins, "Play the field". "Was it all just a dream?" was also released as a single, although it did not reach any chart position. After the release of "I Need You", Tyler either retired from music or went on indefinite hiatus until 1989, when she returned to the UK and began recording again. In 1990 she released the album "Free Spirit", which produced 3 hit singles in Europe: "River Deep Mountain High" (#4), "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (#1), and "You're The One That I Want" (#13). cfa1e77820
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