Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh rock singer behind 1980s hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” died Wednesday. She was 75 years old.

“Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie passed away unexpectedly last night at a hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness for which she was being treated,” reads a statement shared on Tyler’s official website and Facebook page on Thursday. “We will issue a new statement shortly, but for now we ask for privacy as we deal with this tragedy.”

In May, Tyler was hospitalized in Faro, Portugal, where she had a residence, for emergency intestinal surgery and was ultimately placed in a medically induced coma. She was ready to embark on a tour before being hospitalized. Tyler woke up from his month-long coma in June, but remained “very unwell and in intensive care,” according to his Facebook page.

Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Wales, on June 8, 1951, Tyler was discovered by talent scout Roger Bell in Swansea and burst onto the music scene with her 1977 hit “Lost in France” and her debut album “The World Starts Tonight.” After an operation to remove nodules on his vocal cords, his voice retained a distinctively hoarse quality.

In the early 1980s, Tyler began working with producer Jim Steinman, who wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” It sold some 6 million copies, became the fifth best-selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom and spent four weeks at the top of the US charts, making her the first Welshwoman to have a number one hit in the country. His popular 1984 song, “Holding Out for a Hero,” co-written by Steinman, appeared on the soundtrack of the film “Footloose” that same year, while his recording of “Here She Comes” was included on the soundtrack of Giorgio Moroder’s “Metropolis” restoration in 1985, and earned him a Grammy nomination.

In 2013, she competed for the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Believe in Me” from “Rocks and Honey.” In 2021, he released “The Best Is Yet to Come,” his 18th album.

Tyler also wrote an autobiography detailing his 50-year career in the industry, titled “Straight From the Heart,” which was published in 2023. That same year he received an MBE for his services to the music of King Charles.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Sullivan, to whom she has been married since 1973.