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Бонни Тайлер (Bonnie Tyler, настоящее имя Гейнор Хопкинс, Gaynor Hopkins - родилась 8 июня 1951 в Скивен, Южный Уэльс) - английская рок-певица, троекратная номинантка премии Грэмми, а также Академии Кантри-музыки. Мировую известность Тайлер получила в 70-80-х годах благодаря международным хитам "It's A Heartache", "Holding Out For A Hero" и "Total Eclipse Of The Heart".
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" стала самой узнаваемой песней Бонни Тайлер и ее наиболее успешным хитом. Эта рок-баллада в 1983 году возглавила чарты Великобритании, Австралии, Канады и месяц оставалась лидером Американского Billboard Hot 100.
Гейнор была младшим ребенком в семье (у нее было два брата и три сестры). Родные и близкие девочки очень любили музыку, а сама Гейнор с детства увлекалась записями Дженис Джоплин и Тины Тернер.
Победила на конкурсе талантов, исполнив песню "Those Were The Days" своей землячки Мэри Хопкин. Благодаря необычно мощному голосу ее выбрали из нескольких сотен подростков в группу BOBBY WAYNE AND THE DIXIES, а через два года она уже собрала свою команду MUMBLES (позже IMAGINATION), с которой выступала в клубах и пабах. Взяв псевдоним Бонни Тайлер, она полностью посвятила себя музыке.
В 1975 году на «RCA Records» Бонни записала дебютный сингл "My Honey", который, однако, успеха не имел. Это была чуть ли не единственная сохранившаяся песня, на которой голос Бонни имел свой природный тембр (без хрипотцы). В 1976 году ей была проведена операция на гортани (при обследовании нашли узелковые утолщения). Операция прошла успешно, если не считать того, что Бонни стала петь почти как Род Стюарт, хотя ей больше нравилось сравнение с Тиной Тернер.
В 1977 году новая Бонни предстала перед слушателями со своим дебютным альбомом "The World Starts Tonight", после чего впервые уехала гастролировать за пределы Великобритании. Сингл "It's Heartache" с ее второго альбома "Natural Force" занял четвертое место в Великобритании и долгое время возглавлял чарты по всей Европе. Альбом разошелся фантастическим 6-миллионным тиражом по всему миру (это рекорд в дискографии Тайлер).
В начале 1982 года, после двух менее успешных альбомов и нескольких невзрачных синглов, Тайлер решила сменить лейбл и нашла нового продюсера — Джима Стейнмена, написавшего для MEAT LOAF его блокбастер "Bat Out Of Hell".
Альбом "Faster Than The Speed Of Night" (1983), как и его предшественники, был насыщен кавер-версиями классики рока, но в основном представлял песни Стейнмена, сделавшего в них упор на яркий запоминающийся вокал Бонни.
Первый же 7-минутный сингл из этого альбома, "Total Eclipse Of The Heart", через месяц после своего появления сумел потеснить знаменитую Billie Jean Майкла Джексона с вершин европейских и американских чартов. Было продано 5 млн. копий. Сам альбом также побывал на первом месте во многих странах, и Бонни стала второй женщиной после Кейт Буш, чей альбом возглавил британский хит-парад.
Следующий альбом "Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire", появившийся только в 1986 году, продавался намного хуже своего предшественника и не был отмечен ни критиками, ни публикой.
Между тем Тайлер исполнила несколько песен для кинофильмов (в том числе песню Джорджио Мородера "Here She Comes", написанную им для Донны Саммер и прозвучавшую в фильме «Metropolis», и "Holding Out For Hero" в «Footlose»).
Следующий альбом Тайлер записала в Америке с Десмондом Чайлдом. Альбом получился неплохим, но из-за слабой рекламы большого успеха не было. Тайлер исчезла из виду без малого на два года. В 1991 году вернулась с новым альбомом "Bitterblue", выпущенным на немецком лейбле «Hansa/BMG». Песни для него написали Джорджио Мородер, Ник Кершоу, Гарольд Фальтермайер и Дитер Болен.
В Великобритании этот и два последующих альбома не выходили (Дитер Болен написал для Тайлер еще два альбома, не получившие большой известности).
В 1995 году Тайлер вернулась на родину с серией концертов и заключила контракт с лейблами «East West Records» в Европе и с «Atlantic Records» в США. Ее новый альбом "Free Spirit", спродюсированный Стейнменом, был выдержан в привычном для Тайлер стиле, однако продажи были невелики, но Бонни не пала духом и в 1998 году выпустила "All In One Voice", первым синглом с которого стала песня "Live For Love", исполненная Бонни в дуэте с Андреа Бочелли.
Официальный сайт http://www.bonnietyler.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" стала самой узнаваемой песней Бонни Тайлер и ее наиболее успешным хитом. Эта рок-баллада в 1983 году возглавила чарты Великобритании, Австралии, Канады и месяц оставалась лидером Американского Billboard Hot 100.
Гейнор была младшим ребенком в семье (у нее было два брата и три сестры). Родные и близкие девочки очень любили музыку, а сама Гейнор с детства увлекалась записями Дженис Джоплин и Тины Тернер.
Победила на конкурсе талантов, исполнив песню "Those Were The Days" своей землячки Мэри Хопкин. Благодаря необычно мощному голосу ее выбрали из нескольких сотен подростков в группу BOBBY WAYNE AND THE DIXIES, а через два года она уже собрала свою команду MUMBLES (позже IMAGINATION), с которой выступала в клубах и пабах. Взяв псевдоним Бонни Тайлер, она полностью посвятила себя музыке.
В 1975 году на «RCA Records» Бонни записала дебютный сингл "My Honey", который, однако, успеха не имел. Это была чуть ли не единственная сохранившаяся песня, на которой голос Бонни имел свой природный тембр (без хрипотцы). В 1976 году ей была проведена операция на гортани (при обследовании нашли узелковые утолщения). Операция прошла успешно, если не считать того, что Бонни стала петь почти как Род Стюарт, хотя ей больше нравилось сравнение с Тиной Тернер.
В 1977 году новая Бонни предстала перед слушателями со своим дебютным альбомом "The World Starts Tonight", после чего впервые уехала гастролировать за пределы Великобритании. Сингл "It's Heartache" с ее второго альбома "Natural Force" занял четвертое место в Великобритании и долгое время возглавлял чарты по всей Европе. Альбом разошелся фантастическим 6-миллионным тиражом по всему миру (это рекорд в дискографии Тайлер).
В начале 1982 года, после двух менее успешных альбомов и нескольких невзрачных синглов, Тайлер решила сменить лейбл и нашла нового продюсера — Джима Стейнмена, написавшего для MEAT LOAF его блокбастер "Bat Out Of Hell".
Альбом "Faster Than The Speed Of Night" (1983), как и его предшественники, был насыщен кавер-версиями классики рока, но в основном представлял песни Стейнмена, сделавшего в них упор на яркий запоминающийся вокал Бонни.
Первый же 7-минутный сингл из этого альбома, "Total Eclipse Of The Heart", через месяц после своего появления сумел потеснить знаменитую Billie Jean Майкла Джексона с вершин европейских и американских чартов. Было продано 5 млн. копий. Сам альбом также побывал на первом месте во многих странах, и Бонни стала второй женщиной после Кейт Буш, чей альбом возглавил британский хит-парад.
Следующий альбом "Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire", появившийся только в 1986 году, продавался намного хуже своего предшественника и не был отмечен ни критиками, ни публикой.
Между тем Тайлер исполнила несколько песен для кинофильмов (в том числе песню Джорджио Мородера "Here She Comes", написанную им для Донны Саммер и прозвучавшую в фильме «Metropolis», и "Holding Out For Hero" в «Footlose»).
Следующий альбом Тайлер записала в Америке с Десмондом Чайлдом. Альбом получился неплохим, но из-за слабой рекламы большого успеха не было. Тайлер исчезла из виду без малого на два года. В 1991 году вернулась с новым альбомом "Bitterblue", выпущенным на немецком лейбле «Hansa/BMG». Песни для него написали Джорджио Мородер, Ник Кершоу, Гарольд Фальтермайер и Дитер Болен.
В Великобритании этот и два последующих альбома не выходили (Дитер Болен написал для Тайлер еще два альбома, не получившие большой известности).
В 1995 году Тайлер вернулась на родину с серией концертов и заключила контракт с лейблами «East West Records» в Европе и с «Atlantic Records» в США. Ее новый альбом "Free Spirit", спродюсированный Стейнменом, был выдержан в привычном для Тайлер стиле, однако продажи были невелики, но Бонни не пала духом и в 1998 году выпустила "All In One Voice", первым синглом с которого стала песня "Live For Love", исполненная Бонни в дуэте с Андреа Бочелли.
Официальный сайт http://www.bonnietyler.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on 8 June 1951- Skewen, Wales, United Kingdom) is a Welsh singer, songwriter and businesswoman.
Beginning as a local singer in Swansea, Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1976 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles Lost In France and More Than A Lover. Her 1978 single It's A Heartache was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number one in several European countries and breaking the American charts. After winning the 10th World Popular Song Festival with 1979 single Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean, Tyler converted from country music to rock music. Her career peaked in the 1980s with her Jim Steinman collaboration, releasing international hits Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Holding Out For A Hero, If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) and Here She Comes.
Tyler’s shift from rock to soft pop in the 1990s led to further success in continental Europe with singles Bitterblue and Fools Lullaby. With German producer Dieter Bohlen, Tyler had continued success with three albums before releasing in the UK and America again, and her 1995 single Making Love (Out Of Nothing At All) narrowly missed the UK Top 40.
Making a comeback in 2004, Tyler released Si demain... (Turn Around) with Kareen Antonn, which was a number one in France for ten weeks, selling over 700,000 copies. In recent years Tyler has appeared on several UK TV shows, making a cameo appearance on Hollyoaks Later, toured with Robin Gibb in 2010 and Status Quo in 2012. Her latest album Rocks & Honey (released by her own record label, Celtic Swan Recordings) has had modest success in Europe, with her latest single Believe In Me being used as the UK’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Following the contest, Tyler received two Eurovision Song Contest Radio Awards for Best Song and Best Singer, marking her as the first UK representative to receive the reward.
With a career spanning nearly four decades, she has won three Goldene Europa awards, an Echo Award, and has been nominated for three Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Her distinctive husky voice as a result of an operation to remove vocal nodules has had her compared her to artists such as Rod Stewart and Kim Carnes, and in combination with her career success, has led to her being recognised as the "International First Lady of Rock", with an estimated total of 100 million records sold in her career.
Early life
Tyler was born in Skewen, Neath, Wales to a family that included three sisters and two brothers. Her father, Glin Hopkins, worked in a coal mine and her mother, Elsie Hopkins (an opera lover), shared her love for music with her children, and was known to have been part of the local church choir. Tyler grew up listening to Motown music and female artists like Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. She concluded her education in the sixties, leaving school with no qualifications and began working in the local grocery shop, then as a supermarket cashier.
In 1970, aged 19, she entered a talent contest, singing the Mary Hopkin hit Those Were The Days, and finished in second place, winning £1. She then was chosen to sing in a band with front man Bobby Wayne, known as Bobby Wayne & The Dixies. Two years later, she formed her own band called Imagination (not related to the 1980s British dance band of the same name) and performed with them in pubs and clubs all over southern Wales. It was then that she decided to adopt the stage name of "Sherene Davis", taking the names from her niece's forename and favourite aunt's surname. Despite the two name changes, her family and friends still know her as Gaynor.
On 4 July 1973, she married Robert Sullivan, a real estate agent, Swansea night club manager and Olympic judoka. In 1975, she was discovered by Roger Bell who arranged a recording contract for her with RCA Records. Before signing, she was asked to choose a different stage name and settled on Bonnie Tyler.
Career
1976–81: The country albums
In 1976, Tyler was spotted in "The Townsman Club" in Swansea by the songwriting and producing team of Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who became her managers, songwriters and producers.
Tyler first began by recording a track entitled My! My! Honeycomb, which did not receive any chart success, but did gain local airplay in Swansea. The track was later released on the 2002 compilation, "Total Eclipse Anthology" and on a re-release of "The World Starts Tonight" in 2009, along with the rare track, Baby I Remember You.
Following the Top 10 success of her 1976 song Lost In France, Tyler released her first album in 1977 entitled The World Starts Tonight. A further single from the album, More Than A Lover, made the UK Top 30. The single was banned on TV by the BBC for "unsuitable lyrical content". The follow-up single, Heaven, reached the Top 30 in Germany.
In 1977, Tyler was diagnosed with nodules on her vocal cords that were so severe that she needed to undergo surgery to remove them. After the surgery, she was ordered not to speak for six weeks to aid the healing process, but she accidentally screamed out in frustration one day, causing her voice to take on a raspy quality. At first she believed that her singing career was ruined, but to her surprise her next single, It's A Heartache, made her an international star. The song reached No. 4 in the UK, No. 3 in the US, No. 2 in Germany, and topped the charts in several countries (including France and Australia). Tyler's second album, "Natural Force", was also retitled "It's a Heartache" for the U.S. market and certified Gold there. Tyler performed in the Long Miles Country Music Festival prior to the release of the new album alongside musicians such as Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. In 1978, Tyler was given a Bravo Otto award in Germany for her success in Europe. Here Am I, the third single from the album (after Heaven and It's a Heartache), made the German Top 20 in spring of 1978.
Tyler's next album, "Diamond Cut", was released in 1979. The singles What A Way To Treat My Heart and Too Good To Last did not chart, though My Guns Are Loaded peaked at number 3 in France and 10 in Canada. In the same year, Tyler recorded The World Is Full Of Married Men, the theme to the film of the same name. It became a minor UK Top 40 hit in the summer.
Tyler's final album with CBS was "Goodbye To The Island" in 1981. The track Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean was the Grand Prix winner of the 1979 Yamaha World Song Festival held in Tokyo. Tyler performed the song live at the festival. The track was re-recorded in Spanish, entitled "Sola A La Orilla Del Mar", and was released in Argentina and Spain. Tyler recorded Come On, Give Me Loving as a B-side to the single.
In 1981, Tyler released Sayonara Tokyo, a single released only in Japan. The single did not chart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on 8 June 1951- Skewen, Wales, United Kingdom) is a Welsh singer, songwriter and businesswoman.
Beginning as a local singer in Swansea, Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1976 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles Lost In France and More Than A Lover. Her 1978 single It's A Heartache was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number one in several European countries and breaking the American charts. After winning the 10th World Popular Song Festival with 1979 single Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean, Tyler converted from country music to rock music. Her career peaked in the 1980s with her Jim Steinman collaboration, releasing international hits Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Holding Out For A Hero, If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) and Here She Comes.
Tyler’s shift from rock to soft pop in the 1990s led to further success in continental Europe with singles Bitterblue and Fools Lullaby. With German producer Dieter Bohlen, Tyler had continued success with three albums before releasing in the UK and America again, and her 1995 single Making Love (Out Of Nothing At All) narrowly missed the UK Top 40.
Making a comeback in 2004, Tyler released Si demain... (Turn Around) with Kareen Antonn, which was a number one in France for ten weeks, selling over 700,000 copies. In recent years Tyler has appeared on several UK TV shows, making a cameo appearance on Hollyoaks Later, toured with Robin Gibb in 2010 and Status Quo in 2012. Her latest album Rocks & Honey (released by her own record label, Celtic Swan Recordings) has had modest success in Europe, with her latest single Believe In Me being used as the UK’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Following the contest, Tyler received two Eurovision Song Contest Radio Awards for Best Song and Best Singer, marking her as the first UK representative to receive the reward.
With a career spanning nearly four decades, she has won three Goldene Europa awards, an Echo Award, and has been nominated for three Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Her distinctive husky voice as a result of an operation to remove vocal nodules has had her compared her to artists such as Rod Stewart and Kim Carnes, and in combination with her career success, has led to her being recognised as the "International First Lady of Rock", with an estimated total of 100 million records sold in her career.
Early life
Tyler was born in Skewen, Neath, Wales to a family that included three sisters and two brothers. Her father, Glin Hopkins, worked in a coal mine and her mother, Elsie Hopkins (an opera lover), shared her love for music with her children, and was known to have been part of the local church choir. Tyler grew up listening to Motown music and female artists like Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. She concluded her education in the sixties, leaving school with no qualifications and began working in the local grocery shop, then as a supermarket cashier.
In 1970, aged 19, she entered a talent contest, singing the Mary Hopkin hit Those Were The Days, and finished in second place, winning £1. She then was chosen to sing in a band with front man Bobby Wayne, known as Bobby Wayne & The Dixies. Two years later, she formed her own band called Imagination (not related to the 1980s British dance band of the same name) and performed with them in pubs and clubs all over southern Wales. It was then that she decided to adopt the stage name of "Sherene Davis", taking the names from her niece's forename and favourite aunt's surname. Despite the two name changes, her family and friends still know her as Gaynor.
On 4 July 1973, she married Robert Sullivan, a real estate agent, Swansea night club manager and Olympic judoka. In 1975, she was discovered by Roger Bell who arranged a recording contract for her with RCA Records. Before signing, she was asked to choose a different stage name and settled on Bonnie Tyler.
Career
1976–81: The country albums
In 1976, Tyler was spotted in "The Townsman Club" in Swansea by the songwriting and producing team of Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who became her managers, songwriters and producers.
Tyler first began by recording a track entitled My! My! Honeycomb, which did not receive any chart success, but did gain local airplay in Swansea. The track was later released on the 2002 compilation, "Total Eclipse Anthology" and on a re-release of "The World Starts Tonight" in 2009, along with the rare track, Baby I Remember You.
Following the Top 10 success of her 1976 song Lost In France, Tyler released her first album in 1977 entitled The World Starts Tonight. A further single from the album, More Than A Lover, made the UK Top 30. The single was banned on TV by the BBC for "unsuitable lyrical content". The follow-up single, Heaven, reached the Top 30 in Germany.
In 1977, Tyler was diagnosed with nodules on her vocal cords that were so severe that she needed to undergo surgery to remove them. After the surgery, she was ordered not to speak for six weeks to aid the healing process, but she accidentally screamed out in frustration one day, causing her voice to take on a raspy quality. At first she believed that her singing career was ruined, but to her surprise her next single, It's A Heartache, made her an international star. The song reached No. 4 in the UK, No. 3 in the US, No. 2 in Germany, and topped the charts in several countries (including France and Australia). Tyler's second album, "Natural Force", was also retitled "It's a Heartache" for the U.S. market and certified Gold there. Tyler performed in the Long Miles Country Music Festival prior to the release of the new album alongside musicians such as Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. In 1978, Tyler was given a Bravo Otto award in Germany for her success in Europe. Here Am I, the third single from the album (after Heaven and It's a Heartache), made the German Top 20 in spring of 1978.
Tyler's next album, "Diamond Cut", was released in 1979. The singles What A Way To Treat My Heart and Too Good To Last did not chart, though My Guns Are Loaded peaked at number 3 in France and 10 in Canada. In the same year, Tyler recorded The World Is Full Of Married Men, the theme to the film of the same name. It became a minor UK Top 40 hit in the summer.
Tyler's final album with CBS was "Goodbye To The Island" in 1981. The track Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean was the Grand Prix winner of the 1979 Yamaha World Song Festival held in Tokyo. Tyler performed the song live at the festival. The track was re-recorded in Spanish, entitled "Sola A La Orilla Del Mar", and was released in Argentina and Spain. Tyler recorded Come On, Give Me Loving as a B-side to the single.
In 1981, Tyler released Sayonara Tokyo, a single released only in Japan. The single did not chart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.