Bonnie Tyler was the shy Welsh girl who became an international sensation - but remained unspoiled by fame. FRANCES HARDY remembers an icon as she dies aged 75

Bonnie Tyler's distinctive singing voice - husky, rasping and dissolute - made her sound like a female Rod Stewart, a likeness she always said she was 'flattered' by.

Bonnie Tyler was the shy Welsh girl who became an international sensation - but remained unspoiled by fame. FRANCES HARDY remembers an icon as she dies aged 75
Bonnie Tyler's distinctive singing voice - husky, rasping and dissolute - made her sound like a female Rod Stewart, a likeness she always said she was 'flattered' by.