Bonnie Tyler recovering after being taken to hospital for surgery

Singer Bonnie Tyler has been rushed into hospital for emergency intestinal surgery.

The 74-year-old star is being treated in Faro, Portugal, where she has a home.

A spokesperson said: “The surgery went well and she is now recuperating.

“We know that all of her family, friends, and fans will be concerned about this news and will be wishing her well for a full and swift recovery.”

Born Gaynor Hopkins in a Neath council house, the gravel-voiced singer became an became an international sensation with Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1983.

Forty-three years on the song cemented its place in history by passing the billion streams mark on Spotify.

She grew up with a love for music before being discovered by talent scout Roger Bell in a Swansea club.

She released her first single, Lost in France, in 1977. But it was Total Eclipse of the Heart five years later which changed her life.

A four-minute radio version took the world by storm, with the ballad spending two weeks at UK number one, and four weeks in the US.

Grammy-nominated Tyler has had a string of other hits, including Holding out for a Hero.

She represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, and a decade later was made an MBE for her services to music.

Tyle is due to perform in Malta and Germany later this month, and her upcoming tour also includes shows across the UK, as well as in Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Romania.