Bonnie Tyler went into cardiac arrest as doctors tried to bring her out of a coma and required resuscitation, according to the report.
The 74-year-old “Total Eclipse of the Heart” singer suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday and remains in intensive care in a hospital in Portugal’s Algarve, respected local media outlet Correio da Mañão has revealed.
The Wales star is also battling an infection, which doctors are trying to control with high doses of antibiotics.
However, her long-time friend Liberto Mealha told Correio da Mañan that “doctors are positive” about her recovery.
Tyler underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix and was placed in an induced coma to “aid his recovery,” his manager said in a statement last week.
According to Correio da Magnhão, the singer felt unwell during a concert in London, England and sought medical attention, but no symptoms were detected.
She traveled to the Algarve, where she had owned a home for more than 30 years, but began suffering from severe abdominal pain.
Tyler was then taken to a hospital in Faro, Portugal, where he underwent surgery. She was rushed to the hospital on April 30th.
The singer, known for his raspy voice, will kick off his ‘Jubilee Tour’ in Malta on May 22nd. That date is not listed in the tour dates section of her website.
She will perform in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, Austria, Scotland and England over the summer.
It’s been 50 years since she released her debut single, “My! My! Honeycomb.”
Tyler was nominated for a Brit Award in 1977 after the releases of Lost in France and More Than a Lover, but it was her 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night that catapulted her to global superstardom.
The album’s lead single is “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” a track that has been streamed over 1 billion times on Spotify.
“I still get excited when I hear this song on the radio,” Tyler said of his hit song in an April 2024 interview on “Good Morning America.”
“Every time there’s a solar eclipse, people all over the world sing ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ and I never get tired of singing it,” she added.
The three-time Grammy Award nominee achieved great success in 1984 with her recording of “Holding Out for a Hero” for the “Footloose” soundtrack.
Tyler has been playing professionally since April 1969, when he was 17, and refuses to retire, despite admitting he has “slowed down” in recent years.
“I’ve slowed down a bit, but I know I’m never retiring,” she told the Sunday Mirror’s Notebook.
Last month, Tyler appeared on Hello! Magazine, “I’m feeling pretty healthy at the moment, I’m touching wood, and I’m really enjoying playing shows.
“I’m still rocking on that stage with a great band. As long as I’m healthy, I can have it all.”
