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Bonnie Tyler
Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer. Known for her distinctive husky voice, Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' and its singles " Lost in France" and " More Than a Lover". Her 1977 single " It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In the 1980s, Tyler ventured into rock music with songwriter and producer Jim Steinman. He wrote Tyler's biggest hit " Total Eclipse of the Heart", the lead single from her 1983 UK chart-topping album '' Faster Than the Speed of Night''. Steinman also wrote Tyler's other major 1980s hit " Holding Out for a Hero". She had success in mainland Europe during the 1990s with Dieter Bohlen, who wrote and produced her hit " Bitterblue". In 2003, Tyler re-recorded "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with singer Kareen Antonn. Their bilingual duet, titled " Si demain... (Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faster Than The Speed Of Night
''Faster Than the Speed of Night'' is the fifth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in Europe on 8 April 1983 and later that year in the US through Columbia Records. After releasing four albums on RCA, Tyler signed with Sony Music, CBS Records and changed musical direction. Soon after, she began working with Jim Steinman who produced the album and wrote its most successful single "Total Eclipse of the Heart". ''Faster Than the Speed of Night'' entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 1, and was certified Silver in the UK, Platinum in the US, and Double Platinum in Canada. Content The album contains six dramatically re-worked cover version, cover songs, produced in the model of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, including the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?". "Goin' Through the Motions" is a cover of the song by Blue Öyster Cult from their 1977 album ''Spectres (album), Spectres'', while "Straight from the Heart (Bryan Adams song), St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skewen
Skewen () is a village within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in Wales. The village is served by Skewen railway station and has its own Skewen RFC, rugby club. History Skewen was once an industrial village. There were a number of Coal mining, collieries around the village (see link below). The Crown and Mines Royal Copper Works and the Cheadle and Neath Abbey Ironworks were once important industrial sites which stood close by. Old top-loading blast furnaces can also be seen at Neath Abbey. To the south of Skewen lies the village of Llandarcy, the site of the country's first Llandarcy Oil Refinery, oil refinery. The site of this former oil refinery is now being developed as an urban village called Coed Darcy, a development which was promoted at its start by the Charles, Prince of Wales#Built environment, Prince of Wales's Foundation for the Built Environment. Monuments of interest The ruins of Neath Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, are now in the care of Cadw. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Heartache
"'It's a Heartache'" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. Written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, and co-produced with David Mackay, the single was released in November 1977 by RCA Records. The song topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and numerous European countries, and reached No. 3 in the US and No. 4 in the UK. Worldwide, "It's a Heartache" sold around six million copies. In the United States, Tyler's version was released in 1978 around the same time as versions of it were released by Juice Newton and Ronnie Spector. Background "It's a Heartache" was recorded at The Factory Sound in Surrey, England, in 1977. Producer David Mackay finished the construction of his recording studio in mid-1977, and this song was cut during the very first session. "It's a Heartache" was one of the first recordings Tyler made following a surgical procedure to remove nodules from her vocal folds. The procedure left Tyler with an "unusually husky voice", which ''AllMusic'' jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom In The Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song " Believe in Me" written by Desmond Child, Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide, and performed by Bonnie Tyler. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), internally selected both the song and the performer. Tyler and the song "Believe in Me" were announced as the British entry on 7 March 2013. As a member of the " Big Five", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 15, the United Kingdom placed 19th out of the 26 participating countries with 23 points. Background Prior to the 2013 contest, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the United Kingdom fifty-five times. Thus far, it has won the contest five times: in with the song " Puppet on a String" performed by Sandie Shaw, in with the song "Boom Bang-a-Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believe In Me (Bonnie Tyler Song)
"Believe in Me" is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler from her sixteenth studio album '' Rocks and Honey'' (2013). American songwriter Desmond Child composed the song with British songwriters Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide. It was released as the album's lead single on 13 March 2013. The song was written to "uplift the world", and was completed by Child whilst having dinner with Tyler. The song was recorded at Blackbird Studio, in Nashville, Tennessee. The lyrics depict Tyler telling a lover who does not believe in love or religion to just believe in her. "Believe in Me" was selected as the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest entry for the United Kingdom. To comply with the song duration rules, the album version was cut to three minutes and three seconds for radio play and for live performance. The photograph used for the cover art was taken by Tyler's nephew, Andrew Hopkins. Following the Eurovision Song Contest, the song peaked at No. 93 in the United Kingdom, but did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocks And Honey
''Rocks and Honey'' is the sixteenth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, first released by ZYX Music on 8 March 2013. Eight years after ''Wings'' was released in 2005, this was the longest gap between album releases in Tyler's career, and is the first of her studio albums to chart in the United Kingdom since '' Hide Your Heart'' in 1988. With tracks written by Nashville-based songwriters such as Frank J. Myers, Desmond Child, Brett James and Beth Hart, the album consists of a number of country songs reminiscent of Tyler's country albums from the 1970s with elements of rock. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Tyler's vocals as well as the album's consistency. ''Rocks and Honey'' charted in Europe, reaching number 28 in Denmark, number 52 in the UK and number 59 in Germany and Switzerland. Tyler embarked on her South Africa Tour 2013 following the Eurovision Song Contest. The single " Believe in Me" represented the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Demain
The International System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from French ), is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. It is the only system of measurement with official status in nearly every country in the world, employed in science, technology, industry, and everyday commerce. The SI system is coordinated by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is abbreviated BIPM from . The SI comprises a coherent system of units of measurement starting with seven base units, which are the second (symbol s, the unit of time), metre (m, length), kilogram (kg, mass), ampere (A, electric current), kelvin (K, thermodynamic temperature), mole (mol, amount of substance), and candela (cd, luminous intensity). The system can accommodate coherent units for an unlimited number of additional quantities. These are called coherent derived units, which can always be represented as products of powers of the base un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kareen Antonn
Kareen Antonn (born Kareen Antonopoulou on 24 May 1980 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France) is a French singer of Greek and Spanish descent. In 2003, she recorded a pair of duets with British singer Bonnie Tyler; " Si demain... (Turn Around)" and "Si Tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)", both French/English covers of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "It's a Heartache", respectively. She also recorded "Un Homme se blesse" to help the homeless."Kareen soutient les sans-abri", ''20 minutes'', 23 February 20020min.ch Retrieved 20 June 2009 Discography Albums * 2006: ''Kareen Antonn'' (Sterne/Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...) Singles * 2003: " Si demain... (Turn Around)" – No. 1 Belgium (Wallonia), No. 1 France, No. 1 Poland (airplay), No. 3 Europe, No. 155 Russia ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitterblue (song)
"Bitterblue" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her eighth studio album of the same name (1991). It was released on 7 October 1991 by Hansa Records. The song was a European hit, missing the number one spot in Norway to Michael Jackson's song "Black or White". The song was written and produced by Dieter Bohlen. "Bitterblue" has appeared on several of Tyler's compilation albums including '' The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler: Volume 1'', '' Comeback: Single Collection '90–'94'', ''Greatest Hits'', '' Total Eclipse Anthology'' and ''Ravishing - The Best Of''. Composition "Bitterblue" was written and produced by Dieter Bohlen, who drew upon Rod Stewart's 1991 single "Rhythm of My Heart" for inspiration. The song features elements of Scottish folk music, including instruments such as bagpipes and accordion.Bohlen, ''Bonnie. Oder: Keiner singt geiler als die Tyler'', p. 204. Chart performance "Bitterblue" was reasonably successful in Europe. In Norway, the song debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen on 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of the pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German and international artists. He is also a judge on casting shows ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' and ''Das Supertalent''. Life and career 1954–1984: Early life and career beginnings Bohlen is the eldest son of building contractor Information using this reference is found on its different pages. Hans Bohlen (born 1928) and his wife Edith (born 1936), and grew up in East Frisia. His maternal grandmother is originally from Königsberg. He was named Dieter Günter Bohlen but later expressed dissatisfaction with his second given name and had it officially struck. He has a younger brother named Uwe. The family later moved to :de:Eversten, Eversten (Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg). In his youth, Bohlen was a member of the Socialist G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is the lead Single (music), single by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler from her fifth studio album, ''Faster Than the Speed of Night'' (1983) written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded in 1982, released as a single by Sony Music, CBS/Columbia Records, Columbia in 1983. The song, a duet with Rory Dodd, became Tyler's biggest career hit, topping the UK Singles Chart, and becoming the 1983 in British music#End of Year Charts, fifth-best-selling single in 1983 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the single spent four weeks at the top of the charts, keeping another Steinman penned song "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" by Air Supply from reaching the top spot (a song Tyler would later cover in 1995), and it was ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' number-six Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1983, song of the year for 1983. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Its accompanying music video was dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
