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As fans and loved ones mourn Bonnie Tyler, Hollywood is paying tribute to the Welsh rocker.
Following the 3x Grammy nominee’s death at age 75, months after she was put into medically induced coma resulting from an emergency surgery for a perforated intestine. Kevin Bacon, Johnny Knoxville and Rod Stewart were among those to remember Tyler’s life, legacy and music.
“One of the great voices of rock,” Bacon told Entertainment Weekly in a statement of Tyler, who recorded her 1984 single “Holding Out for a Hero” for the Footloose soundtrack. “I could not imagine chicken-racing a tractor to any other song. RIP.”
After the beloved song was also featured in Jackass: Best and Last, the final installment of the stunt-comedy franchise now in theaters, Knoxville expressed his appreciation for Tyler. “Bonnie Tyler, thanks for letting ur music be a part of Jackass. RIP,” he wrote on his Instagram Story.
Stewart, who collaborated with Tyler on her penultimate 2019 album Between the Earth and the Stars, paid musical tribute to his friend. “We lost a good friend of mine in the last 24 hours, Bonnie Tyler,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said before launching into her 1977 hit “It’s a Heartache” with Jools Holland in Scotland.
Catherine Zeta Jones, who was related to Tyler by marriage, also shared a tribute on Instagram. “My heart is broken with the news that our dearest Bonnie Tyler has passed away,” she wrote. “Bonnie was married to my cousin and has been such a part of my life. We are photographed here together the night before my wedding. She sang and rocked it at my wedding. An extraordinary woman with vocals to match. A one of kind artist, who so easily could have been a comedian because she was one of the funniest people I ever met. Thank you Bonnie for the joy you brought so many. Sleep tight beautiful lady. We shall forever ‘Keep A Welcome In The Hillsides’ of Wales for you. Sending my love to Robert and the family. God Bless.”
David Guetta, who featured Tyler on his and Hypaton’s 2025 song “Together”, wrote on Instagram: “Your music and spirit will live on forever. ‘Together’ will always mean a little more now. Grateful we got to share this song with you and @hypaton. Rest in peace @bonnietylerofficial.”
Bryan Adams, who appeared on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire after she covered his ’83 song “Straight from the Heart”, wrote on X, “Dear Bonnie Tyler passed today, she had such a great voice and I’ll always be grateful of her beautiful version of ‘Straight From The Heart’. Thanks Bonnie. RIP.”
Tyler died on Wednesday in a Portugal hospital, according to a statement on her website. “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in a hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for,” the statement read.
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