Thousands of fans and residents of South Wales bid farewell to singer Bonnie Tyler, who died in July at the age of 75. After Saturday's funeral procession in Mumbles, a farewell service followed on Monday, August 17, 2026 in Swansea, where family, friends, colleagues and the public said goodbye to her. The Guardian ↗
In Mumbles, people lined the streets, threw flowers at the funeral vehicle and sang her most famous song Total Eclipse of the Heart. The coffin was carried back to her home region near Swansea, with which the singer had long been connected. Several reports emphasized that the farewell had a significant local dimension and that people came to pay tribute to the artist who maintained a bond with her roots. Die Zeit ↗
Monday's ceremony in a church in Swansea was accompanied by music and memorial speeches. Part of the public watched the service on a screen in front of the church, while other fans waited in the city streets. The singer was remembered especially for the songs Total Eclipse of the Heart and It's a Heartache, which were among the compositions associated with her success in the 1980s. Le Figaro ↗
The funeral and public tributes closed a period of mourning approximately a month after her death. The event also confirmed the significance of Bonnie Tyler in British popular music and her firm place in the memory of fans in Wales. SITA ↗
Swansea and Mumbles Bid Farewell to Bonnie Tyler
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Fanúšikovia sa v Mumbles rozlúčili s Bonnie Tyler
HotInfo
| 07:26 16.08.
‘She never forgot where she came from’: Bonnie Tyler mourners turn out for Swansea service
The Guardian
| 17:28 17.08.
Emotional farewell to 'global, iconic superstar' Bonnie Tyler
BBC News
| 16:29 17.08.
Pohřeb legendární Bonnie Tyler (†75): Bílá rakev, zdrcený manžel i nečekaný projev lásky!
blesk.cz
| 15:40 17.08.
Bestattung von Sängerin: Abschied von Bonnie Tyler: Gänsehaut-Momente bei Trauerfeier
Die Zeit
| 15:34 17.08.
Pohreb Bonnie Tyler (†75): Zronený manžel a dojímavá rakva
pluska.sk
| 14:55 17.08.
Začal sa pohreb Bonnie Tyler: Zronený manžel a výnimočná rakva
pluska.sk
| 14:49 17.08.
Poslední sbohem Bonnie Tyler (†75): Smuteční průvod s bílou rakví a slzy fanoušků
super.cz
| 14:25 17.08.
Tisíce fanúšikov čakali na rakvu Bonnie Tyler: Keď uvideli rakvu, spievali jej najväčší hit
pluska.sk
| 12:13 17.08.
Abschied von Sängerin: Emotionaler Trauerzug durch Mumbles: Fans ehren Bonnie Tyler
Tagesspiegel
| 10:39 16.08.
Abschied von Sängerin: Emotionaler Trauerzug durch Mumbles: Fans ehren Bonnie Tyler
Die Zeit
| 10:38 16.08.
Tausende Fans nahmen Abschied von Rocksängerin Bonnie Tyler
Der Standard
| 10:11 16.08.
Tausende Fans nehmen Abschied von Rocksängerin Bonnie Tyler
Spiegel.de
| 01:23 16.08.
„Eine solche Ikone“ – Tausende Fans nehmen Abschied von Rocksängerin Bonnie Tyler
Welt
| 20:22 15.08.
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